Chris Jensen

For the architect, see J. 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.^[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

Regular season and playoffs

				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		—	—	—	—	—