David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965)

(Redirected from David A. Jensen)

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 (1965-08-19) August 19, 1965 (age 59)
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

edit

Jensen 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

edit

Jensen 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

edit

Regular 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
  1. ^ "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.
edit