Murray Henderson (ice hockey)

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]

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

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