He was a five-time member of the United States men's national ice hockey team and played in the 1976 Canada Cup.

During the 1983-84 Swiss-2 season, while playing for EVZ in Zug, Jensen became the only hockey player in Swiss history to score seven goals in a pro game.

During the 1976 World Ice Hockey Championships, in Katowice, Poland, three months after the Olympics, Jensen led Team USA in scoring with four goals and five assists in nine games.

Jensen was also on Team USA's preliminary roster for the 1979 World Championships in Vienna, Austria, and the 1981 Canada Cup, but declined the invitations in order to operate his summer hockey camp business.

He worked for CBS Sports as a color commentator during the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs, and had a brief appearance in the 1981 film Airplane II.