Camille Henry: 1958-59 Topps 54

1958-59 Topps 54 Camille Henry Hockey Card (Front)

1958-59 Topps 54 Camille Henry Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Smallest player in NHL, Camille the Eel is also most elusive. Picked to Second all-stars. Wed last summer to TV singer in Montreal, Dominique Michel.

En Français

Le plus petit joueur de la LNH, Camille l’anguille est insaisissable. Designé pour l’équipe No. 2 des étoiles. A épousé l’été dernier la vedette de la TV de Montreal, Dominique Michel.

Details

1957-58 marked the return of Camille Henry as a full-time NHL hockey player. In 1953-54, he burst onto the scene with the New York Rangers, scoring 24 goals over 66 games in his rookie season. After being awarded the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year, he spent much of the next three seasons in the AHL.

This demotion allowed Henry to join an exclusive group of players to win both the Calder Trophy in the NHL and the Calder Cup in the AHL (more details here). With the Providence Reds in 1955-56, Camille the Eel was nothing short of outstanding. He scored 50 goals in just 59 regular season games and added ten more in just nine playoff games. His offense and goaltending from Johnny Bower helped the Reds capture the championship.

In 57-58, Henry surpassed the 30 goal plateau for the first of two times during his NHL career. His 32 led the Rangers and placed him tied for third in the NHL with Ed Litzenberger, four behind Dickie Moore and just one behind Gordie Howe. This earned him his only All-Star selection.

Between 1953-54 and 1969-70, Camille Henry played 727 regular season and 47 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues. He never won a Stanley Cup but did reach the final with the 1964-65 Blackhawks and 1968-69 Blues.

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Camille Henry NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1953-54	New York Rangers	66	24	15	39	10
1954-55	New York Rangers	21	5	2	7	4
1956-57	New York Rangers	36	14	15	29	2
1957-58	New York Rangers	70	32	24	56	2
1958-59	New York Rangers	70	23	35	58	2
1959-60	New York Rangers	49	12	15	27	6
1960-61	New York Rangers	53	28	25	53	8
1961-62	New York Rangers	60	23	15	38	8
1962-63	New York Rangers	60	37	23	60	8
1963-64	New York Rangers	68	29	26	55	8
1964-65	New York Rangers	48	21	15	36	20
1964-65	Chicago Blackhawks	22	5	3	8	2
1967-68	New York Rangers	36	8	12	20	0
1968-69	St. Louis Blues	64	17	22	39	8
1969-70	St. Louis Blues	4	1	2	3	0
	Totals	727	279	249	528	88

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1953-54	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1954-55	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1956-57	New York Rangers	5	2	3	5	0
1957-58	New York Rangers	6	1	4	5	5
1958-59	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1959-60	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1960-61	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	New York Rangers	5	0	0	0	0
1962-63	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	Chicago Blackhawks	14	1	0	1	2
1967-68	New York Rangers	6	0	0	0	0
1968-69	St. Louis Blues	11	2	5	7	0
1969-70	St. Louis Blues	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	47	6	12	18	7