Al Jensen

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Al Jensen
Born (1958-11-27) November 27, 1958 (age 64)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Washington Capitals
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 31st overall, 1978
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19801987

Allan Raymond Jensen (born November 27, 1958) [1] is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender.

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Selected 31st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Jensen only played one game for the Red Wings before he was traded to the Washington Capitals in July 1981 in exchange for Mark Lofthouse. It was with the Capitals that he was given the chance to blossom into a starting goaltender, and helped guide the team to its first playoff appearance, in the 1982–83 NHL season. The next season Jensen achieved even more as he was a co-winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy with teammate Pat Riggin.

Jensen played almost six seasons with the Capitals before he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in the middle of the 1986–87 NHL season in exchange for defenseman Garry Galley. He played one season with the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL before retiring from active professional play. In 179 NHL games, Jensen posted a 95-53-18 regular season record.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1975–76 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 2814519704.013200140612.57
1976–77 St. Catharines FincupsOMJHL48272716823.70137517073613.06
1977–78 Hamilton FincupsOMJHL43258214633.39178549674312.67
1978–79 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 47259615623.61127183402.84
1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 5727245340619923.51.8874042121504.25
1980–81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 101060707.00.767
1980–81 Adirondack Red WingsAHL6027213316920333.84.88011746264604.41
1981–82 Washington Capitals NHL2688412748103.81.884
1981–82 Hershey Bears AHL84114072403.54321162903.33
1982–83 Washington CapitalsNHL4022126235813513.44.8823121391004.32.867
1982–83 Hershey BearsAHL63161412.66.915
1983–84 Washington CapitalsNHL4325133241411742.91.8826312581403.26.883
1983–84 Hershey BearsAHL31201801605.33.864
1984–85 Washington CapitalsNHL1410318033412.54.885312201802.39.907
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL3210180903.00.907
1985–86 Washington CapitalsNHL442893243712923.18.890
1986–87 Washington CapitalsNHL61313282704.94.853
1986–87 Binghamton WhalersAHL135606844203.68.875
1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL51403002705.40.825
1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL20512311298404.46.873
NHL totals179955318997455783.35.88112555983203.21.886

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAA
1977 Canada WJC 7511400192.85
1978 CanadaWJC3180124.00
Junior totals10580313.21

"Jensen's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-08-07.

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References

  1. Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas . Doubleday Canada. p.  138. ISBN   978-0-385-66093-8.
Preceded by Winner of the Jennings Trophy
1984
(with Pat Riggin)
Succeeded by