Lorne Henning

Lorne Henning
Born	(1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 Melfort, SK, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders (NHL) Fort Worth Texans (CHL) New Haven Nighthawks (AHL)
NHL Draft	17th overall, 1972 New York Islanders
Playing career	1972–1981

Lorne Henning (born February 22, 1952 in Melfort, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian hockey executive. He currently serves as Director of Player Personnel and Assistant General Manager for the NHL's Vancouver Canucks.[1] He spent nine years as a forward with the New York Islanders, with whom he earned an assist on the May 24, 1980 goal by Bobby Nystrom that earned the Islanders their first of four consecutive Stanley Cups

In the summer of 1980 he became an assistant coach with New York 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 1981 season but retained his assistant coaching position. He left Long Island a few years later to become the head coach of the Minnesota North Stars in 1985–86. Henning was replaced during the 1986–87 season with Glen Sonmor. He later returned to New York Islanders as an assistant coach. In 1994–95 Henning replaced the retiring Al Arbour as coach. He was fired in the offseason and replaced by Mike Milbury. He later served as an assistant coach with Chicago Blackhawks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the Islanders. He is currently the Assistant General Manager for the Vancouver Canucks.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
MIN	1985–86	80	38	33	9	-	85	2nd in Norris	Lost in First round
MIN	1986–87	78	30	39	9	-	(69)	5th in Norris	(fired)
NYI	1994–95	48	15	28	5	-	35	7th in Atlantic	Missed playoffs
NYI	2000–01	17	4	11	2	0	(52)	5th in Atlantic	Missed playoffs
Total		223	87	111	25	0

Player Stats

SEASON TEAM GP G A P +/- PIM 1968-1969 ESTEVAN BRUINS-WCJHL 60 27 27 54 20 1969-1970 ESTEVAN BRUINS-WCJHL 60 40 52 92 33 1970-1971 ESTEVAN BRUINS-WCJHL 66 64 66 130 41 1971-1972 NEW WESTMINSTER BRUINS-WCJH60 51 63 114 1972-1973 ISLANDERS 63 7 19 26 -28 14 1972-1973 NEW HAVEN NIGHTHAWKS-AHL 4 0 2 2 1973-1974 ISLANDERS 60 12 15 27 -7 6 1973-1974 FORT WORTH WINGS-CHL 8 4 6 10 4 1974-1975 ISLANDERS 61 5 6 11 7 6 1975-1976 ISLANDERS 80 7 10 17 6 16 1976-1977 ISLANDERS 80 13 18 31 21 10 1977-1978 ISLANDERS 79 12 15 27 10 6 1978-1979 ISLANDERS 73 13 20 33 17 14 1979-1980 ISLANDERS 39 3 6 9 -10 6 1980-1981 ISLANDERS 9 1 2 3 4 24 NHL TOTALS 544 73 111 184 20 102

Awards

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

External links

• Lorne Henning's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Picture of Lorne Henning's Name on the 1980 Stanley Cup Plaque
• Picture of Lorne Henning's Name on the 1982 Stanley Cup Plaque

Preceded by Glen Sonmor	Head coach of the Minnesota North Stars 1985–87	Succeeded by Glen Sonmor
Preceded by Al Arbour	Head coach of the New York Islanders 1994–95	Succeeded by Mike Milbury
Preceded by Butch Goring	Head coach of the New York Islanders 2001	Succeeded by Peter Laviolette