Jordan Henry (born February 11, 1986) is a

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former professional

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Playing career

Henry began his career playing for the

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in the WHL for two seasons from 2003 to 2005. In the middle of the 2005–06 season, he was traded to play for the

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for the remainder of the season. Prior to the 2006–07, as an undrafted free agent, Henry was invited to the

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training camp, before returning to the Rebels for the remainder of the season. After completing his junior career, Henry was invited to and impressed at the

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training camp for the 2007–08 season. He was then assigned to

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affiliate, the

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before signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Panthers on October 8, 2007. Jordan then split his first professional year between the Everblades and Rochester Americans, becoming an Amerks regular by season's end. On July 9, 2011, Henry was traded by the Panthers to the

for defenceman

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. On June 27, 2012, Henry, along with a fifth-round draft pick, was traded by the Flames to the

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in exchange for the rights to defenseman

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. The Capitals declined to offer Henry a contract and as a free agent he agreed to a try-out with

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of the Swedish

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on September 12, 2012. After 7 games with Södertälje into the

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season, Henry was unable to earn a contract with the club and returned to North America to sign with the ECHL's

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on November 3, 2012. After two games with the Thunder, Henry was loaned to the AHL affiliate

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and registered 2 assists in 20 contests. Upon his return to Stockton, Henry opted for a release from his contract for another venture to Europe in signing for the remainder of the season with Finnish club HPK of the SM-liiga on January 31, 2013. Henry signed as a free agent and returned to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on October 3, 2013. Henry was named assistant captain of the team on a vote by the players. Henry played the last five seasons of his 13-year professional career with the

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of the ECHL, before announcing his retirement on July 31, 2020.

Family

Henry's younger brother, Darian (born August 5, 1994), is a defenceman who played in the

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. He is married to Jessie Henry (formerly Sulidis), a reality TV personality, since December 22, 2013, with whom he has 2 sons (Jensen and Jet Henry) born in March 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Jordan 1986 births Living people Abbotsford Heat players Brampton Beast players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Chicago Wolves players HC Dinamo Minsk players Florida Everblades players HPK players Ice hockey people from Alberta Moose Jaw Warriors players Oklahoma City Barons players People from Vulcan County Red Deer Rebels players Rochester Americans players Södertälje SK players Springfield Thunderbirds players Stockton Thunder players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Syracuse Crunch players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland