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.
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.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1995–96 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 50 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | ||
1996–97 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 55 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
1997–98 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 72 | 18 | 65 | 83 | 153 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 37 | ||
1998–99 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 68 | 18 | 58 | 76 | 151 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ||
1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 64 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 80 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 133 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 58 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 60 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 121 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2004–05 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | EC Salzburg | EBEL | 45 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | ||
2006–07 | Tappara | Liiga | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2007–08 | Linköping HC | SHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | AaB Ishockey | Denmark | 35 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||
2008–09 | AaB Ishockey | Denmark | 44 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
2009–10 | Flint Generals | IHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 31 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
2010–11 | Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 25 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
2012–13 | Orli Znojmo | EBEL | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | Nikko Ice Bucks | Asia League | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
AHL totals | 355 | 18 | 94 | 112 | 535 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 |