David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965)
David Allan Jensen (born August 19, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He appeared in 69 National Hockey League regular season games between 1984 and 1987.
| David Jensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 19, 1965 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Played for |
Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
20th overall, 1983 Hartford Whalers | ||
| Playing career | 1984–1992 | ||
Biography
Jensen was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and raised in Needham, Massachusetts. 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 as a Freshman and transferred to Lawrence Academy his Junior year graduating in 1984.
Was the first Junior in High School to be selected in the First Round of the 1983 June NHL Entry Draft (20th Overall) as a 17-year-old by Hartford Whalers.
Jensen played with the U.S. National 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
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | 48 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | United States National Team | Intl | 61 | 22 | 56 | 78 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 40 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 41 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 46 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 32 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 18 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | SV Ritten | ITA-2 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 1989–90 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | SG Cortina | ITA | 35 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 69 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| AHL totals | 124 | 41 | 43 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com