Jay Henderson

Jay Henderson
Born	September 17, 1978 (1978-09-17) Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
team Former teams	Free Agent Boston Bruins Augsburger Panther Frankfurt Lions HC TWK Innsbruck
NHL Draft	246th overall, 1997 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1998–present

Jay Elliot Henderson (born September 17, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger, who is currently a Free Agent. He most recently played with the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was the final player drafted in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, picked in the ninth round, 246th overall, by the Boston Bruins.

Playing career

After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League, with the Red Deer Rebels and Edmonton Ice, Henderson made his professional debut with the Bruins' American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins, in the 1997–98 season. He made his NHL debut with the Bruins during the 1998–99 season, appearing in four games. He appeared in 29 more games with the Bruins over the next two seasons. To date, he has no further NHL experience. In 33 career NHL games, Henderson recorded one goal and three assists.

Henderson played for Augsburger Panther and Frankfurt Lions of Germany's DEL during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.

In 2008–09 season Henderson swapped Germany for Austria where he played for HC TWK Innsbruck

After playing in Europe for the previous few years, Henderson started the 2009–10 season at ECHL team Victoria Salmon Kings where he played only 2 games before moving to the Central Hockey League's Wichita Thunder. Henderson did not settle in Wichita and soon decided to accept a contract with British Elite Ice Hockey League's Nottingham Panthers in January 2010, where he settled into life as a Panther in time for the play offs.

On May 15, 2010 Henderson signed a deal to return to play for the British Elite Ice Hockey League's Nottingham Panthers, this was short lived as he was sent home to recover from an back/neck injury.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Sherwood Park Crusaders	AJHL		31	12	21	33	36		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		54	3	9	12	80		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		71	15	13	28	139		10	1	1	2	11
1996–97	Edmonton Ice	WHL		66	28	32	60	127		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Edmonton Ice	WHL		72	49	45	94	132		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Providence Bruins	AHL		11	3	1	4	11		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Providence Bruins	AHL		55	7	9	16	172		2	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Boston Bruins	NHL		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Providence Bruins	AHL		60	18	27	45	200		14	1	2	3	16
1999–00	Boston Bruins	NHL		16	1	3	4	9		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Providence Bruins	AHL		41	9	7	16	121		1	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Boston Bruins	NHL		13	0	0	0	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Providence Bruins	AHL		39	7	13	20	152		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		14	3	4	7	27		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Houston Aeros	AHL		22	7	4	11	65		23	2	2	4	25
2003–04	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		70	15	16	31	122		18	1	3	4	55
2004–05	Providence Bruins	AHL		72	8	10	18	235		17	1	4	5	56
2005–06	Augsburger Panther	DEL		42	16	6	22	108		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Augsburger Panther	DEL		35	14	14	28	38		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		17	2	4	6	18		7	0	2	2	4
2007–08	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		55	22	24	46	36		12	3	2	5	12
2008–09	HC TWK Innsbruck	EBEL		50	14	18	32	104		6	0	1	1	12
2009–10	Victoria Salmon Kings	ECHL		2	0	0	0	19		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Wichita Thunder	CHL		16	1	3	4	57		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		14	3	7	10	20		3	1	0	1	38
NHL totals				33	1	3	4	37		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Jay Henderson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database