Jesper B. Jensen Aabo (born 30 July 1991) is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for EC KAC of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was a member of the Denmark men's national ice hockey team for the 2011 World Championship. At just 19 years of age, he was the youngest member of the Danish team.
Playing career Having played all of his youth hockey with Rødovre as well as three seasons with Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Danish Elite League, Jensen Aabo is regarded as one of the most talented defencemen to come out of Denmark in recent years, he was sought after by Rögle as well as Malmö Redhawks before deciding to join the Ängelholm team prior to the 2010–11 season.
After playing four seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League with Finnish club, Jokerit, Jensen Aabo left as a free agent following the 2018–19 season, returning to the SHL in agreeing to a two-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks on April 18, 2019.
Following a lone season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with Krefeld Pinguine in 2021–22, Jensen Aabo moved to the neighbouring ICE Hockey League, joining Austrian based club, EC KAC, on 5 May 2022.
Playing style Jensen Aabo is considered an all-round defenceman with an emphasis on defensive and physical play.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Rødovre U20 Denmark U20 3 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Rødovre U20 Denmark U20 23 5 6 11 24 2 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Rødovre SIK Division 1 17 4 4 8 30 2 0 0 0 12 2007–08 Rødovre Mighty Bulls AL-Bank Ligaen 5 1 0 1 25 — — — — — 2008–09 Rødovre U20 Denmark U20 15 6 6 12 50 — — — — — 2008–09 Rødovre SIK Division 1 8 1 5 6 2 — — — — — 2008–09 Rødovre Mighty Bulls AL-Bank Ligaen 38 1 2 3 6 12 0 0 0 10 2009–10 Rødovre Mighty Bulls AL-Bank Ligaen 35 3 12 15 46 — — — — — 2010–11 Rögle BK HockeyAllsvenskan 42 1 5 6 12 8 1 1 2 0 2011–12 Rögle BK HockeyAllsvenskan 50 6 13 19 40 10 2 1 3 6 2012–13 Rögle BK Elitserien 43 1 6 7 40 10 2 5 7 2 2013–14 Rögle BK HockeyAllsvenskan 51 3 12 15 109 9 3 0 3 6 2014–15 Färjestad BK SHL 50 0 6 6 43 3 0 0 0 0 2015–16 Jokerit KHL 52 4 4 8 61 6 1 1 2 2 2016–17 Jokerit KHL 53 2 13 15 32 4 0 1 1 2 2017–18 Jokerit KHL 47 0 4 4 30 5 0 0 0 27 2018–19 Jokerit KHL 49 3 8 11 16 6 0 1 1 0 2019–20 Malmö Redhawks SHL 51 5 16 21 20 — — — — — 2020–21 Malmö Redhawks SHL 42 4 10 14 28 2 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 38 5 20 25 6 — — — — — 2022–23 EC KAC ICEHL 31 3 9 12 18 10 2 2 4 2 2023–24 EC KAC ICEHL 38 2 15 17 41 17 1 7 8 12 2024–25 EC KAC ICEHL 38 5 22 27 47 17 0 5 5 36 2025–26 EC KAC ICEHL 33 1 21 22 10 6 1 2 3 4SHL totals 186 10 38 48 131 15 2 5 7 2KHL totals 201 9 29 38 139 21 1 3 4 31
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Denmark U18 WJC-18 6 0 0 0 6 2009 Denmark U18 WJC-18 (D1) 5 1 4 5 14 2010 Denmark U20 WJC-20 (D1) 5 2 3 5 16 2011 Denmark U20 WJC-20 (D1) 5 0 4 4 2 2011 Denmark WC 6 0 0 0 4 2012 Denmark WC 7 0 1 1 0 2013 Denmark OGQ 3 0 0 0 2 2013 Denmark WC 7 0 1 1 8 2014 Denmark WC 7 1 1 2 8 2015 Denmark WC 6 0 1 1 0 2016 Denmark WC 3 2 1 3 6 2016 Denmark OGQ 3 0 1 1 0 2017 Denmark WC 7 0 1 1 0 2018 Denmark WC 7 1 4 5 16 2019 Denmark WC 7 0 2 2 0 2021 Denmark WC 7 0 1 1 4 2021 Denmark OGQ 3 0 2 2 4 2022 Denmark OG 3 0 0 0 4 2022 Denmark WC 7 0 1 1 4 2023 Denmark WC 7 1 2 3 4 2024 Denmark WC 4 0 0 0 8 2024 Denmark OGQ 3 0 0 0 0 2025 Denmark WC 10 1 0 1 2 2026 Denmark OG 4 0 1 1 0 2026 Denmark WC 7 0 1 1 2Junior totals 21 3 11 14 38Senior totals 118 6 21 27 76
References
External links
Jesper Jensen Aabo at Milano Cortina 2026