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Chris Jensen

For the architect, see J. Chris Jensen.

Chris B. Jensen (born October 28, 1963) is a Canadian retired 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 (1963-10-28) October 28, 1963 (age 61)
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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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 2 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 — — — — —

References

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  • "1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Chris Jensen". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  1. ^ Betit, Paul (March 27, 2010). "Jensen's success built on hard work". Press Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Nailers Name Former N.H.L.er Jensen Player - Assistant Coach". Wheeling Nailers. September 15, 1997. Archived from the original on October 8, 1999. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Nailers Name Chris Jensen Assistant Coach". Wheeling Nailers. June 16, 1998. Archived from the original on October 8, 1999. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Nailers Name Chris Jensen Head Coach". Wheeling Nailers. July 14, 1998. Archived from the original on October 8, 1999. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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