| Alex Henry | |
| |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. Team F. Teams |
Montreal Canadiens Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Edmonton Oilers Washington Capitals Minnesota Wild |
| Nationality |  Canadian
|
| Born | October 18, 1979, Elliot Lake, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 67th overall, 1998 Edmonton Oilers |
| Pro Career | 1999 – present |
Alex Henry (born October 18, 1979 in Elliot Lake, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Hamilton Bulldogs in the American Hockey League.
Playing career[]
Alex 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 3 games before he was claimed off waivers by the Washington Capitals on October 24, 2002. Alex went on to play 38 games with the Capitals.
On October 9, 2003, Henry was again claimed off of waivers, by the Minnesota Wild and played his first full season in the NHL with 71 games played. Alex signed with 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.
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Timmins Majors | NOJHL | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 14 | 97 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | London Knights | OHL | 68 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 105 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 143 | 15 | 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 | 4 | 6 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 2. GBun | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 63 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 64 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 80 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 79 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 68 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 154 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 80 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 96 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | ||
| NHL totals | 177 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Preds sign D-man Henry. predators.nhl.com (2006-08-22). Retrieved on 2009-02-01.
- ↑ Habs sign Henry, Desjardins. canadiens.nhl.com (2008-07-03). Retrieved on 2009-02-01.
- ↑ Habs lose Lang, Latendresse in loss to Bruins. tsn.ca (2009-02-01). Retrieved on 2009-02-01.
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