henschel helped establish several associations to oversee sports in berlin and in germany. he was involved in setting up the berlin ice sport federation, the berlin regional sport federation, the german ice sport federation, and the german ice hockey federation. he served as president of the german ice sport federation from 1963 to 1988, was president of the german ice sports federation from 1992 and 1994, and also served as an executive member of the german sports federation (gsf). as a member of the gsf, he was a founder of the german ice hockey museum.