Nicholas B. Bernsdorf Jensen (born 8 April 1989) is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for Fischtown Pinguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He first played for the Danish national team at the 2015 World Championship.[1]
| Nicholas Jensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank–065.jpg) Jensen with the Fischtown Pinguins in 2024 | |||
| Born |
8 April 1989 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence/centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Fischtown Pinguins Aalborg Pirates Esbjerg Energy Rungsted IK Düsseldorfer EG Eisbären Berlin | ||
| National team |
 Denmark | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Playing career
editJensen played college hockey at SUNY Plattsburgh from 2010 to 2014.[2] After spending one season with Rungsted IK in his native Denmark, Jensen left the Metal Ligaen after his third season in the league by signing a one-year deal with German club, Fischtown Pinguins of the DEL on 23 March 2017.[3]
Jensen enjoyed two seasons with the Fischtown Pinguins before leaving following the 2018–19 season, continuing in the DEL by signing a one-year contract with Düsseldorfer EG on 10 April 2019.[4] He joined Eisbären Berlin for their 2021 DEL championship year and then rejoined Fischtown Pinguins the following year.
Jensen played for the Denmark Olympic Men's Hockey Team in the 2026 Olympics and scored its second goal with 8:44 left to outscore the USA team 2-1 at the end of the first period in their strong game but ultimate 6-3 defeat against the USA in the Group C Preliminary Round on February 14, 2026.[5]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Rögle BK | J18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Rögle BK | J20 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | J18 Allsv | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | J18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 41 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 114 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 43 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 49 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 79 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 26 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 27 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 26 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Aalborg Pirates | DEN | 36 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Esbjerg Energy | DEN | 33 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Rungsted Seier Capital | DEN | 35 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Fischtown Penguins | DEL | 50 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Fischtown Penguins | DEL | 48 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 2019–20 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 52 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 38 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 48 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 2022–23 | Fischtown Pinguins | DEL | 40 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Fischtown Pinguins | DEL | 48 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2024–25 | Fischtown Pinguins | DEL | 40 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| DEN totals | 104 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 275 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | ||||
| DEL totals | 364 | 41 | 132 | 173 | 446 | 37 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 78 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Denmark | U18 D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2007 | Denmark | U18 D1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2008 | Denmark | WJC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Denmark | WJC D1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2015 | Denmark | WC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Denmark | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2018 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Denmark | WC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Denmark | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Denmark | OG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2024 | Denmark | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Denmark | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 40 | |||
| Senior totals | 67 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 42 | |||
Awards and honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Plattsburgh State Alumnus Nick Jensen Named to Denmark's 2026 Olympic Roster". State University of New York at Plattsburgh. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "Danish national Jensen signs with Pinguins" (in German). Fischtown Pinguins. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ↑ "DEG signs defenseman Jensen". Düsseldorfer EG (in German). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ↑ "USA vs Denmark live updates: Men's Olympic hockey". New York Times. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "Belin defend title in DEL" (in German). Deutsche Eishockey Liga. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Nicholas B. Jensen at Milano Cortina 2026
- Nicholas Jensen at Olympics.com
- Nicholas Jensen at Olympedia
- Nicholas Jensen on Instagram
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