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Thierry Henry is the New York Red Bulls' all-time leader in MLS playoff appearances (and assists)

The captain's hold over RBNY's record books grew a little stronger during the 2014 post-season...

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Who has more MLS playoff appearances for the New York Red Bulls (aka, MetroStars) than Thierry Henry? No one.

Who has started more playoff games for RBNY than Thierry Henry? No one.

Who has played more minutes in the playoffs for RBNY than Thierry Henry? No one.

We don't yet know if November 29, 2014 marked the captain's last game for the New York Red Bulls, but it did crown his charge through a succession of the club's post-season player records: appearances, starts, minutes played.

Most playoff assists in the team's history? Yep, he's got that record too. He drew level with Adolfo Valencia with his second of the 2014 campaign.

Then claimed sole ownership of RBNY's post-season assist record with his second of the same game (against D.C. United).

His chip over the defense to play Tim Cahill into position to give the Red Bulls hope of making the MLS Cup final was merely pushing the record out a little further from the pack.

Henry's RBNY record-setting seventh career playoff assist came in his RBNY record-setting 12th playoff start (Dax McCarty pulled level with Dane Richards, the previous club playoff starts record-holder, in the same game) in the team's ill-fated 2014 Eastern Conference final second leg against New England Revolution.

It was the captain's 13th playoff appearance for RBNY, also a club record.

In the preceding match of the series against the Revs, Henry became the first RBNY player to clock more than 1,000 playoff minutes for the team. He finished 2014 - and possibly his career as a Red Bull - with 1,107 post-season minutes to his name.

If that's all we get, it's more than anyone has given this club in the post-season before. Thanks, captain.

And thanks to MetroFanatic.com for its dedication to recording the history of this team and its players, without which most of these achievements would likely pass unnoticed.