Paul Henderson

Topics

Presentations

The Goal of My Life

The Winning Formula

Scoring Goals in Business - The Importance of Teamwork

Summary Profile

It's been more than 25 years since he scored the game-winning goals in Games 6, 7 and 8 of the historic Summit Series between Team Canada and the Soviet Union, but Henderson will always be remembered as the hero of the exhibition series in which Canada defeated Russia with four wins against three losses and one tie. His goal in Game 8 came with only 34 seconds left in the contest and gave the Canadian squad a victory that was celebrated from coast to coast.

While Henderson is widely known for his heroics in the most famous hockey series ever played, he also had a very productive professional hockey career which spanned 18 seasons, 13 of those in the NHL.

As a member of Team Canada '72, Henderson scored seven goals and three assists to trail only Phil Esposito and Alexander Yakushev in scoring. Wearing his familiar number 19, he scored the game-winning goals in the final three games of the series including a spectacular goal in Game 7 and the historic clincher in Game 8. It was his winning goal in Game 8 that Henderson is most remembered for.

"My identity has been forged by that goal," he said. "I could either fight it, or I could accept it. I chose to embrace it. It gave me a profile to this day. It put me in Canadians' hearts. When people come up to me on a daily basis, shake my hand and say thank you for giving them one of the biggest thrills of their life, obviously it has an impact on you."

Client Testimonials:

"It was a tremendous thrill and joy for all of our winners and their partners to get to listen to and meet with Paul Henderson. Paul is not only a great Canadian, he is an individual who cares about people and spent a considerable amount of his personal time meeting with our people. His message on winning in a team based situation was inspirational."                                                  Honeywell Limited