Alexander Lawrence Henry (born October 18, 1979) is a

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former professional

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who most recently played for the Dutch team HYS The Hague from The Hague. He played 177 games in the

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with the

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Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confe ...

and

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Playing career

Henry was selected in the 3rd round, 67th overall, in the

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by the

from the

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of the

Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overa ...

. 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 three games before he was placed on waivers to be claimed by the

on October 24, 2002. Henry went on to play 38 games with the Capitals. On October 9, 2003, Henry was again placed on waivers, this time to be claimed by the

. With Minnesota he played his first full season in the NHL with 71 games played. Henry signed with the

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team ESV Kaufbeuren in the 2nd Bundesliga during the

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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 The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

. He went on to play two season's with Predators affiliate, the

Milwaukee Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panther Arena. They are affiliated with the NHL's Nashvil ...

. On July 3, 2008, Henry was signed as a free agent by the

to a one-year contract, and played his first regular-season game with the Canadiens on February 1, 2009, against the Boston Bruins. It marked his first NHL game since the 2005–06 season. On May 9, 2012 it was announced that Henry had signed a contract with the Düsseldorfer EG of the

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called "PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga") (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey. Founded in ...

. On October 9, 2013 it was announced that Henry had signed a one-year contract with HYS The Hague in the Dutch

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Alex 1979 births Living people Arizona Coyotes coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Düsseldorfer EG players Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players HYS The Hague players Ice hockey people from Ontario ESV Kaufbeuren players London Knights players Milwaukee Admirals players Minnesota Wild players Montreal Canadiens players People from Elliot Lake Portland Pirates players Washington Capitals players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey coaches