David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965)

David Allan Jensen (born August 19, 1965) is an American retired professional ice hockey player. He appeared in 69 National Hockey League regular season games between 1984 and 1987.

David Jensen
Born (1965-08-19) 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. Played Left Wing on the Diaper Line with Pat LaFontaine and Eddie Olczyk.

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-Prep
1981–82 Belmont Hill School HS-Prep
1982–83 Lawrence Academy HS-Prep 25 41 48 89 — — — — —
1983–84 United States 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

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1984 United States OG 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
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References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.


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