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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Al Jensen
Selected in second round
No. 31 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
November 27, 1958
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Goaltender
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hamilton (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Hamilton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1975-76 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
28 | n/a |
3.97 | 0 |
n/a | | 1976-77 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
48 | n/a |
3.70 | 2 |
n/a | | 1977-78 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
43 | n/a |
3.35 | 3 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1976 (Hamilton) (did not play, backup goaltender)
World Junior Championships: 1977 (silver), 1978 (bronze)
OMJHL Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1977-78 (Hamilton) (shared with
Rick Wamsley)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1977-78 (Hamilton)
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (St. Catharines)
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1977 (St. Catharines)
OMJHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1977-78 (Hamilton) (3.35)
OMJHL Shutouts Leader: 1976-77 (St. Cath.) (2), 1977-78 (Ham.) (3)
OMJHL Playoffs GAA Leader: 1978 (Hamilton) (2.54 GAA)
OMJHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1978 (Hamilton) (1 shutout)
Miscellaneous:
Rated by NHL Central Scouting as the No. 1 goaltender available for 1978 draft. ... Was on Hamilton (OMJHL)
team that relocated to St. Catharines for 1976-77 season and then returned to
Hamilton for the 1977-78 season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 20, 1980 (Detroit at
Montreal)
Numbers: 31 (Detroit); 35 (Washington); 29 (Los
Angeles)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1987 |
Detroit, Wash., L.A. | 179 |
95-53-18 | 3.35 |
8 | n/a |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1983-1985 |
Washington | 12 |
5-5 | 3.21 | 0 |
n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Jennings Trophy: 1983-84 (Washington) (co-winner with Pat Riggin)
All-Star Game: 1984 (injured, did not play)
Washington Records: Best career winning percentage (.644), best winning
percentage in one season (.738 in 1985-86)
NHL Shutouts Leader: 1983-84 (Washington) (4 shutouts, tie)
Scouting Career: Worked for NHL Central Scouting Service into 2002-03
season.
Miscellaneous:
Named NHL Player of the Week for Week of Dec. 14, 1982. ... Set Washington
single-season records (since broken) for wins (22), winning percentage (.625),
consecutive games without a loss by a goaltender (9) and longest shutout
streak (124:08) in 1982-83. ... Tied Washington single-season record (since
broken) with two shutouts in 1982-83. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with
back injury suffered while lifting weights in January 1984. ... Named NHL
Player of the Week for week of Oct. 24, 1983. ... Chosen to be Wales
Conference starting goaltender for 1984 NHL All-Star Game, but missed game due
to back injury. ... Set Washington single-season record (since broken) with 25
wins in 1983-84. ... Had minor knee surgery during 1984-85 season. ... Missed
parts of 1984-85 season with pulled thigh muscle, suffered in November 1984,
and back spasms, suffered in December 1984. ... Tied Washington record (since
broken) with 28 wins in 1985-86. ... Named Washington Player of Month in
December 1985. ... Left Washington with franchise records (since broken) for
career wins (94) and career shutouts (8). ... Won his first game for Los
Angeles, beating Winnipeg 8-3 on Feb. 24, 1987. ... Missed end of 1986-87
season and 1987 playoffs with strained groin. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kalamazoo (IHL); Adirondack
(AHL); Hershey (AHL); Binghamton (AHL); New Haven (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1981 (Adirondack)
IHL Turner Cup: 1979 (Kalamazoo)
AHL Shutouts Leader: 1980-81 (Adirondack) (3 shutouts)
AHL Minutes Leader: 1979-80 (Adirondack) (3,406 min.)
AHL Saves Leader: 1979-80 (Adirondack) (1,568 saves)
IHL Playoffs Goals-Against Average Leader: 1979 (Kal.) (2.84)
1984-85: Played three games for AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton)
while recuperating from knee surgery.
Miscellaneous: Missed start of 1978-79 season with broken thumb. ...
Finshed in three-way tie for 1979-80 AHL Rookie of Year award, but lost to
Darryl Sutter, who had most first-place votes. ... Ran an indoor ball-hockey
team in Glens Falls, N.Y., during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Named
to goaltender position on all-time Hamilton (OMJHL/OHL) team by a CHL panel in
1999.
Personal: Full name is Allan Raymond Jensen. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Jensen to Washington in
exchange for Mark Lofthouse on July 23, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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