Lorne Henning (born February 22, 1952) is a Canadian professional

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executive and former player. He most recently has served as a scout for the

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of the

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(NHL).

Career

Born in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Henning spent nine years as a forward with the

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, with whom he earned an assist on the May 24, 1980 goal by Bobby Nystrom that earned the Islanders their first of four consecutive

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s. In the summer of 1980 he became an assistant coach with Islanders. He also played nine regular season games, and one playoff game, becoming the last player-coach for a Stanley Cup-winning team. Henning retired for good as a player after the 1980–81 season but retained his assistant coaching position. He left the Islanders to become the head coach of the

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in 1985–86. Henning was replaced during the 1986–87 season by Glen Sonmor. He later returned to New York Islanders as an assistant coach and in 1994–95 Henning replaced the retiring Al Arbour as coach. He was fired in the offseason and replaced by Mike Milbury. In 2001 he replaced Butch Goring as the Islanders coach on an interim basis. He later served as an assistant coach with

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, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the Islanders. He was the assistant general manager for the

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until 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Coaching record

Awards

Stanley Cup Champion 1980 (player), 1981 (player/Ass't Coach), 1982, 1983 (Ass't Coach)

References

External links

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Picture of Lorne Henning's Name on the 1980 Stanley Cup PlaquePicture of Lorne Henning's Name on the 1982 Stanley Cup Plaque
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