Feb 03 MONTREAL CANADIENS REASSIGN DEFENSEMAN ALEX HENRY TO THE HAMILTON BULLDOGS

While up in Montreal, Alex Henry played 2 games, one as a defenseman and one as a forward andduring both games, dropped the glovesfor his team while filling in for injured Habs regulars. With the impending return of both Georges Laraque and Mathieu Dandenault to the line-up for Friday's game against Buffalo, Henry has been re-assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. 

Please read on for the official Canadiens press release.

 The Montreal Canadiens announced today that defenseman Alex Henry has been reassigned to the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs. 

 Henry was recalled by the Canadiens on February 1^st. He played in the team’s last two games, and registered ten penalty minutes. 

Henry (6’6’’, 230 lbs) scored eight points (2 goals, 6 assists) in 47 games with the Bulldogs this season. The 29-year-old also posted a plus-9 rating with 70 penalty minutes.  

Before joining the Canadiens as a free agent on July 3, 2008, the Elliot Lake, Ontario native played 175 games in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, the Washington Capitals and the Minnesota Wild. He registered 11 points and 259 penalty minutes.

Henry was drafted in the third round, 67^th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 1998.

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