Steve Jensen
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Steven Allan Jensen is a former professional ice hockey
player and Owner and Director of Heartland Hockey Camps. Jensen was an offensive player who appeared in 438 games in the National Hockey League
from 1976-82. For the past 27 years, Jensen has served as founding owner & director of the Heartland Hockey Camp located in Deerwood, Minnesota
and is now a full time teaching professional with over 30 years of instruction experience, including 12 years of experience playing International and NHL hockey, 5 U.S. National Teams, and the 1976 Canada Cup
.
, in Plymouth, Minnesota
, Jensen was an All-State performer. At the college level, he was a participant in 2 NCAA championship games, helping win the National Championship, in 1975, while playing at Michigan Tech
. For two consecutive years, Jensen was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. As a freshman at MTU, Jensen was awarded the Matovich Top Student/Athlete Award
and in 1977, he helped make history, as the Minnesota North Stars were the first team in NHL to have four rookie
s score 20 or more goals. Then, he played four years with the Los Angeles Kings
, where he became only the 5th American in NHL history to score more than 100 career goals. During the 1980-81 & 1981-82 NHL seasons Jensen was the active leading goal scoring American in the NHL.
Steve also has experience in International hockey. As a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, he led the team in goal scoring with 52 goals. During the 1976 Olympic Games
, in Innsbruck
, Austria
, Steve was tied with Russia
's Vladimir Shadrin
, with 6 goals in 6 games, to lead the tournament in goals scored. In 1983, Steve was a valuable member of the U.S. National Team, winning the World Ice Hockey Championship, in Tokyo
, Japan
.
Jensen also played 4 seasons playing & coaching in the professional leagues of Switzerland
& Austria
. During the 1983-84 Swiss season, while playing for EVZ in Zug
, Jensen became the only hockey player in Swiss history to score 7 goals in a pro game. During his two seasons, as a player in Switzerland, he had 61 goals in 56 games. During the 1976 World Ice Hockey Championship, in Katowice
, Poland
, Jensen led Team USA in scoring with 4 goals & 5 assists in 9 games. Jensen was also on the preliminary roster of the 1979 Team USA World Championship, in Vienna
, Austria and 1981 Canada Cup
teams, but declined the invitation, in order to operate his summer hockey camp business.
NHL/WHA STANDARD
OTHER STANDARD
Jensen served USA Hockey for 17 years as a certified hockey official. From 1985-98, he officiated over 1,500 USA youth hockey games.
Jensen currently serves as the Head Scout, of the USA Hockey SE Region, for the Aberdeen Wings
, a member of the North American Hockey League
.
Jensen was the first Minnesota-born hockey player to attend Michigan Tech on a scholarship.
Jensen worked for CBS Sports, as a color commentator, during the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Jensen had a brief appearance in the motion picture Airplane II, released in 1981.
In 1985, Jensen became the first entrepreneur to privately own an ice arena in the state of Minnesota
The Heartland Hockey Camp, which Jensen founded in 1985, was named Small Business Success Story, by Twin Cities Business Magazine, in 2009.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and Owner and Director of Heartland Hockey Camps. Jensen was an offensive player who appeared in 438 games in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
from 1976-82. For the past 27 years, Jensen has served as founding owner & director of the Heartland Hockey Camp located in Deerwood, Minnesota
Deerwood, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 590 people, 256 households, and 153 families residing in the city. The population density was 431.1 people per square mile . There were 309 housing units at an average density of 225.8 per square mile...
and is now a full time teaching professional with over 30 years of instruction experience, including 12 years of experience playing International and NHL hockey, 5 U.S. National Teams, and the 1976 Canada Cup
1976 Canada Cup
The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2–15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec, Canada as well as in Philadelphia, United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup tournaments held between 1976 and 1991...
.
School & college
As a hockey player, at Armstrong High SchoolRobbinsdale Armstrong High School
Robbinsdale Armstrong High School is a high school located in Plymouth, Minnesota, a second-tier suburb of Minneapolis...
, in Plymouth, Minnesota
Plymouth, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 65,894 people, 24,820 households, and 17,647 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,002.0 persons per square mile . There were 25,258 housing units at an average density of 767.4 per square mile...
, Jensen was an All-State performer. At the college level, he was a participant in 2 NCAA championship games, helping win the National Championship, in 1975, while playing at Michigan Tech
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake...
. For two consecutive years, Jensen was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. As a freshman at MTU, Jensen was awarded the Matovich Top Student/Athlete Award
Career
Jensen started his professional career in his hometown with the Minnesota North StarsMinnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
and in 1977, he helped make history, as the Minnesota North Stars were the first team in NHL to have four rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
s score 20 or more goals. Then, he played four years with the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, where he became only the 5th American in NHL history to score more than 100 career goals. During the 1980-81 & 1981-82 NHL seasons Jensen was the active leading goal scoring American in the NHL.
Steve also has experience in International hockey. As a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, he led the team in goal scoring with 52 goals. During the 1976 Olympic Games
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
, in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Steve was tied with Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Vladimir Shadrin
Vladimir Shadrin
Vladimir Nikolaevich Shadrin is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971....
, with 6 goals in 6 games, to lead the tournament in goals scored. In 1983, Steve was a valuable member of the U.S. National Team, winning the World Ice Hockey Championship, in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Jensen also played 4 seasons playing & coaching in the professional leagues of Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
& Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. During the 1983-84 Swiss season, while playing for EVZ in Zug
Zug
Zug , is a German-speaking city in Switzerland. The name ‘Zug’ originates from fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to the right to ‘pull up’ fishing nets and hence to the right to fish.The city of Zug is located in the Canton of Zug and is its capital...
, Jensen became the only hockey player in Swiss history to score 7 goals in a pro game. During his two seasons, as a player in Switzerland, he had 61 goals in 56 games. During the 1976 World Ice Hockey Championship, in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Jensen led Team USA in scoring with 4 goals & 5 assists in 9 games. Jensen was also on the preliminary roster of the 1979 Team USA World Championship, in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria and 1981 Canada Cup
1981 Canada Cup
The 1981 Canada Cup was the second best-on-best ice hockey world championship and involved the world's top six hockey nations. Tournament games were held in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. The Soviet Union defeated Canada in a single game final to win its first title, while Soviet...
teams, but declined the invitation, in order to operate his summer hockey camp business.
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 20 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 14.3 | ||
| 1976-77 | 21 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 78 | 22 | 23 | 45 | -6 | 62 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 160 | 13.8 | ||
| 1977-78 | 22 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 74 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -30 | 73 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 9.8 | ||
| 1978-79 | 23 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 23 | 8 | 31 | -28 | 57 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 20.2 | ||
| 1979-80 | 24 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 21 | 15 | 36 | -39 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 149 | 14.1 | ||
| 1980-81 | 25 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 74 | 19 | 19 | 38 | -6 | 88 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 118 | 16.1 | ||
| 1981-82 | 26 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 45 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 10.3 | ||
| Career | 7 Seasons | NHL | 438 | 113 | 107 | 220 | -128 | 318 | 89 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 800 | 14.1 |
OTHER STANDARD
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | 18 | Mich. Tech Huskies | WCHA | 40 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 32 | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | 19 | Mich. Tech Huskies | WCHA | 41 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | 19 | United States | NAT_TM | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 19 | United States | WEC-A | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1975-76 | 20 | United States | NAT_TM | 64 | 52 | 44 | 96 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1975-76 | 20 | United States | OLYMPICS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1975-76 | 20 | United States | WEC-A | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1976-77 | 21 | United States | CAN-CUP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | 22 | Fort Worth Texans Fort Worth Texans The Fort Worth Texans were a professional ice hockey team based in Fort Worth, Texas. They started play in 1967 as the Fort Worth Wings, a minor league affiliate for the Detroit Red Wings. They were part of the Central Hockey League and played their home games at Will Rogers Coliseum... |
CHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | 21 | United States | WEC-A | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1981-82 | 26 | New Haven Nighthawks New Haven Nighthawks The New Haven Nighthawks are a former ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1972 to 1992. They had affiliations with the Minnesota North Stars , New York Islanders , New York Rangers , and Los Angeles Kings... |
AHL | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1984-85 | 29 | EV Zug EV Zug EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. They are a current member of National League A and play their home games at Bossard Arena.-History:EV Zug won its lone championship in the 1997–98 season.... |
Swiss-2 | 36 | 38 | 19 | 57 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 30 | Springfield Indians Springfield Indians The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts. The Indians were founding members of the American Hockey League. They were in existence for a total of 60 seasons from 1926 to 1994, with... |
AHL | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Seasons | CAN-CUP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Seasons | CHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | NAT-TM | 81 | 56 | 45 | 101 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Seasons | OLYMPICS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Seasons | SWISS-2 | 36 | 38 | 19 | 57 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WCHA | 81 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WEC-A | 26 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 |
Positions
- 1983 Assistant Coach, U.S. National Team, World Championships
- 1984 Austrian League, Head Coach for GSV in GrazGrazThe more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, Austria - 1985 Austrian League, Head Coach for ATSE in Graz, Austria
- 1992 Jr. B USA Hockey National Runners-up, Head Coach Heartland Winterhawks
- 1993 USA Hockey Festival Champions, Assistant Coach of Team West
- 2005 ACHAAchaAcha is a HINDI word for OK.Acha is also an Ewokese word for OK. Ewokese is a language used in the Star Wars Ewok Adventures: Caravan Of Courage / The Battle For Endor* Acha, Argyll and Bute, Scotland...
National Championship Runners-up, Head Coach FGCU - 2006 1st Head Coach in ACHA history to lead a # 16 seed to victory over # 1 seed
- 2007 Led FGCU to their 4th consecutive ACHA National Tournament appearance
- 2007 Led all coaches in the college hockey ranks with 34 wins at FGCU
- 2008 Tier 1, USA Hockey UI8 State Champions, Coach of Everblades
- 2008 Tier 1, USA Hockey SE Regional Championship Runners-up, Coach of Everblades
- 2008 Tier 1, USA Hockey, Over 50 National Champions, Head Coach
- 2009 Tier 1, USA Hockey, Over 50 National Championship Runners-up, Head Coach
- 2010 Tier 1, USA Hockey, Over 50 National Champions, Head Coach
Jensen served USA Hockey for 17 years as a certified hockey official. From 1985-98, he officiated over 1,500 USA youth hockey games.
Jensen currently serves as the Head Scout, of the USA Hockey SE Region, for the Aberdeen Wings
Aberdeen Wings
The Aberdeen Wings are a Junior A Tier II ice hockey team based out of Aberdeen, South Dakota set to begin play for 2010-11. A member of the North American Hockey League in the Central Division, the Wings will play their home games in the Odde Ice Center. Their first head coach will be Pete...
, a member of the North American Hockey League
North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...
.
Jensen was the first Minnesota-born hockey player to attend Michigan Tech on a scholarship.
Jensen worked for CBS Sports, as a color commentator, during the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Jensen had a brief appearance in the motion picture Airplane II, released in 1981.
In 1985, Jensen became the first entrepreneur to privately own an ice arena in the state of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
The Heartland Hockey Camp, which Jensen founded in 1985, was named Small Business Success Story, by Twin Cities Business Magazine, in 2009.