Gord Henry | |
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Position | Goaltender |
Catches | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (80 kg) |
Teams | Boston Bruins |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | August 17, 1926 Owen Sound, ON, CAN | ,
Died | October 3, 1972 | (aged 46),
Pro Career | 1943 – 1956 |
Gordon David "Red" Henry (born August 17, 1926 – October 3, 1972) was an ice hockey goaltender.
Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Henry started his National Hockey League career in 1948 with the Boston Bruins. He would spend his entire career with the Bruins.
He played junior hockey in his hometown of Owen Sound and turned pro with the Philadelphia Falcons in 1943-44. In 1946-47 Henry joined the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League with whom he mostly played until 1954-55.
The Boston Bruins called him up for a total of 3 regular season games and 5 playoff games from 1948 to 1953. In his first NHL game, he recorded a shutout in a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on January 23, 1949.
In 1954-55 he missed most of the season recovering from a car accident.
In 1955-56 he played for the hometown senior Owen Sound Mercurys. He played one game for the Philadelphia Ramblers in 1956-57 and then came back for two games with the Charlotte Checkers in 1961-62.