Al Jensen

Al Jensen
Born	(1958-11-27) November 27, 1958 Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft	31st overall, 1978 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1980–1987

Allan Raymond Jensen (born November 27, 1958 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former Canadian 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.

Currently Al Jensen has served in the Southern Counties area as the head goaltending scout for the NHL's central scouting. He has completed 6 years as a pro scout and is continuing for a couple more seasons.

His son, Trevor, teaches Maths and PE at King's Christian Collegiate in Oakville, Canada. He is also the Boy's Ice Hockey Coach.

External links

• Al Jensen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Al Jensen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile and Statistics
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Preceded by Roland Melanson and Billy Smith

Winner of the Jennings Trophy 1984 (with Pat Riggin)

Succeeded by Tom Barrasso, Bob Sauve