Archie Henderson

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. 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.

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.

Henderson is currently the director of pro scouting with the Edmonton Oilers.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 — — — — —