# 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.

## Biography

Born in Toronto, Ontario in 1921, Henderson played junior hockey with the Toronto Young Rangers. 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. 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. 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.
Henderson was the nephew of the Conacher brothers Roy, Lionel and Charlie, who were all inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NHL totals | NHL totals | 405 | 24 | 62 | 86 | 305 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 |