Archie Robert Henderson (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, and Hartford Whalers between 1980 and 1982. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1988, was spent in different minor leagues. He was selected by the Capitals in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft. He is the older brother of Don Henderson.[1] Standing 6' 6", Henderson was one of the tallest NHL players of his time, at a time when players over 6' 4" were a rarity.
| Archie Henderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 17, 1957 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Washington Capitals Minnesota North Stars Hartford Whalers | ||
| NHL draft |
156th overall, 1977 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1988 | ||
Henderson is most noted as a player for his time with the Port Huron Flags when he got a broken nose, eight stitches to the forehead and a slight concussion from the Dayton Owls' Willie Trognitz at the conclusion of a match-ending, bench-clearing brawl at the McMorran Place ice arena on October 29, 1977. The result was Trognitz being banned for life by the International Hockey League (IHL) five days later on November 3.[2]
Henderson is currently the director of pro scouting with the Edmonton Oilers.[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Calgary Royals | AAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Calgary Canucks | AJHL | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Lethbridge Broncos | WCHL | 65 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 177 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 1975–76 | Lethbridge Broncos | WCHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 31 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 205 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | ||
| 1976–77 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 47 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 208 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 1977–78 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 71 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 419 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 47 | ||
| 1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 78 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 337 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 49 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 199 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58 | ||
| 1980–81 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 60 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 251 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Nashville South Stars | CHL | 77 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 320 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 50 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 71 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 271 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1985–86 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 57 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 172 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1986–87 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 67 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Saginaw Hawks | IHL | 55 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 231 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| AHL totals | 439 | 42 | 54 | 96 | 1650 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 88 | ||||
| NHL totals | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Spector on NHL: Tribute to a lost colleague," CityNews (Toronto, ON), Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2020
- ^ Gammons, Peter. "Wild Willie gets a new lease on life," Sports Illustrated, November 28, 1977. Retrieved December 22, 2020
- ^ "Release: Oilers add Henderson and Wright to scouting staff". NHL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com