# Joe Jensen

Joseph Paul Jensen (born February 6, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He played six games with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League.

## Playing career

Jensen was drafted in 2003 by the Pittsburgh Penguins while playing for St. Cloud State University of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. He joined the professional ranks in 2006, playing 26 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and 28 games with the Wheeling Nailers, the ECHL affiliate of the Penguins. Jensen joined the Carolina Hurricanes in a trade on January 31, 2008, in exchange for David Gove to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored his first National Hockey League goal in his third game with the Hurricanes on March 19, 2008 against Johan Hedberg of the Atlanta Thrashers. He played six games for the Hurricanes in 2008.
After a season off, he went to Europe and played in Italy's Serie A with HC Pustertal Wölfe where he played for three seasons.
He signed a short-term contract with the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League in October 2013. He retired part-way through the season on January 8, 2014.

## Personal life

He is the nephew of former NHLer David Jensen and son of Paul Jensen, who was a member of the 1976 United States Olympic ice hockey team. He is cousin with Nick Jensen.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1999–2000 | Osseo Senior High School | HSMN | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2000–01 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 56 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 2001–02 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 57 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002–03 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 37 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 38 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 40 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 38 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 26 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006–07 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 28 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 24 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 32 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | Italy | 39 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 |
| 2011–12 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | Italy | 38 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 2012–13 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | Italy | 43 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 79 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 |
| 2013–14 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 16 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 109 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 97 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy totals | Italy totals | Italy totals | 120 | 63 | 69 | 132 | 182 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 56 |