Michael Henrich Michael Henrich ( born March 4 , 1980 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player . Henrich is currently a member of HC Asiago of the Serie A in Italy . An NHL first - round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 1998 , Henrich played several years of professional hockey in North America before moving to professional hockey in Europe . He has yet to make his NHL debut . Henrich holds the distinction of being the first Jewish player to be selected in the first round of the NHL draft . Henrich ' s younger brother is Adam Henrich , who is also a professional hockey player . Personal life . Henrich , who is Jewish , was born in Thornhill , Ontario . He is married , and has a daughter , Sadie . Playing career . Junior . Michael Henrich had a standout junior career with the Barrie Colts from 1996 to 2000 in the Ontario Hockey League . Barrie drafted him 5th overall in the 1996 Ontario Hockey League priority selection draft out of the Metro Toronto Hockey Leagues Midget Wexford Raiders . In 1996 – 97 he competed for Team Ontario at the World Under - 17 hockey tournament in Red Deer , Alberta , in which team Ontario won the gold medal . In 1997 he was selected to the Ontario Hockey league all - star team , was voted MVP for team Orr at the CHL top prospects game and was voted by Ontario Hockey League coaches in the annual coaches poll as best shot , hardest shot and most dangerous in the goal area in his conference . He was also selected to the Canadian World Junior selection camp in 1998 and 1999 . In 1999 – 2000 and his final season in Junior as a 20 - year old , he was an assistant captain of the Ontario Hockey League Champions Barrie Colts , and was fourth in team scoring and led his team in playoff scoring finishing 2nd in league playoff points . His team competed in the 2000 Memorial Cup in Halifax in which they lost in the final game . 1998 NHL draft and North American hockey . Prior the the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo , New York , Henrich was rated high by the NHL ' s Central Scouting Service who ranked him 5th amongst North American skaters , and by many sportswriters , including USA Today ' s Phil Colvin , who had him ranked as the third best prospect in the draft behind David Legwand and Vincent Lecavalier . Henrich was ultimately selected 13th overall by the Edmonton Oilers . As of the 2011 NHL season he has yet to play a regular season game in the NHL , and is the only player taken in the first round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft who has not done so . He was selected ahead of eight future NHL All - Stars including Simon Gagne ( 22nd overall ) , Scott Gomez ( 27th overall ) , Brad Richards ( 64th overall ) , and Pavel Datsyuk ( 171st overall ) . As a result Henrich has been called a bust , with NHL . com columnist and hockey author John Kreiser even listing Henrich as one of Edmonton ' s all - time biggest draft disappointments alongside Jason Bonsignore and Scott Allison . His professional career in North America lasted four seasons in which he played a total of 9 pre - season / exhibition games for the Oilers scoring 1 goal and 1 assist . He also played 219 games in the minors for the Hamilton Bulldogs , Toronto Roadrunners and Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League and 6 games with the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks of the ECHL . International . In 2002 Henrich represented Team Canada at the Deutschland Cup in Hannover , Germany , in which his team won gold medal . In 2003 he was selected to represent Team Canada again at the Sweden Hockey Games in Stockholm , Sweden , where Canada placed third . In 2002 , Henrich played 12 games in the Swedish Elite League for Mora IK . After a full season in the AHL , Henrich spent 2004 during the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout with second tier Austrian National League team EK Zell am See . His team finished first place in regular season , won the championship and he led the team in playoff scoring . In 2005 he played for the Füchse Duisburg of the DEL , otherwise known as the German Elite League . In 2006 he continued to play in Germany playing for Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams and helping them win the league championship by finishing in the top three in playoff scoring . After one more season with Wolfsburg in the DEL , Henrich signed with Lega Italiana Hockey Ghiaccio club HC Asiago . Asiago won the 2009 / 2010 Serie A championship , with Henrich leading the way , topping the team in scoring . Henrich was named player of the month in October , finished 6th in regular season league scoring and 3rd in playoff scoring . He signed a two - year contract extension with Asiago in 2010 , and along with his brother Adam again helped Asiago win the Serie A championship , finishing 3rd in team scoring during the regular season , and adding 19 points in 17 games during the playoffs .