Darren Jensen

Darren Jensen
Born (1960-05-27) May 27, 1960
Creston, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 106th overall, 1980
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1983–1989

Darren Aksel Jensen (born May 27, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers. He is currently the Director of National Sales for AIM Experts]].

Jensen and his wife Michelle currently reside in Kelowna, British Columbia. They have three children. Conor, Haven and Liberty.

Playing career

Jensen was a college goalkeeper for the University of North Dakota, and won the NCAA Tournament with them.

Jensen was originally selected by the Hartford Whalers in the fifth round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. However, he did not sign, and in 1985 the Flyers signed him as a goalkeeper. He made his debut in the 1984–85 season, but only played in one game in which he got the loss, and was sent to the Hershey Bears for the remainder of the season.

In 1985, he replaced Pelle Lindbergh in goal after Lindbergh's death, and won his first game of the season, against the Edmonton Oilers. Along with Bob Froese, Jensen won the 1986 William M. Jennings award.

Jensen was sent down near the trading deadline and finished his career in the minor leagues with the Hershey Bears, Fredericton Express and Milwaukee Admirals.

He played in 30 NHL games, posting a 15–10–1 record with two shutouts and a 3.84 goals against average.

Coaching career

As of November 2015, Jensen was an assistant coach for the Summerland Steam of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League[1]

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1982 [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1977–78 Penticton Vees BCJHL 29 22 7 0 1732 133 0 4.61 — — — — — — — — —
1978–79 Penticton Vees BCJHL 42 16 21 1 2475 187 0 4.53 — — — — — — — — —
1979–80 University of North Dakota WCHA 15 — — — 890 33 1 2.21 — — — — — — — — —
1980–81 University of North Dakota WCHA 25 — — — 1510 110 0 4.37 — — — — — — — — —
1981–82 University of North Dakota WCHA 16 — — — 910 45 1 2.97 — — — — — — — — —
1982–83 University of North Dakota WCHA 16 — — — 905 45 0 2.98 — — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 56 40 12 3 3325 162 4 2.92 — 6 2 4 358 21 0 3.52 —
1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00 .767 — — — — — — — —
1984–85 Hershey Bears AHL 39 12 20 6 2263 150 1 3.98 .884 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 15 9 1 1436 88 2 3.68 .884 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Hershey Bears AHL 14 11 1 1 795 38 1 2.87 .902 7 5 1 365 19 0 3.12 —
1986–87 Hershey Bears AHL 60 26 26 0 3429 215 0 3.76 .888 4 1 2 203 15 0 4.43 —
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 42 18 19 4 2459 158 0 3.86 .885 12 7 5 715 40 0 3.36 —
1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 11 7 2 0 555 36 0 3.89 — — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 30 15 10 1 1496 95 2 3.81 .879 — — — — — — — —
AHL totals 155 67 66 11 8946 561 2 3.76 .887 23 13 8 1283 74 0 3.46 —

"Jensen's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

References

  1. ↑ http://summerlandsteam.com/staff Summerland Steam coaching staff
  2. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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