Lorne Henning

Lorne Henning (born February 22, 1952) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He most recently has served as a scout for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Career

Born in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Henning 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 the 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 1980–81 season but retained his assistant coaching position. He left the Islanders to become the head coach of the Minnesota North Stars in 1985. Henning was replaced during the 1986–87 season by Glen Sonmor. He later returned to Islanders as an assistant coach and in 1994–95 Henning replaced the retiring Al Arbour as coach. He was fired in the offseason and replaced by Mike Milbury. In 2001, he replaced Butch Goring as the Islanders coach on an interim basis. He later served as an assistant coach with Chicago Blackhawks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the Islanders. He was the assistant general manager for the Vancouver Canucks until 2015.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1968–69 Estevan Bruins WCHL 60 27 27 54 20 10 3 3 6 0 1969–70 Estevan Bruins WCHL 60 40 52 92 33 5 1 1 2 0 1970–71 Estevan Bruins WCHL 66 64 66 130 41 7 5 10 15 7 1971–72 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 60 51 63 114 29 5 3 1 4 7 1972–73 New York Islanders NHL 63 7 19 28 14 — — — — — 1972–73 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 4 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1973–74 New York Islanders NHL 60 12 15 27 6 — — — — — 1973–74 Fort Worth Wings CHL 8 4 6 10 4 — — — — — 1974–75 New York Islanders NHL 61 5 6 11 6 17 0 2 2 0 1975–76 New York Islanders NHL 80 7 10 17 16 13 0 2 2 2 1976–77 New York Islanders NHL 80 13 18 31 10 12 0 1 1 0 1977–78 New York Islanders NHL 79 12 15 27 6 7 0 0 0 4 1978–79 New York Islanders NHL 73 13 20 33 14 10 2 0 2 0 1979–80 New York Islanders NHL 39 3 6 9 6 21 3 4 7 2 1980–81 New York Islanders NHL 9 1 2 3 24 1 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 544 73 111 184 102 81 7 7 14 8

Coaching record Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T OTL Pts Finish ResultMIN1985–868038339-852nd in Norris Lost in First roundMIN1986–877830399-695th in Norris(fired)NYI1994–954815285-357th in AtlanticMissed playoffsNYI2000–011741120105th in AtlanticMissed playoffsTotal 22387111250

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