Camille Henry: 1965-66 Topps 58

1965-66 Topps 58 Camille Henry Hockey Card (Front)

1965-66 Topps 58 Camille Henry Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Littlest forward in NHL, Camille the Eel has eyes behind his head, shoots with rare accuracy. Traded by Rangers last season, Cammy has 253 NHL goals.

En Français

Le plus petit joueur de la Ligue Nationale. Camille semble avoir des yeux derriere la tête, lance avec précision. Echange par les Rangers la saison derniere, il a compte 253 buts dans la Ligue Nationale.

Details

Unfortunately for Camille Henry, he would play the entire 1965-66 season in the minors, playing 37 regular season and five playoff games in the CPHL with the St. Louis Braves. On February 4, 1965, Henry was traded from the New York Rangers to the Chicago Blackhawks with Don Johns and Billy Taylor for John Brenneman, Wayne Hillman and Doug Robinson. The 22 regular season and 14 playoff games he played for Chicago in 1964-65 was the only action he saw with the team.

Camille’s next shot at the NHL came in 1967-68 when he returned to the Rangers for half a season. Though no longer a standout, he did have a four point game on February 15, 1968 in a 6-2 road win over the Minnesota North Stars. Henry scored his sixth of the year on Minnesota goalie Cesare Maniago, assisted by Rod Gilbert and Jean Ratelle while also assisting on two goals by Ratelle and one by Gilbert.

In his 1964-65 campaign split between the Rangers and Blackhawks, Henry led the NHL with 16 power play goals, three more than runner-up Gordie Howe. Completely out of character for the perennial Lady Byng candidate who sat just 88 minutes over 727 career games, Henry was assessed a ten minute misconduct in the first game of the year, a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins. He also had a goal and assist in the match.

He also recorded his sixth of seven NHL hat tricks, scoring three on Detroit goalie Roger Crozier shortly before his trade to Chicago. Interestingly, of his seven three goal games, five were against Detroit, including his first (and only 4-goal game) on March 13, 1954 in his Calder Trophy winning rookie year with the Rangers. In that game at Detroit Olympia, Camille put four past Terry Sawchuk in a 5-2 win.

Between 1953-54 and 1969-70, Camille Henry played 727 regular season and 47 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues. Along with his Calder Trophy in 1953-54, Henry received the Lady Byng in 1957-58.

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