Adam Henrique
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| Born |
February 6, 1990 Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL Draft | 82nd overall, 2008 New Jersey Devils |
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| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2010 Saskatchewan | |
Adam Shane Henrique (born February 6, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, who is an alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Devils in the third round, 82nd overall, at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Henrique is of Portuguese and Polish heritage.
Henrique was born in Brantford, Ontario, to Joe and Teresa Henrique, the second-oldest of four brothers. His father is Portuguese and his mother is Polish. His paternal grandparents speak Portuguese; his father also speaks some Portuguese, while his mother speaks Polish.
Joe Henrique farms 50 acres of tobacco and ginseng in Burford, Ontario, about 90 minutes southwest of Toronto.
Henrique grew up in the small rural Ontario town of Burford playing minor hockey for the Burford Coyotes of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) Southern Counties League. He then graduated to the AAA Brantford 99ers of the Pavilion League where he played until Minor Midget in the 2005–06 season.
In May 2006, Henrique was selected in the second round, 24th overall, in the 2006 OHL Priority Selection by the Windsor Spitfires. He then went on to win the Memorial Cup with Windsor in both 2009 and in 2010.
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