David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1961)
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.
| 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 | ||
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