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Camille Henry.

The period from mid-1940’s through the mid-1960’s were lean years for the Rangers.  They made the playoffs six times during a 24 year span, from 1942-43 to 1965-66.  Subtract the three-year span from 1955-56 to 1957-58 and the Rangers missed the playoffs eighteen times out of twenty-one seasons.

One bright spot was the play of winger Camille Henry.  He was a tiny, slippery player known as Camille the Eel, who avoided being hit by bigger players.  He stood approximately 5-8, 145, but played larger than his size.  He played with a good motor, had a good wrist shot, excelled on the power play, and specialized at deflecting pucks in front of the net – he just knew where to be.  Most of all, he was a big fan favorite, playing all or parts of twelve seasons.      Read the rest of this entry →