The Danish fourth place in the World Championship is historic.
So high up has the nation, which perhaps more associates with football and cycling, never landed.
The quarterfinal victory over a star-studded Canada in Herning is perhaps the biggest upset in hockey history.
That it then became two clear losses in Stockholm, 0-7 in the semifinal against Switzerland and 2-6 in the bronze match against Sweden, does not detract from the achievement.
Sad not to take a medal, but I'm so proud of the entire team. We've done something that has never happened before. We've left everything we had out on the ice, he says.
HV71's qualifying hero saved 39 out of 40 shots against Canada, got 34 shots against Switzerland and 37 against Sweden.
They're incredibly skilled and they were in our zone the entire second period, he says about the Sweden match.
I've played 9 matches in 13 days and it's incredibly tough.
Dichow about the significance in Denmark of what his team has done:
It's as big as it gets. More will start watching ice hockey, maybe more will start playing and I hope the sport grows so that we can become just as good as Sweden.
What will you and the team do tonight?
Take a beer or two and think about how well we've done it.
