David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965)
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 |
August 19, 1965 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
Jensen was born 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 School as a freshman and transferred to Lawrence Academy for his junior year, graduating in 1984.
Career
Jensen was selected in the first round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft (20th overall) as a 17-year-old by Hartford Whalers.
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
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 | 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 | ||||
References
- "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.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com