1978 NHL Draft
Al Jensen in the 1978 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Al Jensen 31st overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 19 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 179 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 1978 draft
- 28Glenn HicksL108 GP · 18 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 29Doug LecuyerL126 GP · 42 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Dale YakiwchukCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 31Al JensenG179 GP · 95 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 32Tony McKegneyL912 GP · 639 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Michael SimurdaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 34Randy JohnstonD4 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
31st
of 234 players selected
1st
of 24 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Al Jensen made his NHL debut on November 20, 1980, 2 years and 158 days after the draft.
179
Games
95
Wins
8
Shutouts
.880
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1978 draft
- 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 12Brent PetersonC620 GP · 213 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 28Glenn HicksL108 GP · 18 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 31Al JensenG179 GP · 95 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 53Douglas DerksonCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 62Bjorn SkaareC1 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 78Ted NolanR78 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 95Sylvain LocasCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 112Wes GeorgeLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 129John BarrettD488 GP · 97 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 146James MalazdrewiczRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 163Geoffrey ShawRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 178Carl Van HarrewynD/FDETDetroit Red Wings
- 194Ladislav SvozilLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 208Tom BaileyFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 219Larry LozinskiG30 GP · 6 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 224Randal BettyLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 226Brian CrawleyDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 228Douglas FeasbyCDETDetroit Red Wings