TY HENRY SELECTED 163RD OVERALL BY CHICAGO IN 2024 NHL ENTRY DRAFT

Erie, Pennsylvania – The first step in the NHL journey of Ty Henry has been taken as the 17-year-old defenseman was selected 163^rd  overall by the Chicago Blackhawks.

On the second day (Rounds 2-7) of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Otters defenseman heard his name called. Henry’s selection represents a tradition of excellence from the Erie Otters that has seen numerous players playing in NHL games and even hoisting the Stanley Cup.

Henry is a highly-touted defensive-minded defenseman who combines an element of physicality with strong skating. This ability really shined in the second half of the season where Henry emerged into a core-member of the Otters blueline.

Otters General Manager Dave Brown spoke with excitement in regards to Henry’s selection.

      ”All of our players aspire to be drafted in the National Hockey League, and we are thrilled for Ty,” Brown said. “Ty’s dedication and perseverance have                   enabled him to achieve his goal. We can’t wait to work with Ty and the Chicago Blackhawks support his growth and progress!”

After appearing in a handful of games during the 2022-23 season, Henry spent his first full year in the OHL in 2023-24. Over 54 games played with Erie a season ago, Henry tallied 7 points.

The Montreal QC. native came into the draft ranked number 129 among North American skaters according to NHL Central Scouting.

With his selection, Henry becomes the 45th Otter to be taken in the NHL Entry Draft. The Otters have now had a player selected in 4 straight drafts dating back to 2020, and have had at least one player’s name called in 23 total drafts from 1997 to 2024. Henry joins teammate Carey Terrance (Anaheim #59 ’23) and Martin Misiak (Chicago #55 ’23) as the three Otters players rostered by NHL organizations.

Henry will join Martin Misiak and former Otter Taylor Raddysh as members of the Blackhawks organization. Overall, he is the fourth Otter to be selected by Chicago all-time.

Henry is also the first ever black player to be taken in the NHL Entry Draft out of the Otters’ organization.

The entire Otters organization congratulates Ty on his accomplishments and recognition, and look forward to his continued development on the road to his professional hockey career.

Year	Player	NHL Team	Pick (Overall)
1997	Jason Ward	Montreal Canadiens	11th
	Patrick Dovigi	Edmonton Oilers	41st
	Adam Nittel	San Jose Sharks	107th
1998	Michael Rupp	New York Islanders	9th
1999	Tim Connolly	New York Islanders	5th
	Sean Dixon	Montreal Canadiens	167th
2000	Nikita Alexeev	Tampa Bay Lightning	8th
	Brad Boyes	Toronto Maple Leafs	24th
	Michael Rupp	New Jersey Devils	76th
2001	Carlo Colaiacovo	Toronto Maple Leafs	17th
	Adam Munro	Chicago Blackhawks	29th
2002	Brian Lee	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	71st
	Scott Dobben	Ottawa Senators	113th
2004	Josh Disher	New Jersey Devils	185th
	Chris Campoli	New York Islanders	227th
2005	Ryan O’Marra	New York Islanders	15th
	Michael Blunden	Chicago Blackhawks	43rd
2007	Nick Palmieri	New Jersey Devils	79th
	Anthony Peluso	St. Louis Blues	160th
	Luke Gazdic	Dallas Stars	172nd
	Zack Torquato	Detroit Red Wings	178th
	Josh Kidd	Los Angeles Kings	184th
2008	Mitch Gaulton	New York Rangers	171st
2009	Ryan O’Reilly	Colorado Avalanche	33rd
	Jaroslav Janus	Tampa Bay Lightning	162nd
	David Shields	St. Louis Blues	168th
2010	Greg McKegg	Toronto Maple Leafs	62nd
	Andrew Yogan	New York Rangers	100th
2012	Adam Pelech	New York Islanders	65th
	Connor Brown	Toronto Maple Leafs	156th
2013	Connor Crisp	Montreal Canadiens	71st
2014	Kyle Pettit	Vancouver Canucks	156th
2015	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	1st
	Dylan Strome	Arizona Coyotes	3rd
	Travis Dermott	Toronto Maple Leafs	34th
2016	Alex DeBrincat	Chicago Blackhawks	39th
	Taylor Raddysh	Tampa Bay Lightning	58th
	Jordan Sambrook	Detroit Red Wings	137th
2017	Ivan Lodnia	Minnesota Wild	85th
2020	Jamie Drysdale	Anaheim Ducks	6th
	Chad Yetman	Chicago Blackhawks	172nd
2021	Connor Lockhart	Vancouver Canucks	178th
2022	Christian Kyrou	Dallas Stars	50th
2023	Carey Terrance	Anaheim Ducks	59th
2024	Ty Henry	Chicago Blackhawks	163rd