Jim Henry

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CanadaCanada  Jim Henry Ice hockey player
Date of birth October 23, 1920
place of birth Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
date of death January 21, 2004
Place of death Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Nickname Sugar Jim
size 175 cm
Weight 82 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Career stations
1938-1940 Brandon Elks
1940-1941 Regina Rangers
1941-1942 New York Rangers
1942-1943 Ottawa Staff Clerks
Ottawa Commandos
1943-1944 Red Deer Army
1944-1945 Calgary Navy
1945-1948 New York Rangers
1948-1949 Chicago Blackhawks
1949-1950 Kansas City Pla-Mors
1950 Omaha Knights
1950-1951 Indianapolis Capitals
1951-1955 Boston Bruins
1955-1956 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1956-1958 Winnipeg Maroons
1958-1959 Warroad Lakers
1959-1960 St. Paul Saints
Winnipeg Maroons

Samuel James "Jim" Henry (born October 23, 1920 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ; † January 21, 2004 ibid) was a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper and coach who worked for the New York Rangers , Chicago, among others from 1938 to 1960 Blackhawks and Boston Bruins have played in the National Hockey League .

Career

Jim Henry began his career as a hockey player with the Brandon Elks, for whom he was active from 1938 to 1940 in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and with whom he was Junior Champion of Manitoba in 1939. The goalkeeper then spent a year with the Regina Rangers, with whom he was able to win the Allan Cup , the Canadian amateur championship, before he made his debut in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers in the 1941/42 season . In his rookie year in the NHL, he was able to assert himself immediately and stood in a total of 54 games between the posts. After Canada entered the war, he joined the Canadian armed forces and spent the time leading up to the end of World War II with various military selection teams. He was most successful with the Ottawa Commandos, with whom he again won the Allan Cup in 1943. After the war ended, Henry returned to the New York Rangers, for which he was only sporadic in the NHL from 1945 to 1947. He was mainly used for their farm team , the New Haven Ramblers , in the American Hockey League . It was not until the 1947/48 season that he was again a goalkeeper in the Rangers NHL team.

For the 1948/49 season , Henry moved to the Chicago Blackhawks , where he was also able to convince. Despite his 60 appearances, he left the NHL and spent the following season with the Kansas City Pla-Mors in the United States Hockey League , where he was chosen due to strong performance in the first All-Star team and was named the best goalkeeper in the league. After he had started the 1950/51 season, initially in the USHL, but this time with the Omaha Knights , he signed a contract with the Indianapolis Capitals from the American Hockey League after only seven completed games . From 1951 to 1955 Henry played again in the NHL, where he became one of the strongest goalkeepers in the league during his time with the Boston Bruins . Especially in the 1951/52 season he was able to convince and was elected to the NHL Second All-Star Team . He also took part in the NHL All-Star Game that same year . The following year he led the Bruins into the Stanley Cup final , in which they lost to the Canadiens de Montréal with 1: 4 wins.

After Henry left the Boston Bruins, he was from 1955 to 1959 in the amateur field for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Winnipeg Maroons and Warroad Lakers on the ice. In the 1959/60 season , the now 39-year-old Canadian went back to professional ice hockey, where he received a contract with the Indianapolis Capitals in the International Hockey League . After only nine missions, however, he ended the season at his ex-club Winnipeg Maroons and then ended his career. Following his active career, the former NHL goalkeeper was a coach and supervised the Brandon Wheat Kings from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in the 1965/66 season . Because of his contributions to ice hockey, Henry was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame .

After Henry retired from professional ice hockey, he became a cattle farmer and entered the tourism business with his former teammate Chuck Rayner . Henry died on January 22, 2004 at the age of 83 in his hometown of Winnipeg.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1939 MJHL champions with the Brandon Elks
  • 1941 Allan Cup win with the Regina Rangers
  • 1943 Allan Cup win with the Ottawa Commandos
  • 1944 CNDHL First All-Star Team
  • 1950 USHL First All-Star Team

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Victories Defeats draw Shutouts Conceded goal
Regular season 9 406 161 173 70 28 2.87
Playoffs 5 29 11 18th 0 2 2.79

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personal data
SURNAME Henry, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henry, Samuel James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnipeg , Manitoba
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 2004
Place of death Winnipeg , Manitoba