David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1961)
| David Jensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
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 | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
100th overall, 1980 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1990 | ||
David Henry Jensen (born May 3, 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who appeared in 18 NHL regular season games between 1984 and 1986. He is the younger brother of Paul Jensen, who was a member of the 1976 United States Olympic ice hockey team.
Drafted no.100 overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars, David H. 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. Member of the Minnesota Gopher hockey team 1979-83. Member of two USA World Junior teams, 1980 in Finland & 1981 in West Germany. Participated in the 1986 World Championships in Moscow as a member of the U.S. National Team
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 | ||
| NHL totals | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 109 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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 | OG | 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 Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Birmingham South Stars players
- Ice hockey players from Minneapolis
- Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
- Minnesota North Stars draft picks
- Minnesota North Stars players
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players
- Springfield Indians players
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs