henschel was the chief organizer of the 1983 world ice hockey championships hosted by west germany. in 2003, he organized the 20th anniversary of the game between the west german team and east german team at the 1983 championships at the westfalenhallen in dortmund. regarding the event, he said that "the game is intended to express the memory and joy that today we all belong to one federation and after the match we will spend a cozy evening together".