Michael Henrich

Michael Henrich ( born March 3, 1980 in Thornhill, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, ice hockey league has a contract with EC Dornbirn at Erste Bank since August 2012. His brother Adam is also a professional hockey player. In Asiago, the two played together in the same team.

Career

Henrich began his career in 1996 in the Canadian Junior Football League Ontario Hockey League with the Barrie Colts. After he made there attention with good performance, he was selected during the NHL Entry Draft in 1998 by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round at 13th overall position. The trained striker stayed for two more years in the OHL, where he completed 165 league games, scoring 187 points scorer.

In summer 2000, he joined the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, the him but exclusively on their farm team, the Hamilton Bulldogs, exert in the American Hockey League. Despite his early draft position, he never came into the NHL used. After further career steps at the Hershey Bears, the Swedish club Mora IK and the Toronto Roadrunners, Henrich signed for season 2004/ 05 a contract with the then Austrian second division EK Zell am See.

There, the Canadian was among the team 's best scorer internally and could him 34 games to score 77 times. Consequently, those responsible for the Duisburg Foxes were aware of him and transferred him in the summer of 2005 in the German Hockey League, where he received a one-year contract. Henrichs was his good performances, also due to the higher and much stronger league, do not repeat and changed after the contract ends in the 2nd Bundesliga for the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg.

With the Grizzly Adams of the right shooter rose to the DEL end of the season. Henrich remained another year in Wolfsburg, where he completed 56 games, scoring 31 points before his contract expired in the summer of 2008. In summer 2008, he signed with the Italian first division Asiago in the Serie A1. After the 2009/10 season, he extended his contract for another two years.

In August 2012, the Canadian was obliged by EC Dornbirn of the Erste Bank Hockey League.

Awards and achievements

  • 2007 Champions of the 2nd Bundesliga with Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams
  • 2010 Italian Champion with AS Asiago Hockey
  • 2011 Italian Champion with AS Asiago Hockey

Career Stats

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