Playing career

He was drafted in the fourth round, seventy-third overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. After being named Minnesota Mr. Hockey in 1991 for his play at Richfield Senior High School, Hendrickson entered the University of Minnesota. He played for two seasons with the Golden Gophers before joining Toronto's American Hockey League affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs, in the 1993-94 season. After playing on the United States hockey team in the 1994 Winter Olympics, he made his NHL debut with Toronto during the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs, appearing in two games.

Other than a brief move to the New York Islanders during the 1995-96 season, Hendrickson remained with the Maple Leafs until midway through the 1998-99 season, when he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Chris McAllister on February 16, 1999. The Canucks left him unprotected in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was selected by the Minnesota Wild. After three-plus seasons with the Wild, Hendrickson was traded during the 2003-04 season on February 25, 2004, along with an 8th round draft pick (Brandon Yip), to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 4th round pick, which in turn was traded to the Ottawa Senators (who used the pick to select Cody Bass) in exchange for center Todd White.

During 2004-05 NHL lockout Hendrickson, as a friend of Sergei Zholtok, played 7 games in Latvian hockey league club HK Riga 2000, but after the death of Zholtok he left the club. Hendrickson spent two seasons from 2005-07 playing for EC Salzburg in the Austrian EBEL before retiring.

He worked as a Wild commentator for FSN North, and on March 27, 2008, he was named Northwest Divisional Representative by the NHLPA.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991-92	U. of Minnesota	WCHA		44	25	30	55	63		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	U. of Minnesota	WCHA		31	12	15	27	35		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		6	4	1	5	4		3	1	1	2	0
1993-94	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0
1994-95	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		59	16	20	36	48		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		8	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		46	6	6	12	47		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	New York Islanders	NHL		16	1	4	5	33		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		12	5	4	9	21		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		64	11	6	17	47		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		80	8	4	12	67		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		35	2	3	5	30		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		27	2	2	4	22		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		20	5	8	13	16		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		40	5	4	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Minnesota Wild	NHL		72	18	11	29	36		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Minnesota Wild	NHL		68	9	15	24	50		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Minnesota Wild	NHL		28	1	5	6	8		17	2	3	5	4
2003-04	Houston Aeros	AHL		31	4	5	9	19		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Minnesota Wild	NHL		14	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		20	1	3	4	6		6	1	0	1	2
2004-05	HK Riga 2000	LAT		7	3	3	6	26		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	EC Salzburg	EBEL		31	9	10	19	12		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	EC Salzburg	EBEL		56	10	28	38	54		7	0	1	1	12
NHL totals				518	65	64	129	370		25	3	3	6	6

International

Medal record
Representing United States
Ice hockey
World Championships
	1996	Vienna

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	United States	OG	8th		8	0	0	0	6
1996	United States	WC	03 !		8	1	1	2	4
1997	United States	WC	6th		8	0	1	1	8
1999	United States	WC	6th		6	0	2	2	0
2000	United States	WC	5th		7	1	1	2	12
2001	United States	WC	4th		9	3	3	6	4
Senior totals					46	5	8	13	34

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team	1991-92

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