Rob Hennigar (born April 4, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the UNB Reds, having previously played four seasons with the team between 2004–08.

Rob Hennigar
Born (1983-04-04) April 4, 1983 (age 41)
Jordan, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Albany River Rats
ECHL
Utah Grizzlies
Florida Everblades
Victoria Salmon Kings
CIS
UNB Varsity Reds
Serie A
SG Cortina
2.GBun

Schwenningen ERC
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–2013

Collegiate career

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During the course of his collegiate career with the Varsity Reds, Hennigar set team records for all of: points (212 - first player to eclipse 200), assists (156), as well as postseason points (35). He was also a First-Team member of UNB's Triple Century Club[1] having eclipsed 100 games (108), 100 assists (131) & 100 points (177) in regular season play. He won a CIS University Cup with UNB in 2007.

Hennigar was a member of the CIS Men's Hockey team, composed solely of players from the AUS, that represented Canada at the 2007 FISU Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy. Team Canada won gold with a 3-1 victory over Russia, with Hennigar registering two goals in the championship game.

In March 2012, Hennigar was selected as a 'First Team' UNB All-Decade team member for the 2000s as part of UNB's hosting of the 50th CIS University Cup.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Windsor Spitfires OHL 43 7 13 20 27 5 0 1 1 4
2001–02 Windsor Spitfires OHL 67 15 32 47 51 16 5 7 12 10
2002–03 Windsor Spitfires OHL 68 29 46 75 56 7 3 4 7 6
2003–04 Windsor Spitfires OHL 68 32 47 79 64 4 1 2 3 0
2004–05 University of New Brunswick AUS 28 9 26 35 26
2005–06 University of New Brunswick AUS 28 9 33 42 32
2006–07 University of New Brunswick AUS 25 13 29 42 14
2007–08 University of New Brunswick AUS 27 15 43 58 12
2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 34 3 10 13 18 4 1 0 1 2
2008–09 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 38 15 44 59 40
2009–10 Florida Everblades ECHL 17 8 15 23 10
2009–10 Albany River Rats AHL 6 0 5 5 0
2010–11 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 61 9 54 63 40 11 0 12 12 6
2011–12 SG Cortina Serie A 35 18 41 59 50 9 4 5 9 4
2012–13 Schwenningen ERC 2.GBun 41 10 27 37 50 15 6 12 18 16
AHL totals 40 3 15 18 18 4 1 0 1 2

Awards and honours

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Award Year Ref
AUS Rookie-of-the-Year 2004–05 [3]
AUS Second Team All-Star 2005–06 [4]
CIS All-Canadian Second Team 2006–07 [5]
CIS All-Canadian First Team 2007–08 [6]
CIS Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy (Player of the Year) 2007–08 [7]

References

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  1. ^ UNB Century Club
  2. ^ "UNB Hockey announces 2000-10 All-Decade Team". goredsgo.ca. March 20, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  3. ^ AUS Rookies of the Year
  4. ^ AUS All-Stars
  5. ^ CIS All-Canadians from the AUS
  6. ^ CIS All-Canadians from the AUS
  7. ^ "CIS Past Awards". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
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