Burke Henry Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:220
Played For:Chicago Blackhawks
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Tappara
Linköpings HC
Aalborg Pirates
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Orli Znojmo
Nikko Icebucks
Birth Date:January 21, 1979
Birth Place:Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba, Canada
Draft:73rd overall
Draft Year:1997
Draft Team:New York Rangers
Career Start:1999
Career End:2014

Burke Henry (born January 21, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 39 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks. He played several seasons throughout Europe. He last played with Nikko Icebucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey. He then spent 2014-2017 Coaching the Icebucks in Japan.[1]

In the hockey season of 2017–18, he coached for the RHA Nationals Elite Academy. In 2018, he moved to Miami Beach, Florida and became part of an elite real estate group. He is an expert in commercial real estate and finance. He is a licensed Mortgage broker. He lives in the city of Boca Raton with his wife, Vanessa Sidi.

Playing career

Henry was drafted 73rd overall by the New York Rangers in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft He played two years with the American Hockey League's Hartford Wolf Pack, winning the Calder Cup in 2000. He was traded to the Calgary Flames in 2001. He was injured in training camp, with a broken ankle. He was then sent to AHL with the Saint John Flames. In 2002, he signed with the Chicago Blackhawks where he played in NHL. Over two seasons, Henry played 39 regular season games for Chicago, scoring 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points, collecting 33 penalty minutes.

After spells in the AHL for the San Antonio Rampage and the Milwaukee Admirals during the lockout, Henry moved to Europe in 2005, joining EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League. In 2006, Henry moved to Finland's SM-liiga and played for Tappara. Henry moved to Sweden's Elitserien in 2007 for Linköpings HC but left the team mid-season and joined Danish team AaB Ishockey based in Aalborg.

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1995–96Brandon Wheat KingsWHL50 6 11 17 5819 0 4 4 19
1996–97Brandon Wheat KingsWHL55 6 25 31 816 1 3 4 4
1997–98Brandon Wheat KingsWHL72 18 65 83 15318 3 16 19 37
1998–99Brandon Wheat KingsWHL68 18 58 76 1515 1 6 7 9
1999–00Hartford Wolf PackAHL64 3 12 15 475 0 0 0 2
2000–01Hartford Wolf PackAHL80 8 30 38 1335 0 0 0 2
2001–02Saint John FlamesAHL58 0 17 17 92
2002–03Chicago BlackhawksNHL16 0 2 2 9
2002–03Norfolk AdmiralsAHL60 6 22 28 1219 1 2 3 9
2003–04Chicago BlackhawksNHL23 2 4 6 24
2003–04Norfolk AdmiralsAHL53 1 8 9 708 0 1 1 4
2004–05San Antonio RampageAHL24 0 2 2 44
2004–05Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL16 0 3 3 281 0 0 0 0
2005–06EC SalzburgEBEL45 8 13 21 7211 2 2 4 28
2006–07TapparaLiiga52 1 3 4 1515 0 1 1 6
2007–08Linköping HCSHL9 1 2 3 6
2007–08AaB IshockeyDenmark35 3 17 20 385 0 2 2 20
2008–09AaB IshockeyDenmark44 5 18 23 1065 0 4 4 8
2009–10Flint GeneralsIHL7 1 3 4 2
2009–10Olimpija LjubljanaEBEL31 11 7 18 1045 1 3 4 8
2010–11Olimpija LjubljanaEBEL25 4 4 8 348 0 1 1 12
2012–13Orli ZnojmoEBEL49 6 14 20 425 0 1 1 6
2013–14Nikko Ice BucksAsia League24 4 7 11 16
NHL totals3926833
AHL totals35518941125352813417

Awards and achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former NHL player Henry joins Nikko . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502054055/http://www.icebucks.jp/news/2013/11/_nhl.html . dead . May 2, 2014. . November 2, 2013. Japanese .