Jim Henry

Jim Henry
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Teams	New York Rangers Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins
Nationality	Canadian
Born	October 23, 1930(1930-10-23), Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Died	January 20, 2004(2004-01-20) (aged 73),
Pro Career	1941 – 1953

Samuel James "Sugar Jim" Henry (October 23, 1930 - January 20, 2004) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks and the Boston Bruins.

Legacy

He is most well remembered due to a photograph taken after game 7 of the 1952 Stanley Cup semifinal series of him shaking hands with Maurice Richard in which he is sporting a black eye and Richard is bleeding from around his left eye.

Career Statistics

Regular Season

				Scoring  Stats				Goalie  Stats
Season	Team	League		GD	A	PIM		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SVs	SV%
1938-39	Brandon Elks	MJHL		15	1	0		15	13	2	0	900	44	1	2.93
1939-40	Brandon Elks	MJHL		23	0	0		23	10	9	4	1440	82	0	3.57
1940-41	Regina Rangers	SSHL		29	0	0		29	18	7	4	1800	87	2	2.90
1941-42	New York Rangers	NHL		48	0	0		48	29	17	2	2960	143	1	2.90
1942-43	Ottawa Staff Clerks	OIHL		8	0	0		8	6	2	0	480	53	0	6.63
	Ottawa Commandos	QSHL		23	0	0		23	12	10	1	1380	84	1	3.65
1943-44	Red Deer Army	AIHL		16	0	0		16	7	9	0	960	52	0	3.25
1944-45	Calgary Navy	AIHL		15	0	0		15				900	92	0	6.13
1945-46	New York Rangers	NHL			0	0		11	1	7	2	623	42	1	4.04
	New Haven Eagles	AHL		25	0	0		25	8	15	2	1500	96	1	3.84
1946-47	New York Rangers	NHL		2	0	0		2	0	2	0	120	9	0	4.50
	New Haven Ramblers	AHL			0	0		58	20	28	10	3480	197	5	3.40
1947-48	New Haven Ramblers	AHL		13	0	0		13	6	6	1	780	40	1	3.08
	New York Rangers	NHL		48	0	0		48	17	18	13	2880	153	2	3.19
1948-49	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		60	0	0		60	21	31	8	3600	211	0	3.52
1949-50	Kansas City Mohawks	USHL		68	0	0		68	29	27	12	4080	255	3	3.75
1950-51	Omaha Knights	USHL		7	0	0		7	5	2	0	420	18	1	2.57
	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		58	0	0		58	37	19	2	3520	202	0	3.44
1951-52	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	0	0		70	25	29	16	4200	176	7	2.51
1952-53	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	0	0		70	28	29	13	4200	172	7	2.46	1923	.918
1953-54	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	0	0		70	32	28	10	4200	181	8	2.59	1897	.913
1954-55	Boston Bruins	NHL			0	0		27	8	12	6	1572	79	1	3.06	715	.901
1955-56	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	NOHA
1957-58	Winnipeg Maroons	Ind.
1958-59	Warroad Lakers	MOHL						14				840	41	0	2.92
1959-60	St. Paul Saints	IHL		9	0	0		9				540	35	0	3.89
	Winnipeg Maroons	Ind.
NHL Totals					0	0		406	161	173	70	24355	1166	27	2.87

Playoffs

				Scoring  Stats				Goalie  Stats
Season	Team	League		GD	A	PIM		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SVs	SV%
1938-39	Brandon Elks	MJHL		7	0	0		7	6	1	0	420	30	0	4.29
		Memorial Cup		6	0	2		6	3	3	0	360	26	1	4.33
1939-40	Brandon Elks	MJHL		3	0	0		3	1	2	0	180	6	1	2.00
1940-41	Regina Rangers	SSHL		8	0	0		8	6	2	0	480	22	1	2.75
		Allan Cup		14	0	0		14	9	4	1	840	38	2	2.71
1941-42	New York Rangers	NHL		6	0	0		6	2	4	0	360	13	1	2.17
1942-43	Ottawa Commandos	Allan Cup		12				12	9	2	1	740	35	2	2.84
1943-44	Red Deer Army	AIHL		5	0	0		5	2	3	0	300	19	0	3.80
1946-47	New Haven Ramblers	AHL		3	0	0		3	1	2	0	180	11	0	3.67
1949-50	Kansas City Mohawks	USHL		3	0	0		3	0	3	0	180	20	0	6.67
1950-51	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		3	0	0		3	0	3	0	190	11	0	3.47
1951-52	Boston Bruins	NHL		7	0	0		7	3	4	0	448	18	1	2.41
1952-53	Boston Bruins	NHL			0	0		9	5	4	0	510	26	0	3.06	305	.921
1953-54	Boston Bruins	NHL		4	0	0		4	0	4	0	240	16	0	4.00	133	.893
1954-55	Boston Bruins	NHL		3	0	0		3	1	2	0	183	8	0	2.62	64	.889
1957-58	Winnipeg Maroons	Allan Cup		12	0	0		12	6	6	0	720	32	1	2.67
1959-60	Winnipeg Maroons	Allan Cup		3				3	1	2	0	180	7	0	2.33
NHL Totals					0	0		29	11	18	0	1741	81	2	2.79

Coaching

				Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	Pts	Finish		GP	W	L	Results
1964-65	Brandon Wheat Kings	SJHL		27	14	11	2	30	-		-

Managing

Season	Team	Position	League	Finish
1964-65	Brandon Wheat Kings	General Manager	SJHL	Lost Semi Final

Awards & Achievements

• Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1939)
• SSHL MVP (1941)
• Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League Championship (1941)
• Patton Cup Western Canada Senior A Hockey Championship (1941)
• Allan Cup Canada Senior A Hockey Championship (1941 & 1943)
• Quebec Senior Hockey League Championship (1943)
• Eastern Canada Senior A Hockey Championship (1943)
• AIHL First All-Star Team (1944)
• USHL First All-Star Team (1950)
• USHL Top Goaltender Award (1950)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1952)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1952)
• Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum (2004)
• Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Gallery

Jim Henry stops Woody Dumart, November 15, 1941.

Milt Schmidt is stopped by Jim Henry, November 15, 1941.

Jim Henry stops Pat McReavy as Babe Pratt defends, November 29, 1941.

Action between the Bruins and Canadiens at the Boston Garden, November 18, 1951.

Maurice Richard scores the winning goal in Game 7 of the 1952 Semi-finals, April 8, 1952.

Jim Henry and Richard shaking hands after the completion of the 1952 Semi-final series.

Bob Hassard scores on Jim Henry, November 1, 1952.

Bruins Jim Henry stops Gordie Howe while Metro Prystai looks on in Game 6 of the 1953 Semi-finals, April 5, 1953.

Johnny Peirson, Fleming Mackell, Jim Henry, Leo Labine in 1953.

Ted Kennedy scores on Jim Henry, February 11, 1954.

External Links

• Jim Henry's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum profile
• Jim Henry's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame