Archie Henderson

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Archie Henderson
Born (1957-02-17) February 17, 1957 (age 68)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
Minnesota North Stars
Hartford Whalers
NHL draft 156th overall, 1977
Washington Capitals
Playing career 19771988

Archie Robert Henderson (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, and Hartford Whalers between 1980 and 1982. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1988, was spent in different minor leagues. He was selected by the Capitals in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft. He is the older brother of Don Henderson. [1] Standing 6' 6", Henderson was one of the tallest NHL players of his time, at a time when players over 6' 4" were a rarity.

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Henderson is most noted as a player for his time with the Port Huron Flags when he got a broken nose, eight stitches to the forehead and a slight concussion from the Dayton Owls' Willie Trognitz at the conclusion of a match-ending, bench-clearing brawl at the McMorran Place ice arena on October 29, 1977. The result was Trognitz being banned for life by the International Hockey League (IHL) five days later on November 3. [2]

Henderson is currently the director of pro scouting with the Edmonton Oilers. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74Calgary Royals AAHA
1973–74 Calgary Canucks AJHL 2066
1974–75 Lethbridge Broncos WCHL 6531013177800022
1975–76 Lethbridge BroncosWCHL21123110
1975–76 Victoria Cougars WCHL3187152051412335
1976–77 Victoria CougarsWCHL47141024208310129
1977–78 Port Huron Flags IHL 711616324191554947
1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 78171128337401128
1979–80 Hershey BearsAHL802237
1979–80 Fort Worth Texans CHL 4989171991221358
1980–81 Hershey BearsAHL6035825150006
1980–81 Washington Capitals NHL 710128
1981–82 Nashville South Stars CHL77122335320300017
1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL10000
1982–83 Binghamton Whalers AHL508917172
1982–83 Hartford Whalers NHL1521364
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL48189164
1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL715712271500030
1985–86 Maine Mariners AHL574610172500024
1986–87 Maine MarinersAHL674610246
1987–88 Saginaw Hawks IHL5549132311000066
AHL totals43942549616501901188
NHL totals2331492

References

  1. "Spector on NHL: Tribute to a lost colleague," CityNews (Toronto, ON), Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2020
  2. Gammons, Peter. "Wild Willie gets a new lease on life," Sports Illustrated, November 28, 1977. Retrieved December 22, 2020
  3. "Release: Oilers add Henderson and Wright to scouting staff". NHL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.