Midway through the 2017–18 season, Henman was an honorable mention for rookie of the month for the month of December, with 12 assists through 11 games that month.[5] Near the end of January 2018, he was one of 36 QMJHL players listed in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's Midterm Draft Rankings.[6] In April, he was one of 143 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) players in the Bureau's Final Rankings.[7] Henman had moved up 64 spots to 83rd place.[8] He finished the regular season with 47 points.[9] He was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round, 96th overall, of the 2018 NHL entry draft.[10] Prior to the 2018–19 season, Henman participated in the Hurricanes' training camp.[11] Back with the Armada, Henman ended the season with 46 points, placing second on the team.[12]
Before the 2019–20 season, Henman again took part in the Hurricanes' training camp.[13] With the Armada, he was named to the QMJHL team of the week for the week of December 30, 2019, with one goal and six assists.[14] On January 6, he was made captain of the Armada.[15] He was named to the team of the week for each of the next two weeks, with four goals and two assists and four goals and three assists, respectively.[16][17] In the latter week, Henman was named the QMJHL player of the week.[18] He finished the season with 25 goals and 49 assists in 63 games.[19]
In the beginning of the 2020–21 season, his last junior season, Henman was named the player of the week and to the team of the week the week of November 30, 2020, with four goals and six assists.[20][21] Henman was later named to the team of the week for the week of February 1, 2021, with four goals and four assists.[22] On May 12, 2021, he agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL's Seattle Kraken, becoming the first player in Kraken history to sign with the franchise.[23] Henman, riding out his final season, was named to the team of the week for the week of May 17, 2021, with six goals and one assist.[24] He left the Armada leading the team in career assists, with 151, and points, with 214.[25]
Professional
Henman with the Firebirds in February 2022
Before the start of the 2021–22 season, Henman participated in the Kraken's training camp.[26] On October 2, 2021, he was assigned to the Seattle Kraken's AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.[27] he was named to the Checkers' opening night roster[28] and he made his professional debut with the team on October 17.[29] Less than two minutes into a November 6 game against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Henman scored his first professional goal, as part of a 7–3 win for the Checkers.[30] On December 8, he was assigned to the Kraken's ECHL affiliate, the Allen Americans.[31] Henman notched four goals and two assists, including a hat-trick, with the Americans before being called up to the Checkers again on December 13.[32] He finished the regular season with 14 points through 50 games.[33] On April 8, 2022, Henman scored a first-period goal in a 3–2 Checkers victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack clinching a spot in the 2021 Calder Cup playoffs.[34]
The Kraken's new AHL affiliate for the 2022–23 season was the Coachella Valley Firebirds.[35] Henman was named to the Firebirds' inaugural roster.[36] On December 23, 2022, the Firebirds' teddy bear toss night, Henman scored on the Henderson Silver Knights' Jiri Patera with 6:23 left in the third period, sending 7,278 teddy bears down from the stands, in the only goal of the game.[37] During the Firebirds inaugural playoff run, he scored two goals.[38] During the 2023–24 season, Henman recorded seven goals and seven assists.[39] After the season on June 30, 2024, a day before the start of free agency, the Kraken re-signed Henman to a one-year contract.[40] During the 2024–25 season, Henman once again scored during the Firebirds' teddy bear toss night, this time scoring 3:09 into the game, sending 15,287 teddy bears down.[41]
On August 1, 2025, as a free agent, following four seasons within the Kraken organization, Henman opted to sign abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Ilves of the Finnish Liiga.[42]
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