Chris Jensen
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1963)
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Christopher B. Jensen (born October 28, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 73 games over six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1986 and 1991 for the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 1998, was spent in the minor leagues. He captained the Portland Pirates to a Calder Cup championship in 1994.[1] In 1997, Jensen was named a player-assistant coach for the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers under head coach Peter Laviolette.[2] He retired following the 1997–98 season, first being named a full-time assistant coach with Wheeling before being elevated to head coach after Laviolette accepted the same position with the AHL's Providence Bruins.[3][4]
| Chris Jensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 28, 1963 Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Coached for | Wheeling Nailers | ||
| NHL draft |
78th overall, 1982 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1986–1998 | ||
| Coaching career | 1997–1999 | ||
Jensen was born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, and grew up in Salmon Arm, British Columbia.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCJHL | 50 | 48 | 43 | 91 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1981–82 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCJHL | 41 | 39 | 47 | 86 | 92 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 120 | ||
| 1982–83 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 44 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 40 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 34 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 43 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 45 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 29 | ||
| 1989–90 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 43 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 18 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 83 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1991–92 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 134 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 56 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | ||
| 1994–95 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 67 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 89 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 52 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 1997–98 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 39 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 120 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | ||
| AHL totals | 420 | 212 | 236 | 448 | 661 | 45 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 63 | ||||
| NHL totals | 73 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
