Darren Jensen

Darren Aksel Jensen (born May 27, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing career Jensen was a college goaltender with the Fighting Sioux at University of North Dakota, and won the NCAA Tournament with them in 1980 and 1982.

Jensen was selected by the Hartford Whalers in the fifth round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. However, he did not sign with Hartford and became a free agent, signing with the Flyers in 1985. He made his debut in the 1984–85 season, but lost the only game he played, and was sent to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the remainder of the season.

After Pelle Lindbergh's death in 1985, Jensen was called up from Hershey to become the backup for newly promoted starting goalie, Bob Froese, winning his first game of the season against the Edmonton Oilers. Froese and Jensen were co-winners of the 1986 William M. Jennings Trophy for allowing the fewest goals in the NHL that season. After the Flyers obtained Chico Resch, Jensen was sent back to the minor leagues near the trading deadline, and finished his career with Hershey, the Fredericton Express and Milwaukee Admirals.

Post-NHL After his retirement, Jensen pursued a number of business ventures in his native British Columbia. James Norris Memorial Trophy 1984 IHL Rookie of the Year 1984 IHL Most Valuable Player 1984 William M. Jennings Trophy 1986 Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1977–78 Penticton Vees BCJHL 29 22 7 0 1732 133 0 4.61 — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Penticton Vees BCJHL 42 16 21 1 2475 187 0 4.53 — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 University of North Dakota WCHA 15 — — — 890 33 1 2.21 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 University of North Dakota WCHA 25 — — — 1510 110 0 4.37 — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 University of North Dakota WCHA 16 — — — 910 45 1 2.97 — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 University of North Dakota WCHA 16 — — — 905 45 0 2.98 — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 56 40 12 3 3325 162 4 2.92 — 6 2 4 358 21 0 3.52 — 1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00 .767 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Hershey Bears AHL 39 12 20 6 2263 150 1 3.98 .884 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 15 9 1 1436 88 2 3.68 .884 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Hershey Bears AHL 14 11 1 1 795 38 1 2.87 .902 7 5 1 365 19 0 3.12 — 1986–87 Hershey Bears AHL 60 26 26 0 3429 215 0 3.76 .888 4 1 2 203 15 0 4.43 — 1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 42 18 19 4 2459 158 0 3.86 .885 12 7 5 715 40 0 3.36 — 1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 11 7 2 0 555 36 0 3.89 — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 30 15 10 1 1496 95 2 3.81 .879 — — — — — — — — AHL totals 155 67 66 11 8946 561 2 3.76 .887 23 13 8 1283 74 0 3.46 —