Alex Henry

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CanadaCanada  Alex Henry Ice hockey player
Date of birth October 18, 1979
place of birth Elliot Lake , Ontario , Canada
size 193 cm
Weight 99 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1998 , 3rd lap, 67th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1995-1996 Timmins Majors
1995-1996 Timmins Golden Bears
1996-1999 London Knights
1999-2002 Hamilton Bulldogs
2002-2003 Edmonton Oilers
2002-2003 Washington Capitals
2002-2003 Portland Pirates
2003-2004 Minnesota Wild
2004-2005 ESV Kaufbeuren
2005-2006 Minnesota Wild
2006-2008 Milwaukee Admirals
2008-2009 Hamilton Bulldogs
2008-2009 Canadiens de Montréal
2009–2012 Hamilton Bulldogs
2012-2013 Düsseldorfer EG
2013-2014 HYS The Hague

Alexander Lawrence Henry (born October 18, 1981 in Elliot Lake , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach who played 177 games for the Edmonton Oilers , Washington Capitals , Minnesota Wild and among others between 1996 and 2014 Canadiens de Montréal has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Henry was mainly active in the American Hockey League .

Career

Henry began his ice hockey career in 1995 in the Canadian junior league Northern Ontario Hockey Association with the Timmins Majors and also played two games for the Timmins Golden Bears before joining the London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League , where he stayed for three years.

Henry began his professional career in 1999 with the Hamilton Bulldogs in the American Hockey League , which played 185 games in three years. In 2002 Henry made his debut in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers , who put him on the transfer list after just three games. He played 38 games for the Washington Capitals and three for the Portland Pirates before returning to the transfer list on October 9, 2003. The Minnesota Wild became a new employer and Henry was now playing his first full NHL season. During the NHL lockout 2004/05 , Henry played in the German 2nd division at ESV Kaufbeuren and then returned to Minnesota, where he was temporarily team captain .

On August 22, 2006, Henry, now a free agent , was signed by the Nashville Predators , but only played for their farm team, the Milwaukee Admirals . In July 2008 he signed a one-year contract with the Montréal Canadiens , but played only two games in the NHL. Instead, he returned to the Hamilton Bulldogs, where he stayed until 2012.

On May 9, 2012 it was announced that Henry had signed a contract with the Düsseldorfer EG . There he spent a season before moving to HYS The Hague in the neighboring Netherlands . There he ended his active career in the summer of 2014. Following this, he worked from the summer of 2015 as an assistant coach at the U Sports -based Dalhousie University . He also worked for the Arizona Coyotes from summer 2017 .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1994/95 Timmins Majors NOJHL 30th 2 6th 8th 15th - - - - -
1994/95 Timmins Golden Bears NOJHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1996/97 London Knights OHL 61 1 10 11 65 - - - - -
1997/98 London Knights OHL 62 5 9 14th 97 16 0 3 3 14th
1998/99 London Knights OHL 68 5 23 28 105 25th 3 10 13 22nd
1999/00 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 60 1 0 1 69 - - - - -
2000/01 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 56 2 3 5 87 - - - - -
2001/02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 69 4th 8th 12 143 15th 1 2 3 16
2002/03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2002/03 Washington Capitals NHL 38 0 0 0 80 - - - - -
2002/03 Portland Pirates AHL 3 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2003/04 Minnesota Wild NHL 71 2 4th 6th 106 - - - - -
2004/05 ESV Kaufbeuren 2nd Bundesliga 16 4th 4th 8th 20th - - - - -
2005/06 Minnesota Wild NHL 63 0 5 5 73 - - - - -
2006/07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 64 1 6th 7th 66 2 0 0 0 7th
2007/08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 80 3 13 16 142 6th 0 1 1 10
2008/09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 79 3 7th 10 127 6th 0 0 0 8th
2008/09 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 2 0 0 0 10 - - - - -
2009/10 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 68 0 13 13 154 19th 2 2 4th 22nd
2010/11 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 80 1 13 14th 96 20th 0 3 3 34
2011/12 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 74 1 6th 7th 94 - - - - -
2012/13 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 46 1 4th 5 86 - - - - -
2013/14 HYS The Hague Eredivisie 31 5 16 21st 30th 13 0 3 3 16
OHL total 191 11 42 53 267 41 3 13 16 36
AHL total 632 16 70 86 978 68 3 8th 11 97
NHL overall 177 2 9 11 269 - - - - -

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Henry, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henry, Alexander Lawrence
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Elliot Lake , Ontario, Canada