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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Darren Jensen
Selected in fifth round
No. 92 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born May
27, 1960
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Goaltender
Height: 5-9 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
North Dakota (WCHA)
Birthplace: Creston, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown:
Creston, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1977-78 |
Penticton | BCJHL |
29 | 22-7-0 |
4.60 | 0 |
n/a | | 1978-79 |
Penticton | BCJHL |
42 | 16-21-1 |
5.33 | 0 |
n/a | | 1979-80 |
North Dakota | WCHA |
15 | 13-0-1 |
2.24 | 1 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1980 (North Dakota)
North Dakota Hoghaug Scholarship (Freshman of Year): 1979-80
Miscellaneous: Made 20 saves for North Dakota in 5-2 NCAA title-game
victory over Northern Michigan on March 29, 1980. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 5, 1985 (Philadelphia at
N.Y. Islanders)
Numbers: 33, 30 (Philadelphia)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1985-1986 |
Philadelphia | 30 |
15-10-1 | 3.81 |
2 | .879 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Jennings Trophy: 1985-86 (Philadelphia)
(co-winner with Bob Froese)
1984-85: Played one regular-season game for Philadelphia team that went
to Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team during playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Was called up to Philadelphia for remainder of 1985-86
season after goaltender Pelle Lindbergh was involved in the Nov. 9, 1985,
automobile accident that claimed his life four days later. Jensen was the
first player to start in goal for Philadelphia after Lindbergh's death. He
made 29 saves in that game to beat Edmonton 5-3 on Nov. 14, 1985. ... Traded by Philadelphia to Vancouver with Daryl Stanley
in exchange for Wendell Young and 1990 third-round pick (Kimbi Daniels) on
Aug. 31, 1987, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: North Dakota (WCHA); Fort
Wayne (IHL): Hershey, Fredericton (AHL); Milwaukee (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1982 (North Dakota)
IHL Gatschene Trophy (MVP):
1983-84 (Fort Wayne)
IHL Longman Trophy (Rookie
of Year): 1983-84 (Fort Wayne)
IHL Norris Trophy (Lowest Team GAA):
1983-84 (Fort Wayne)
NCAA Tournament
All-Star First Team: 1982 (North Dakota)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (Fort Wayne)
North Dakota Records: Most saves in one game (56 vs. Minnesota-Duluth
on Nov. 11, 1981), fewest saves in one period (0 vs. Denver on Dec. 10, 1982,
shares record)
IHL Goals Against-Average
Leader: 1983-84 (Fort Wayne) (2.92)
IHL Shutouts Leader: 1983-84
(Fort Wayne) (4 shutouts)
1983-84: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Fort Wayne).
1985-86: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
Coaching
Career: Named Kelowna (WHL) goaltending coach prior to 2002-03 season and
remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Education: Majored in
recreation at University of North Dakota.
Miscellaneous: Made 23
saves for North Dakota in 5-2 NCAA title-game victory over Wisconsin on March
27, 1982.
Personal: Full name is Darren Aksel Jensen. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| RELEASED: Hartford released Jensen in October
1983. He became an unrestricted
free agent and signed with Philadelphia on May 1,
1984. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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