Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ehlers an haife shi ne a Denmark amma ya koma Jamus a lokacin da yake matashi yayin da mahaifinsa, Heinz, ya buga wasan hockey a can. Heinz ya taka leda a kungiyoyi da dama a Turai, kuma New York Rangers ne suka zaɓe shi a gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2010.
1984 NHL Entry Draft, ko da yake bai taba taka leda a Arewacin Amirka. Bayan aikinsa na wasa Heinz ya zama koci, kuma a halin yanzu shi ne babban kocin SCL Tigers a cikin Swiss National League A. Ehlers daga baya zai koma Denmark na shekaru da yawa, sannan kuma zuwa Switzerland a 2007 lokacin da mahaifinsa ya ɗauki matsayin kocin. Sebastian Ehlers, ɗan'uwan Nikolaj da shekaru uku, a halin yanzu yana wasa da Odense Bulldogs a cikin AL-Bank Ligaen, babbar gasar Denmark. Har ila yau, yana da 'yar'uwa, Caroline. San Jose Sharks cibiyar Alexander Gaskiya ne Ehlers ta dan uwan.