Adam Henrich (born January 19, 1984) is a

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former professional

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player. Henrich was drafted as the 60th overall selection in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the

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. He was Tampa Bay's first selection of the draft. Henrich has also played for the

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (sometimes known as the WBS Penguins) are a professional ice hockey team based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Pengui ...

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and

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. Overall, he has played on 13 teams in 7 leagues in his hockey career.

Playing career

Henrich played for Team Canada at the

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and the

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in Israel, where they won gold medals. Henrich played

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in Greater Toronto, where he was a member of the provincial champion peewee Toronto Marlies in 1998, on a team that included

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. Henrich was drafted in the first round, seventh overall by the

Brampton Battalion The Brampton Battalion were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team was based in Brampton, Ontario, Canada and started playing in 1998. As a result of consistently having among the lowest attendance in the OHL (last place ...

in the 2000 OHL Priority Selection. Henrich subsequently enjoyed a successful junior career playing four seasons for the Battalion. He tied four Battalion playoff records, including most games played (32) and most power-play goals (4) in a career. His 98 career Battalion goals rank fifth all time behind only Wojtek Wolski, Cody Hodgson, Raffi Torres and Luke Lynes. Ahead of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Henrich was ranked 23rd by NHL Central Scouting. As a result, he was among a group of top prospects invited to the NHL Draft Combine. At the Draft on June 22, Henrich was selected in the second round, 60th overall by the

. Henrich had his strongest year for the

of the

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in the 2007–08 season.

Personal life

Henrich comes from a family of athletes. He has an older brother,

Michael Henrich Michael Henrich (born March 4, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. An NHL first-round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 1998, Henrich played several years of professional hockey in North America before moving to profes ...

, who was drafted 13th overall by the

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in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Henrich is Jewish. Henrich has been an advocate for Israeli hockey and the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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HF's Interview with Brampton's Adam Henrich
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