1983 NHL Draft
David Jensen in the 1983 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected David Jensen 20th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 14 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 69 games put him 79th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 1983 draft
- 17Alfie TurcotteC112 GP · 46 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Bruce CassidyD36 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 19Jeff BeukeboomD804 GP · 159 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 20David JensenC69 GP · 22 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 21Nevin MarkwartL309 GP · 109 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Todd CharlesworthD93 GP · 12 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
20th
of 242 players selected
15th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 232 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
David Jensen made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 1 year and 125 days after the draft.
69
Games
9
Goals
13
Assists
22
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1983 draft
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 20David JensenC69 GP · 22 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 61Leif KarlssonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 64Dave MacLeanRHFDHartford Whalers
- 72Ron ChyzowskiCHFDHartford Whalers
- 104Brian JohnsonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 124Joe ReekieD902 GP · 164 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 143Chris DuperronDHFDHartford Whalers
- 144James FalleGHFDHartford Whalers
- 164Bill FordyLHFDHartford Whalers
- 193Reine KarlssonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 204Allan ActonLHFDHartford Whalers
- 224Darcy KaminskiDHFDHartford Whalers