Murray Henderson (ice hockey)

Murray Henderson
Born (1921-09-05)September 5, 1921
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died January 4, 2013(2013-01-04) (aged 91)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Playing career 1944–1956

John Murray "Moe" Henderson (September 5, 1921 — January 4, 2013) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 405 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 1945 and 1952.[1]

Biography

Henderson's grave at York Cemetery

Born in Toronto, Ontario in 1921, Henderson played junior hockey with the Toronto Young Rangers.[1][2][3] In 1942 he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and was stationed on the Pacific coast where he flew patrol missions. He was discharged two years later following the death of his father.[1] Henderson played briefly for the Boston Olympics, a farm team of the Boston Bruins, before joining the big club for five games at the end of the 1944-1945 season.[2][1] In total Henderson played eight seasons with the Bruins and registered 24 goals and 62 assists. Following his NHL career, he spent four seasons as the player-coach of the Hershey Bears.[1]

Henderson was the nephew of the Conacher brothers Roy, Lionel and Charlie, who were all inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.[1] He was also the cousin of Brian, Pete and Lionel Conacher, Jr.

He died on January 4, 2013, and was buried at York Cemetery, Toronto.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1938–39 Toronto Young Rangers OHA 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
1938–39 Upper Canada College OHA-B 6 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
1939–40 Toronto Young Rangers OHA 20 4 3 7 18 2 0 0 0 2
1940–41 Toronto Young Rangers OHA 15 5 0 5 8 5 2 0 2 8
1941–42 Toronto Marlboros OHA 28 2 4 6 10 6 2 1 3 8
1942–43 Toronto RCAF OHA Sr 10 2 5 7 19 9 2 7 9 12
1942–43 Toronto RCAF Al-Cup — — — — — 4 0 2 2 4
1943–44 Toronto RCAF OHA Sr 7 6 1 7 6 — — — — —
1944–45 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 1 1 4 7 0 1 1 2
1944–45 Boston Olympics EAHL 3 1 2 3 4 3 2 2 4 2
1944–45 Toronto RCAF TNDHL 2 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
1945–46 Boston Bruins NHL 48 4 11 15 30 10 1 1 2 4
1946–47 Boston Bruins NHL 57 5 12 17 63 4 0 0 0 4
1947–48 Boston Bruins NHL 49 6 8 14 50 3 1 0 1 5
1948–49 Boston Bruins NHL 60 2 9 11 28 5 0 1 1 2
1949–50 Boston Bruins NHL 64 3 8 11 42 — — — — —
1950–51 Boston Bruins NHL 66 4 7 11 37 5 0 0 0 2
1951–52 Boston Bruins NHL 56 0 6 6 51 7 0 0 0 4
1952–53 Hershey Bears AHL 61 4 19 23 49 3 0 0 0 0
1953–54 Hershey Bears AHL 69 7 25 32 85 11 0 3 3 12
1954–55 Hershey Bears AHL 59 4 14 18 61 — — — — —
1955–56 Hershey Bears AHL 9 0 3 3 8 — — — — —
NHL totals 405 24 62 86 305 41 2 3 5 23

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Hunter, Paul (January 6, 2013). "Obituary: Wartime NHLer Murray Henderson dead at 91". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Murray Henderson". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Wyman, Mike (August 7, 2010). "The Golden Years: Murray Henderson". Inside Hockey. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2013.


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