Al Jensen

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

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 Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1975–76 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 28 — — — 1451 97 0 4.01 — 3 2 0 0 140 6 1 2.57 — 1976–77 St. Catharines Fincups OMJHL 48 — — — 2727 168 2 3.70 — 13 7 5 1 707 36 1 3.06 — 1977–78 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 43 — — — 2582 146 3 3.39 — 17 8 5 4 967 43 1 2.67 — 1978–79 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 47 — — — 2596 156 2 3.61 — 12 — — — 718 34 0 2.84 — 1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 57 27 24 5 3406 199 2 3.51 .887 4 0 4 — 212 15 0 4.25 — 1980–81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00 .767 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 60 27 21 3 3169 203 3 3.84 .880 11 7 4 — 626 46 0 4.41 — 1981–82 Washington Capitals NHL 26 8 8 4 1274 81 0 3.81 .884 — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Hershey Bears AHL 8 4 1 1 407 24 0 3.54 — 3 2 1 — 162 9 0 3.33 — 1982–83 Washington Capitals NHL 40 22 12 6 2358 135 1 3.44 .882 3 1 2 — 139 10 0 4.32 .867 1982–83 Hershey Bears AHL 6 — — — 316 14 1 2.66 .915 — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Washington Capitals NHL 43 25 13 3 2414 117 4 2.91 .882 6 3 1 — 258 14 0 3.26 .883 1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 3 1 2 0 180 16 0 5.33 .864 — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Washington Capitals NHL 14 10 3 1 803 34 1 2.54 .885 3 1 2 — 201 8 0 2.39 .907 1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 3 2 1 0 180 9 0 3.00 .907 — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Washington Capitals NHL 44 28 9 3 2437 129 2 3.18 .890 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Washington Capitals NHL 6 1 3 1 328 27 0 4.94 .853 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Binghamton Whalers AHL 13 5 6 0 684 42 0 3.68 .875 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 1 4 0 300 27 0 5.40 .825 — — — — — — — — — 1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 20 5 12 3 1129 84 0 4.46 .873 — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 179 95 53 18 9974 557 8 3.35 .881 12 5 5 — 598 32 0 3.21 .886

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA 1977 Canada WJC 7 5 1 1 400 19 1 2.85 1978 Canada WJC 3 — — — 180 12 — 4.00 Junior totals 10 — — — 580 31 — 3.21