Chris Jensen

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. In 1997, Jensen was named a player-assistant coach for the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers under head coach Peter Laviolette. 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.

Jensen was born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, and grew up in Salmon Arm, British Columbia.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 — — — — —