Editing Paul Henderson (section)

==Personal life==
Henderson and his wife Eleanor have three daughters: Heather, Jennifer and Jill.<ref name="Henderson92" /> The family remained in Birmingham for a time following his retirement as a player. He had an opportunity to become a [[Color commentator|colour commentator]] for Maple Leafs broadcasts in 1981 but Ballard, still upset that Henderson had defected to the WHA, prevented his hiring.<ref>{{citation |last=MacLeod |first=Rex |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/436180612 |title=Harold Ballard 1903-1990 End of an era: Farewell, Pal Hal |work=Toronto Star |date=April 12, 1990 |access-date=October 12, 2013 |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014235918/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/436180612.html?FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS |id={{ProQuest|436180612}} |url-status=live }} {{subscription required}}</ref> In Birmingham, he became a [[stockbroker]], briefly joining [[brokerage firm]] [[E. F. Hutton & Co.|E. F. Hutton]]. However, he was unable to get a work permit in the United States despite a petition signed by thousands of Birmingham residents who fought for him to stay.<ref>{{harvnb|Henderson|1992|pp=130–131}}</ref>

Following the high of the 1972 Summit Series and the personal lows that came after, Henderson struggled with a sense of discontentment.<ref>{{harvnb|Henderson|1992|p=126}}</ref> He turned to religion, becoming a [[Born again (Christianity)|born-again Christian]] in 1975.<ref name="CowanHHOF" /> Unable to work as a broker, Henderson entered the [[seminary]] and studied to become a minister.<ref>{{harvnb|Henderson|1992|p=133}}</ref> When he finally gave up his efforts to acquire an American work visa in 1984, he returned to Toronto. Under the auspices of [[Power to Change Ministries]], formerly [[Campus Crusade for Christ]] Canada, he founded a men's ministry in Ontario called LeaderImpact and travels across Canada giving talks and speeches, particularly to businessmen.<ref>{{harvnb|Henderson|1992|pp=149–151}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://powertochange.com/organization/staff/paul-henderson|title=Paul Henderson. God is at work (video) |publisher=Power to Change |access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.leaderimpact.ca/who-we-are/paul-henderson/|access-date=February 16, 2020|title=Paul Henderson|publisher=LeaderImpact}}</ref> He has received an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] from [[Briercrest College and Seminary]] and an honorary degree from [[Tyndale University College and Seminary]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cuma.ca/conf/2001/Bio_Paul.pdf |title=Paul Henderson Biography |publisher=Credit Union Managers Association |access-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203232212/http://www.cuma.ca/conf/2001/Bio_Paul.pdf |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{citation |last1=Getfield |first1=Jacqueline |last2=Gonsalves |first2=Kevin |url=http://www.tyndale.ca/sites/default/files/Tyndale-Connection-Fall-07.pdf |title=Graduation |work=Tyndale Collection |publisher=Tyndale University College and Seminary |date=Fall 2007 |page=11}}</ref>

Henderson is also a published author. His autobiography, ''Shooting for Glory'', was released in 1992.<ref>{{citation |last=Cenerelli |first=Ken |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/513450691.html?FMT=ABS |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131191300/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/513450691.html?FMT=ABS |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |title=Henderson scores big in life story |work=Kitchener-Waterloo Record |date=December 19, 1992 |access-date=September 9, 2012 |page=C5 }}</ref> With Jim Prime, he co-authored the 2011 book ''How Hockey Explains Canada'', an exploration of the relationship between the sport and Canadian culture.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cbc.ca/books/2011/11/how-hockey-explains-canada.html |title=How Hockey Explains Canada |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=November 16, 2011 |access-date=September 9, 2012}}</ref> He released a memoir in 2012 called ''The Goal of My Life'' with Roger Lajoie.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.randomhouse.com/book/220098/the-goal-of-my-life-by-paul-henderson-and-roger-lajoie |title=The Goal of My Life
|publisher=Random House, Inc. |access-date=September 9, 2012}}</ref>

The death of his father due to heart problems at the age of 49 had a lasting effect on Henderson. He was conscious of his own health, and survived a blockage in his own heart that was discovered in 2004.<ref>{{citation |last=Ulmer |first=Mike |url=http://blog.mapleleafs.com/paul-henderson-on-living-dying-and-wearing-the-maple-leaf/ |title=Paul Henderson: On Living, Dying And Wearing The Maple Leaf |publisher=Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club |date=March 28, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2012}}</ref> He was diagnosed with [[chronic lymphocytic leukemia]] in 2009.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.thespec.com/news-story/2180816-hockey-hero-henderson-battling-cancer/ |title=Hockey hero Henderson battling cancer |work=Hamilton Spectator |date=February 20, 2010 |access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref> The disease prevented him from attending 40th anniversary celebrations of the Summit Series in Moscow,<ref>{{citation |last=Sportak |first=Randy |title='The right guy' to score the big goal |work=Calgary Sun |date=September 3, 2012 |page=S5}}</ref> but he was responding well to experimental treatment as part of a clinical trial he participated in into 2013.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-3832adc95a81420fb66ac5ce22cc4cf8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101070534/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-3832adc95a81420fb66ac5ce22cc4cf8.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |title=Hockey great Henderson buoyed by cancer treatment |publisher=Associated Press |date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref>