Alex Henry Explained

Played For:Edmonton Oilers
Washington Capitals
Minnesota Wild
Montreal Canadiens
Düsseldorfer EG
HYS The Hague
Position:Defence
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:231
Birth Date:18 October 1979
Birth Place:Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
Shoots:Left
Draft:67th overall
Draft Year:1998
Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers
Career Start:1999
Career End:2014

Alexander Lawrence Henry (born October 18, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most recently played for the Dutch team HYS The Hague from The Hague. He played 177 games in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, Minnesota Wild and Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

Henry was selected in the 3rd round, 67th overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Henry played his first professional season in the 1999–00 season with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.

Henry made his NHL debut with the Oilers in the 2002–03 season, playing in only three games before he was placed on waivers to be claimed by the Washington Capitals on October 24, 2002. Henry went on to play 38 games with the Capitals.

On October 9, 2003, Henry was again placed on waivers, this time to be claimed by the Minnesota Wild. With Minnesota he played his first full season in the NHL with 71 games played. Henry signed with the German team ESV Kaufbeuren in the 2nd Bundesliga during the 2004–05 NHL lockout before returning to the Wild in the 2005–06 season.

On August 22, 2006, Henry was signed as a free agent by the Nashville Predators.[1] He went on to play two season's with Predators affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.

On July 3, 2008, Henry was signed as a free agent by the Montreal Canadiens to a one-year contract,[2] and played his first regular-season game with the Canadiens on February 1, 2009, against the Boston Bruins.[3] It marked his first NHL game since the 2005–06 season.

On May 9, 2012 it was announced that Henry had signed a contract with the Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. On October 9, 2013 it was announced that Henry had signed a one-year contract with HYS The Hague in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1995–96Timmins MajorsNOJHL3026815
1995–96Timmins Golden BearsNOJHL20000
1996–97London KnightsOHL611101165
1997–98London KnightsOHL625914971603314
1998–99London KnightsOHL6852328105253101322
1999–00Hamilton BulldogsAHL6010169
2000–01Hamilton BulldogsAHL5623587
2001–02Hamilton BulldogsAHL6948121431512316
2002–03Edmonton OilersNHL30000
2002–03Washington CapitalsNHL3800080
2002–03Portland PiratesAHL30110
2003–04Minnesota WildNHL71246106
2004–05ESV Kaufbeuren2. GBun1644820
2005–06Minnesota WildNHL6305573
2006–07Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL641676620007
2007–08Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL8031316142601110
2008–09Hamilton BulldogsAHL79371012760008
2008–09Montreal CanadiensNHL200010
2009–10Hamilton BulldogsAHL68013131541922422
2010–11Hamilton BulldogsAHL8011314962003334
2011–12Hamilton BulldogsAHL7416794
2012–13Düsseldorfer EGDEL4614586
2013–14HYS The HagueHlnd315162130
NHL totals1772911269

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preds sign D-man Henry . predators.nhl.com . 2006-08-22 . 2009-02-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721222459/http://predators.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=317943&page=NewsPage&service=page . July 21, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Habs sign Henry, Desjardins . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705130951/http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367380 . dead . 2008-07-05 . canadiens.nhl.com . 2008-07-03 . 2009-02-01 .
  3. Web site: Habs lose Lang, Latendresse in loss to Bruins . tsn.ca . 2009-02-01 . 2009-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20090204114722/http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=265531&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl. February 4, 2009 . live.