David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965)
| 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 | ||
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.
Biography[]
Jensen was born in Newton, Massachusetts, 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 as a Freshman and transferred to Lawrence Academy his Junior year graduating in 1984.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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 | 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 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | United States | OLY | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1984 | United States | CC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1992 | United States | WC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 18 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | |||
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
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