Darren Jensen

Darren Jensen
Born May 27, 1960
Creston, BC, CAN
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 an assistant coach for the Summerland Steam of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

Darren 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 managed to win 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 around the trading deadline and finished the rest of 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 2 shutouts and a 3.84 goals against average.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1982 [1]

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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