Shane Henry Explained

Shane Henry
Birth Date:15 March 1970
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Position:Center/Left wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:Massachusetts–Lowell
Richmond Renegades
Cleveland Lumberjacks
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Waco Wizards
Solihull Blaze
Pee Dee Pride
Career Start:1990
Career End:1998

Shane Henry (born March 15, 1970) is a Canadian retired ice hockey center and left wing who was an All-American for Massachusetts–Lowell.

Career

Henry arrived in Lowell, Massachusetts after a successful junior career that saw him score more than 2 points per game in his final season. Neither the Chiefs nor Henry had much success in his freshman season with Lowell finishing 7th in Hockey East. After the year, head coach Bill Riley Jr. was forced to resign in the midst of a NCAA investigation that saw the program put on probation for two years.[1] The first year under new bench boss Bruce Crowder saw very little difference, but the team saw vast improvements in year two. Henry blossomed in his junior season, doubling his scoring production and leading the team in all three offensive categories. He was awarded the Len Ceglarski Award for sportsmanship by recording just 6 penalties on the year and 11 through three seasons of play. He was named team captain for his senior season and, with Massachusetts Lowell now off probation, he was able to lead the team to its second NCAA tournament at the Division I level. While his goal production was halved, the Chiefs still won 25 games and finished second in their conference. Henry was named to the second All-American team and got his team to its best finish since joining D-I in 1983.

After graduating, he began playing professionally with the Richmond Renegades and helped the club win the Riley Cup that season. Despite some impressive scoring numbers, he played just 2 games at the AAA level before being consigned to the lower levels of pro hockey. He spent much of the 1997 season in England with the Solihull Blaze and then retired following an unimpressive 16-game stint with the Pee Dee Pride.

Henry was inducted into the Massachusetts Lowell athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1987–88Delta FlyersBCJHL143250
1988–89Powell River Paper KingsBCJHL5132407233
1989–90Powell River Paper KingsBCJHL45505210216
1990–91LowellHockey East341112236
1991–92Massachusetts–LowellHockey East301118294
1992–93Massachusetts–LowellHockey East3923355812
1993–94Massachusetts–LowellHockey East3811374824
1994–95Richmond RenegadesECHL572247693417312156
1994–95Cleveland LumberjacksIHL20112
1995–96Tallahassee Tiger SharksECHL45153853221228102
1996–97Waco WizardsWPHL123252
1996–97Solihull BlazeBNL4637488526
1997–98Pee Dee PrideECHL160444
BCHL totals110 85 94 179 49
NCAA totals141 56 102 158 46
ECHL totals118 37 89 126 60 29 5 20 25 8

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East Second team1992–93[3]
All-Hockey East First Team1993–94
AHCA East Second-Team All-American1993–94[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2-Year Probation For Lowell Team . New York Times . March 20, 1991 . October 9, 2018.
  2. News: Shane Henry . Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks . September 27, 2021.
  3. News: Hockey East All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  4. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.