Chris Jensen

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 175

| played_for = New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|10|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada

| draft = 78th overall

| draft_team = New York Rangers

| draft_year = 1982

| career_start = 1986

| career_end = 1998

| coached_for = Wheeling Nailers

| career_start_coach = 1997

| career_end_coach = 1999

}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Betit |first1=Paul |title=Jensen's success built on hard work |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2010/03/27/jensens-success-built-on-hard-work_2010-03-27/ |website=Press Herald |access-date=August 11, 2024 |date=March 27, 2010}} In 1997, Jensen was named a player-assistant coach for the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers under head coach Peter Laviolette.{{cite web |title=Nailers Name Former N.H.L.er Jensen Player - Assistant Coach |url=http://www.wheelingnailers.com/news/chris.html |website=Wheeling Nailers |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991008010112/http://www.wheelingnailers.com/news/chris.html |archive-date=October 8, 1999 |date=September 15, 1997}} 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.{{cite web |title=Nailers Name Chris Jensen Assistant Coach |url=http://www.wheelingnailers.com/news/chris2.html |website=Wheeling Nailers |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991008021341/http://www.wheelingnailers.com/news/chris2.html |archive-date=October 8, 1999 |date=June 16, 1998}}{{cite web |title=Nailers Name Chris Jensen Head Coach |url=http://www.wheelingnailers.com/news/jents.html |website=Wheeling Nailers |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991008081204/http://www.wheelingnailers.com/news/jents.html |archive-date=October 8, 1999 |date=July 14, 1998}}

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

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1983–84 \| University of North Dakota \| WCHA \| 44	24	25	49	100 \| —	—	—	—	—
1984–85 \| University of North Dakota \| WCHA \| 40	25	27	52	80 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1985–86 \| University of North Dakota \| WCHA \| 34	25	40	65	53 \| —	—	—	—	—
1985–86 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 9	1	3	4	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1986–87 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 36	6	7	13	21 \| —	—	—	—	—
1986–87 \| New Haven Nighthawks \| AHL \| 14	4	9	13	41 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 43	16	26	42	101 \| —	—	—	—	—
1990–91 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 18	2	1	3	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1997–98 \| Wheeling Nailers \| ECHL \| 39	14	14	28	120 \| 15	8	4	12	26
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| AHL totals ! 420 !! 212 !! 236 !! 448 !! 661 ! 45 !! 16 !! 21 !! 37 !! 63
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 73 !! 9 !! 12 !! 21 !! 27 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

References

{{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Chris Jensen |url=https://hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82078.html |website=Hockey Draft Central |access-date=August 12, 2024}}