James Henry

James Henry (born March 11, 1991) is a Canadian former ice hockey left winger who currently serves as the head coach of the Reading Royals of the ECHL. He previously served as the captain for the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL. Playing career Junior Henry was selected into the Western Hockey League (WHL) 187th overall by the Vancouver Giants in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft. He began his major junior career with the Giants in 2007-08, recording 15 points in 46 games played. That same year, he was selected by Canada Western U17 (WHC-17), recording 3 points and winning a bronze medal. He finished his career in Vancouver as the Giants' Captain in 2012 before being traded to the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL, where he recorded 30 points in 28 games played. Currently, Henry is the Vancouver Giants' single season short-handed goals leader with 6 (from the 2009-10 campaign), ranks 5th in games played with 281 (2006–12), and ranks 5th in penalty minutes with 57 (2006–12). Notably, on March 20, 2010, the Giants and Kamloops Blazers combined for the fastest three goals in WHL playoff history. Craig Cunningham scored at 3:58 of the 3rd period for Vancouver, James Henry scored at 4:14 for Vancouver, and Dalibor Bortnak scored at 4:21 for Kamloops. The Giants won 6-3. He had a short stint with the University of Manitoba of the CIS in 2012-13 (Canadian Interuniversity Sport), where he was awarded the CIS (West) Most Outstanding Freshman (University of Alberta Hockey Alumni Trophy) and was named to the CIS All-Rookie Team.