Adam Henrique ecstatic for opportunity to win after trade to Oilers | After Hours

Adam Henrique joins Scott Oake and Louie DeBrusk on After Hours to discuss joining the Edmonton Oilers at the trade deadline, scoring the OT winner in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final, his love of NASCAR and more.
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[ ♪♪ ] >> Scott: AT ROGERS PLACE “AFTER HOURS” CONTINUES NOW FROM THE OILER HALL OF FAME ROOM. NEXT TO TESTIFY IS ONE OF THE NEWEST OILERS, ADAM HENRIQUE. IF YOU TAKE THE RIQUE PART AND ADD AN “O” TO IT, IT’S RICO. THAT’S HOW YOU’RE KNOWN BY YOUR

TEAMMATES, RIGHT? >> IT IS. I THINK ZACH PARISE CAME UP WITH IT WAY BACK WHEN. >> Scott: IN JERSEY. THIS IS A FORMAL SHOW SO WE’RE GOING WITH ADAM. THIS FAN SAYS YOU KNOW YOU’RE BUILT FOR EDMONTON, RIGHT? >> AND TIM HORTONS. >> Louie: GOTTA LOVE THE TIM HORTONS, RIGHT?

>> Scott: LOUIE? >> Louie: WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU FOUND OUT THE NEWS YOU GOT TRADED? >> WE WERE AT THE RINK, SAM AND I. WE HAD A GAME THAT NIGHT WHICH IS ALWAYS ODD ON TRADE DEADLINE DAY, BUT I KNEW I WASN’T PLAYING

AT THE TIME IN THE GAME. THE ONLY THING I KNEW THAT A TRADE WAS COMING IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, NOT REALLY SURE WHEN. BUT WE ACTUALLY FOUND OUT IN A TEAM MEETING. SO IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY AND THE COACH HAD A LOT OF NICE THINGS

TO SAY ABOUT BOTH OF US. BUT IT IS A HARD TIME. IT CAN BE EMOTIONAL. FOR THE WHOLE GROUP, NOT JUST US AS PLAYERS AND MOVING ON TO DIFFERENT TEAMS. YOU KNOW, GUYS ARE SAD TO SEE YOU LEAVE, BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, THEY’RE EXCITED TO SEE

GUYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY FINDING OUT WHERE WE WERE GOING WHICH WAS A LITTLE BIT TOUGH. SHORTLY AFTER WE FOUND OUT WE WERE COMING TO EDMONTON, AND WE WERE BOTH VERY EXCITED. >> Scott: ADAM, WOULD YOU AGREE

THAT YOUR FIRST GAME WITH A NEW TEAM IS KIND OF LIKE YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL? >> YEAH. EXACTLY. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU’RE NERVOUS. >> Scott: LET’S HAVE A LOOK AT YOURS! [ Laughter ] >> THERE WE GO! THERE WE GO! LOOK AT THAT!

>> Louie: YOU LOOK EXCITED! >> MOM GAVE ME A BACKPACK I GUESS. >> Scott: THAT WAS YOU BACK IN THE MID ’90s, AND YOU’RE ABOUT 30 YEARS AWAY FROM GOING BACK TO ELASTIC WAISTBAND! >> THAT’S A SCARY THOUGHT! THAT’S A SCARY THOUGHT. I STILL FEEL LIKE I’M 25.

>> Scott: USUALLY LOST IN THE HOOPLA OF A TRADE IS THE FAMILY. YOUR WIFE LAUREN HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO YOUR DAUGHTER SOPHIE NINE DAYS BEFORE THE DEAL WAS MADE. LOUIE? >> Louie: HOW ARE YOU MAKING OUT AS A FAMILY? THERE’S A NEW ADDITION RIGHT THERE WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.

>> Scott: THAT’S BLAKE, BY THE WAY, WHO IS 16 MONTHS. >> Louie: WE TALK ABOUT YOU AND THE TRANSITION BUT IT’S EVERYBODY THAT’S INVOLVED IN THIS MOVE, ESPECIALLY YOUR FAMILY. >> YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT’S HARD. I ALWAYS GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL TALKING ABOUT FAMILY.

YOU KNOW WHAT, WE PREPARED AS BEST WE COULD AS A FAMILY. WE KNEW A TRADE WAS COMING AND WE WERE WAITING ON THE NEWS AND DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO PREPARE. BUT REALLY UNTIL IT HAPPENS, YOU’RE NOT REALLY SURE HOW YOU’RE GOING TO HANDLE IT.

LUCKILY WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT HELP AT HOME, A LOT OF FAMILY SUPPORT WHICH IS GREAT, BUT SURE DO MISS THE GIRLS. LUCKILY NOW WE HAVE FACETIME AND WE’RE ABLE TO STAY IN TOUCH EVERY DAY AND SEE THEM AND BE ABLE TO SEE THEM GROW STILL.

IT’S STILL PRETTY SPECIAL. >> Scott: I’M GUESSING WHAT, TWO, THREE, FACETIME SESSIONS A DAY. >> AT LEAST. BLAKE, OUR OLDER ONE, THEY’RE PRETTY CHAOTIC. SHE GRABS THE PHONE AND STARTS RUNNING AROUND. I GET A LITTLE DIZZY WATCHING. >> Scott: YOU AND LAUREN WERE

MARRIED IN THE SUMMER OF ’22. LAUREN IS THE DAUGHTER OF STEVE THOMAS WHO HAD A SUCCESSFUL 20-YEAR CAREER IN THE NHL. HOW DID YOU AND LAUREN MEET? >> YOU KNOW WHAT, A GOOD CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE SENT ME HER INSTAGRAM AND I MUST HAVE SENT A LOVELY MESSAGE.

LOOK AT US NOW, YOU KNOW. >> Scott: THERE’S STEVE. >> Louie: GREAT PICTURES, BY THE WAY. >> IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY. IT HONESTLY WAS. EVERYBODY TELLS YOU BEFOREHAND HOW SPECIAL IT IS. CERTAINLY ENJOYED OUR TIME THERE AND HAVING STEVE AS A FATHER-IN-LAW IS CERTAINLY GREAT.

>> Louie: HAS HE HELPED YOU IN HOCKEY AT ALL? DO YOU GUYS TALK SHOP A LITTLE BIT? >> WE DO A LITTLE BIT SOMETIMES. WE’VE BEEN LIVING TOGETHER LOTS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS SO THERE IS LOTS OF HOCKEY TO TALK ABOUT.

WE DO HAVE A LOT OF FUN AND HER BROTHER PLAYS IN THE AUSTRIAN LEAGUE RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE IN PLAYOFFS. A LOT OF HOCKEY IN THE FAMILY. >> Scott: JEN, WHO IS PRETTY GOOD ON NHL HISTORY, HER HANDLE IS NHL HISTORY GIRL, I DON’T SO

MUCH HAVE A QUESTION AS I HAVE A RELEVANT PHOTO. >> Louie: LOOK AT THAT! >> I DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL, BUT THE ENTIRE STICK IS TAPED IN ELECTRICAL TAPE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. >> Scott: AND THE GLOVE SEEMED TO GO UP TO YOUR ELBOW.

>> Louie: YOU WEREN’T GETTING SLASHED WITH THOSE THINGS. >> Scott: LET’S GO BACK TO ONE OF YOUR SIGNATURE GOALS IN THE NHL, THE 2012 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL OVERTIME GAME SIX, LOUIE. >> Louie: THIS IS A MASSIVE MOMENT. THIS IS YOUR FIRST FULL YEAR, RIGHT?

>> THAT WAS THE FIRST FULL YEAR. YOU KNOW WHAT, THERE’S A HECK OF A RIDE. REALLY JUST TRIED TO FIND MY WAY, TRIED TO BE LIKE A SPONGE THAT SEASON AND LEARN AND GOT TO PLAY WITH SOME GREAT PLAYERS THAT REALLY HELPED ME OUT IN STARTING MY CAREER.

HONESTLY I COULDN’T IMAGINE SCORING THAT GOAL OR GOING TO THE FINALS. BUT JUST THE EMOTION IN IT, YOU SEE HOW EXCITED EVERYBODY WAS. >> Louie: THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR FIRST FULL YEAR. YOU MUST HAVE THOUGHT THIS IS GOING TO BE EASY GETTING THERE EVERY YEAR.

IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE. SPEAK ABOUT THAT AND HOW EXCITED YOU ARE TO BE HERE AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE GET THERE AGAIN. >> I MEAN, AS A FIRST YEAR PLAYER YOU GO ON A BIG RUN. YOU KNOW WHAT, WE FINISHED SIXTH

IN THE STANDINGS I BELIEVE AND WE JUST HAD A SOLID TEAM. IT TOOK A BIT TO COME TOGETHER AND GET THINGS ROLLING BUT WE DID. AND THEN YOU JUST THINK EVERYBODY, THE WHOLE TEAM COMES BACK THE FOLLOWING SEASON AND YOU’RE GOING TO DO THE SAME

THING AGAIN BECAUSE WHY WOULDN’T YOU. AS A YOUNG PLAYER YOU DON’T KNOW THE BUSINESS SIDE I GUESS OF THE GAME, CONTRACT SITUATIONS, GUYS RETIRING. WE DID HAVE AN OLDER TEAM, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT CAN TURN QUICKLY. I BELIEVE THE NEXT YEAR WAS THE LOCKOUT HERE, HALF YEAR SO IT’S

AN ODD SEASON AND THEN YOU KIND OF GO FROM THERE AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT MOST OF THOSE GUYS ON THAT TEAM GOING TO THE FINALS WERE GONE. SO WE WERE KIND OF IN BETWEEN REBUILD FOR A LOT OF YEARS OF MY CAREER.

THAT’S HARD TO GO THROUGH AS A PLAYER. YOU JUST WANT A CHANCE. THAT’S WHAT WE PLAY FOR. THE YEAR I GOT TRADED TO ANAHEIM WE MADE THE PLAYOFFS BECAUSE WE GOT SWEPT IN THE FIRST ROUND. IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THEN. IT’S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO COME

BACK TO A TEAM THAT HAS ASPIRATIONS OF WINNING THE STANLEY CUP. >> Scott: ONE OF THE REASONS WE ASKED ABOUT THAT OVERTIME GOAL IS IT PRODUCED GREAT CELEBRATION PHOTO. DO YOU STILL GET THESE IN THE MAIL WITH REQUESTS FOR AUTOGRAPHS? >> I DO.

YOU KNOW WHAT, IT PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE EVERY TIME I SEE IT. >> Louie: UNREAL. ELATION ON YOUR FACE. DEVASTATION ON THE OTHER ONE. >> I COULDN’T GROW THE FULL BEARD YET EITHER. I WAS TOO YOUNG. I HAD TO GO WITH THE GOATEE.

>> Scott: OUR NEXT TOPIC IS FIGHTING. I THINK HOCKEY FIGHTS IN YOUR CAREER HAS YOU LISTED AT ABOUT 14. THAT WOULD BE ABOUT ONE FIGHT A YEAR. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT FIGHTING IN THE NHL GOING BACK TO THE VERY FIRST SCRAP YOU HAD

AGAINST JAROME IGINLA IN JANUARY OF 2012? >> YEAH, IT WAS — YOU KNOW WHAT, I GOT A GOOD CLEAN HIT ON HIM. HE’S A GUY THAT DOESN’T TAKE THAT. SO HE STANDS UP FOR HIMSELF. LUCKILY FOR ME RIGHT BEFORE THIS TRIP, CAM JANSEN SHOWED ME SOME

POINTERS IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS, HOW TO HANG ON. >> Louie: YOU PICTURE A PRETTY DARN TOUGH CUSTOMER FOR YOUR FIRST. I DON’T THINK YOU WERE GIVEN A CHOICE, THOUGH, AFTER THAT HIT HE’S LIKE WE’RE GOING. >> IT WAS ON. YOU KNOW WHAT, IT’S A GREAT

MEMORY TO HAVE NOW. I BELIEVE WE BOTH HAD A GORDIE HOWE HAT TRICK THAT GAME. >> Louie: NO WAY! >> Scott: YOUR LOVE OF NASCAR MAKES YOU MORE THAN A CASUAL FAN AND YOU MUST BE IF THIS IS HOW YOU SIT AROUND WATCHING THE TV.

THIS IS — THAT’S NOT IT. WE HAVE THE PICTURE I THINK OF YOU… >> WEARING A HELMET! I KNOW IT. >> Scott: WE’LL GO BACK TO THAT. YOU AND SAM CARRICK GOT TO TAKE — THERE YOU ARE. YOU AND SAM CARRICK GOT TO TAKE

A FEW LAPS AT THE LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX LAST APRIL. WE’RE LOOKING AT VIDEO OF THAT. THAT’S ACTUALLY AN INDY CAR RACE. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE AND WHERE DOES YOUR LOVE FOR THE SPORT COME FROM? >> GOING FOR A RIDE IN THAT CAR IS UNBELIEVABLE.

THOSE GUYS ARE ATHLETES. TO BE IN THE CAR AND KIND OF GET A BIT OF AN EXPERIENCE OF WHAT THEY GO THROUGH ON A RACE-TO-RACE BASIS IS PRETTY NEAT. MY LOVE FOR IT JUST COMES FROM BACK HOME WITH FAMILY, MY COUSINS, EVERYBODY WAS FANS

GROWING UP AND YOU JUST KIND OF FALL IN LOVE WITH IT OVER THE YEARS. MY TIME IN ANAHEIM, THE EQUIPMENT MANAGERS, WE MANAGED TO FIND SOME CONNECTIONS IN NASCAR WITH THE SPIRE MOTOR SPORTS GROUP AND COREY LaJOIE AND THOSE GUYS SO I HAD

OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET THEM AND BE IN THE PITS FOR RACES AND ACTUALLY GO TO THEIR SHOP TOO THIS PAST SUMMER IN CHARLOTTE. THAT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL FOR ME. GOT TO DO IT WITH MY BROTHERS AND A BUNCH OF GUYS FROM BACK HOME TOO THAT ALL ENJOY IT.

>> Scott: YOU’RE FROM BURFORD, ONTARIO, 90 MINUTES SOUTHWEST OF TORONTO. BRANDON MONTOUR IS FROM BRANTFORD WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO BURFORD, YOU WERE ONE-TIME TEAMMATES IN ANAHEIM AND THAT FRIENDSHIP HAS SPILLED OVER IN TO THE HENRIQUE-MONTOUR FOUNDATION WHICH IS RUN FOR THE

LAST THREE YEARS, A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL GOLF TOURNAMENT. TELL US HOW THE FOUNDATION IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN AND AROUND YOUR HOMETOWNS. >> WELL, IT’S SOMETHING WE’VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS AGAIN WITH A LOT OF FAMILY SUPPORT BACK HOME WE’RE ABLE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.

IT’S REALLY TAKEN OFF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE BOTH HAVE KIDS NOW. SO IT REALLY IS A FAMILY THING. FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN BURFORD THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME THROUGH MY CAREER, ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND BRANTFORD AND THE RESERVATIONS TOO THAT HAVE SUPPORTED MONNIE,

IT MEANS A LOT TO THE BOTH OF US TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK. THAT MONEY GOES TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES AROUND BOTH OF OUR HOMETOWNS AND IT’S CERTAINLY A LOT OF FUN TO GO BACK AND RAISE FUNDS AND SEE THE FAMILY

SUPPORT THAT WE GET AT THE TOURNAMENT EVERY YEAR. >> Scott: THE FAMILY BUSINESS IN BURFORD IS TOBACCO FARMING. YOUR MOTHER IS THERESA, YOUR FATHER JOE RUNS THE FARM AND JOE TOLD YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS YOU CAN PRIME TOBACCO OR YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT YOU LIKE,

SOMETHING YOU ENJOY MORE THAT PAYS MORE AND YOU DID, BUT YOU DID DO SOME TIME I THINK A COUPLE OF SUMMERS AS A KID PRIMING TOBACCO LEAVES. HOW HARD WAS THAT JOB? >> IT’S NO FUN. YOU KNOW WHAT, I’D LOVE TO INVITE ANYBODY OUT WHO WANTS TO

GIVE IT A CRACK. YOU KNOW WHAT, REALLY THE FOUNDATION OF ME AS A PERSON AND A PLAYER COMES FROM MY DAD AND THE WORK ETHIC THAT HE TAUGHT US WHEN WE WERE YOUNG. WE DIDN’T HAVE A CHOICE. WE WERE OUT THERE HELPING OUT. >> Scott: HOLDING UP 80-POUND,

90-POUND BAGS AT THE END OF THE DAY? >> I DON’T THINK I WAS DAD’S FAVOURITE EMPLOYEE. I USUALLY SLEPT IN AND LATE. MY BROTHER MIKE MIGHT HAVE BEEN NUMBER ONE. >> Scott: WE DO HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE PICTURE OF YOU AT WORK ON THE FARM. WHICH ONE ARE YOU HERE?

[ Laughter ] >> I’M PROBABLY SLEEPING STILL! >> Louie: ALL I COULD THINK OF IS STOMPIN’ TOM CONNORS BUT IT MADE YOU REALIZE HOCKEY THE WAY TO GO. >> IT DOES. GROWING UP, I HAVE THREE BROTHERS, DRIVING EVERYBODY ALL OVER THE PLACE, GOING TO TOURNAMENTS.

I PRAYED I HAD A HOCKEY GAME WHEN WE HAD TO WORK IN THE TOBACCO FIELD SO I GOT TO MISS WORK. >> Scott: YOU HAVE MADE OKAY WITH THE ALTERNATIVE CHOICE WHICH IS HOCKEY. ADAM, THANKS VERY MUCH. GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON THE PROGRAM.

I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOOK FORWARD TO BEING TRADED TO A CANADIAN TEAM SO YOU COULD BE ON “AFTER HOURS.” IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT FOR US. I HOPE FOR YOU AS WELL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.