Darren Jensen
Darren Aksel Jensen is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Playing career
Jensen was a college goaltender with the Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey|Fighting Hawks] at University of North Dakota, and won the NCAA Tournament with them in 1980 [NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1980] and NCAA [Division I">National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA [Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|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 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.