David Allen Jensen (born August 19, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He appeared in 105 National Hockey League regular season games between 1984 and 1990.
| David Jensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 19, 1965 Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals Boston Bruins | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
20th overall, 1983 Hartford Whalers | ||
| Playing career | 1984–1992 | ||
Early life
editJensen was born and raised in Needham, Massachusetts.[citation needed] As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Boston.[1]
Jensen entered Belmont Hill School as a freshman and transferred to Lawrence Academy for his junior year, graduating in 1984.[citation needed]
Career
editJensen was selected in the first round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft (20th overall) as a 17-year-old by Hartford Whalers.[citation needed]
Jensen played with the United States men's national ice hockey team in 1983–84 as an amateur and was a member of the Olympic team that played in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Belmont Hill School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Belmont Hill School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Lawrence Academy | HS-MA | 25 | 41 | 59 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | United States National Team | Intl | 61 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 23 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1985–86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 41 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 24 | |||||||
| 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 46 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | SG Cortina | ITA | 35 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 15 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 105 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 94 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||||
| AHL totals | 62 | 43 | 59 | 102 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | United States | OLY | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1984 | United States | CC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1992 | United States | WC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 18 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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