CHL Leaders: Henry remains in the game as hockey financial advisor
Adam Henry is living the hockey life.
Following an extensive playing career in the WHL that counted stops with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, Seattle Thunderbirds, Saskatoon Blades, and Portland Winterhawks, the former blue-liner was motivated to find a way to remain in hockey.
Earning a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Manitoba where for five years he also suited up with the varsity Bisons, Henry later tried his hand at the minor-pro ranks before ultimately joining Harbourfront Wealth Management as a financial advisor, an opportunity that has allowed him to stay connected to the game he loves.
“I handle investment management for hockey players but I also provide financial advice as far as understanding how the NHL pension plan works and the impacts of cross-border taxes,” Henry told Junior Hockey Magazine’s CHL Leaders presented by CIBC. “I work with hockey players in that regard. For me, my hockey career playing-wise is over now but it let me transition where I can put food on the table for my family but also still be involved in the game a little bit, so that is the road I took.”
In his role, Henry also acknowledges that he still uses many of the lessons he learned off-ice during his time in junior hockey.
“It teaches you that balance. I grew up in a family where school was always a priority. I wasn’t allowed to play hockey unless my grades were good, so I was forced to adopt that from an early age,” Henry detailed. “I was a little more prepared than maybe I would have been had I went to university right out of high school.”
In all, it is an opportunity that became possible with Henry’s time in the WHL granting him access to the league’s invaluable educational package.
“I think there is a pretty big misconception about the scholarship program,” Henry concluded. “I had my entire tuition and books paid for and a five-year university degree. It didn’t cost me any money to go to school. I looked at my bank account when I finished university and there wasn’t much in there. I couldn’t imagine what it would have been like had I had to pay for my entire way through school.
“It probably would have been impossible to continue playing hockey because I would have needed a job to pay for my tuition, so to think how valuable that scholarship package was, I can’t even put a word to it. It was everything.”
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