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Not sure if this guy is good value here. He’s the worst even strength player taken so far. But I’d like another forward who can fill the net on the power play, and this guy is the best option left.
Camille Henry, C/LW
Led the NHL in power play goals in 1953-54 (20), 1957-58 (18), 1964-65 (16). His 20 power play goals in his rookie season in 1953-54 were a record until Bobby Hull broke it in 1965-66.
Feb 8, 1954, Montreal Gazette, Muzz Patrick on Henry:
Jan 12, 1958:
Nov 1, 1958:
Feb 16, 1957:
Descriptions of Camille Henry power play goals (I could be cherry picking these, but I'm not...just looking for any power play goals with descriptions, and I took the first 5 I found. They aren't easy to find in the free papers.)
1960: Little Camille Henry started New York back when he scored on a rebound while the Black Hawks were shorthanded...
1965: Stan Mikita...ripped a 50 footer. Henry tipped it into the post but Camille quickly scooped the rebound over a falling (goalie)...
1957: Camille climaxed a power play by flicking the disk past Jacques Plante from just outside the goal crease.
1954: Camille took XXXXX's perfect pass to the right of the goal and sent it into the net.
1963: Henry tied it three minutes later during a power play when his shot deflected in off Gadsby's stick.
I’ve created a simple adjusted power play goals stat. I already had one based on league power play scoring level, but that doesn’t work so well for a small league like the Original Six. This uses a baseline of the average power play goals of the #2 through #4 power play goal scorers, and sets that equal to 20 (basically 80s scoring level).
Here’s how Henry’s top 10 power play goal seasons compare to some of the prominent power play scorers drafted.
Player | Best | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Top3 | Top5 | Top10
Phil Esposito | 36 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 93 | 145 | 244
Bobby Hull | 33 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 95 | 137 | 213
Camille Henry | 34 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 94 | 132 | 195
Mike Bossy | 32 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 125 | 191
Jean Beliveau | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 77 | 118 | 209
Gordie Howe | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 73 | 115 | 204
Mario Lemieux | 31 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 113 | 183
Tim Kerr | 29 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 111 | 141
Brett Hull | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 73 | 110 | 187
Teemu Selanne | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 74 | 109 | 176
Dave Andreychuk | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 97 | 164
Joe Nieuwendyk | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 97 | 153
Conclusion: Camille Henry was an awesome goal scorer on the power play.
(Now that I look at the results, this metric may be a bit friendly to Original Six guys, possibly because there were just far fewer guys in the role of power play goal scorers. Even so, Henry’s numbers were still extremely impressive.)
Camille Henry, C/LW
Led the NHL in power play goals in 1953-54 (20), 1957-58 (18), 1964-65 (16). His 20 power play goals in his rookie season in 1953-54 were a record until Bobby Hull broke it in 1965-66.
Feb 8, 1954, Montreal Gazette, Muzz Patrick on Henry:
"He has skills that you don't see in many players. It isn't just that he happens to be in the right place at the right time, though he has that faculty. You won't see him score any picture goals, either. But he scores goals in his own peculiar way.
"He got a big one for us against Boston and it looked like sheer luck. We had the pressure on and Leo Reise fired a pass to him that was knee high. He got his stick on it and flicked it into the net. He made about three moves on the play. Goals on deflections are considered lucky, but Henry gets too many that way. After you've seen him do it a few times you know it's skill."
Jan 12, 1958:
Camille weighs about 149 pounds soaking wet which he usually is after most of the games in the bruising, contact-filled sport. Most of his scores are made 10 to 20 feet from the opposing nets where he usually stations himself to await a teammate's pass or a stray disk.
"I figure being light helps me" he said. "I can sometimes squeeze in among the bigger men, get my stick in the way of the puck and get it past the goalie. If I was heavier I might not be able to maneuver so well."
Nov 1, 1958:
Phil Watson says of Camille Henry: "He has the best reflexes of any hockey player I've seen. He's like a cat. Never off balance and always with his eye on the puck. And he's an opportunist. That's why he scores so often when there's a scramble in front of the nets."
Feb 16, 1957:
Camille Henry seems to have that magic quality that makes a hockey player deadly around the net.
Descriptions of Camille Henry power play goals (I could be cherry picking these, but I'm not...just looking for any power play goals with descriptions, and I took the first 5 I found. They aren't easy to find in the free papers.)
1960: Little Camille Henry started New York back when he scored on a rebound while the Black Hawks were shorthanded...
1965: Stan Mikita...ripped a 50 footer. Henry tipped it into the post but Camille quickly scooped the rebound over a falling (goalie)...
1957: Camille climaxed a power play by flicking the disk past Jacques Plante from just outside the goal crease.
1954: Camille took XXXXX's perfect pass to the right of the goal and sent it into the net.
1963: Henry tied it three minutes later during a power play when his shot deflected in off Gadsby's stick.
I’ve created a simple adjusted power play goals stat. I already had one based on league power play scoring level, but that doesn’t work so well for a small league like the Original Six. This uses a baseline of the average power play goals of the #2 through #4 power play goal scorers, and sets that equal to 20 (basically 80s scoring level).
Here’s how Henry’s top 10 power play goal seasons compare to some of the prominent power play scorers drafted.
Phil Esposito | 36 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 93 | 145 | 244
Bobby Hull | 33 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 95 | 137 | 213
Camille Henry | 34 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 94 | 132 | 195
Mike Bossy | 32 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 125 | 191
Jean Beliveau | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 77 | 118 | 209
Gordie Howe | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 73 | 115 | 204
Mario Lemieux | 31 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 113 | 183
Tim Kerr | 29 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 111 | 141
Brett Hull | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 73 | 110 | 187
Teemu Selanne | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 74 | 109 | 176
Dave Andreychuk | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 97 | 164
Joe Nieuwendyk | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 97 | 153
Conclusion: Camille Henry was an awesome goal scorer on the power play.
(Now that I look at the results, this metric may be a bit friendly to Original Six guys, possibly because there were just far fewer guys in the role of power play goal scorers. Even so, Henry’s numbers were still extremely impressive.)
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