David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965)

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David Jensen
Born (1965-08-19) August 19, 1965 (age 58)
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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 20th overall, 1983
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 19841992

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.

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Early life

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

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Belmont Hill School HS-MA
1981–82Belmont Hill SchoolHS-MA
1982–83 Lawrence Academy HS-MA25415999
1983–84 United States National Team Intl6132568836
1984–85 Hartford WhalersNHL238101816
1985–86 Washington CapitalsNHL251010202641125
1985–86 Binghamton WhalersAHL4127396624
1986–87 Washington CapitalsNHL461418323672359
1986–87 Binghamton WhalersAHL6461012
1987–88 Washington CapitalsNHL52244
1988–89 Boston BruinsNHL42248
1989–90 Boston BruinsNHL21234
1990–91 SG Cortina ITA 3527285548
1991–92 Maine MarinersAHL1512102222
NHL totals105374481941134714
AHL totals62435910258444812

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1984 United States OLY 655104
1984 United States CC 62242
1992 United States WC 63364
Senior totals1810102010

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References

  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.