David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1961)

Not to be confused with David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965).

David Henry Jensen (born May 3, 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American former ice hockey player who played in 18 National Hockey League games with the Minnesota North Stars between 1984 and 1986. He is the younger brother of Paul Jensen.

David Jensen
Born	(1961-05-03) May 3, 1961 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Minnesota North Stars SV Ritten
National team	United States
NHL draft	100th overall, 1980 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1983–1990

Playing career

Jensen played for the University of Minnesota from 1979 to 1983. He also played for the American national junior team at the 1980 1981 World Junior Championships. He was selected 100th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars, Jensen played with the American national team in 1983–84 as an amateur and played in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He also played at the 1986 World Championships.

He made his NHL debut with Minnesota in 1984, and played 18 games over parts of three seasons. Most of his professional career, which lasted from 1983 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues. He finished with three seasons in Italy playing for SV Ritten.

Post-playing career

Jensen retired from hockey in 1990 after playing several years in Europe. He is now the Senior Vice President of Touchpoint Media, a custom communications company in Minneapolis that publishes USA Hockey Magazine and Cambria Style among other titles.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978–79	Robbinsdale Armstrong High School	HSMN		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	University of Minnesota	WCHA		33	0	5	5	32		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	University of Minnesota	WCHA		35	0	13	13	64		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	University of Minnesota	WCHA		32	3	13	16	68		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	University of Minnesota	WCHA		38	5	24	29	48		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Birmingham South Stars	CHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0
1983–84	United States National Team	Intl		47	3	15	18	38		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		8	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		13	0	7	7	6		5	0	1	1	5
1984–85	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		5	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Springfield Indians	AHL		69	13	27	40	63		4	0	1	1	0
1985–86	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		5	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Springfield Indians	AHL		40	4	18	22	31		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	SV Ritten	ITA		40	21	38	59	53		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	SV Ritten	ITA-2		29	20	35	55	22		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	SV Ritten	ITA-2		22	24	29	53	10		10	12	10	22	12
AHL totals				109	17	45	62	94		4	0	1	1	0
NHL totals				18	0	2	2	11		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980	United States	WJC		5	0	3	3	4
1981	United States	WJC		5	0	0	0	4
1984	United States	OLY		6	0	0	0	6
1986	United States	WC		10	1	0	1	12
Junior totals				10	0	3	3	8
Senior totals				16	1	0	1	18

References

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com