1954-55 Topps #37 Jim Henry
About Jim Henry
"Sugar Jim" Henry — the nickname stuck after neighbours in Winnipeg dipped his baby pacifier in sugar — arrived in the NHL off a 1941 Allan Cup run with the Regina Rangers and promptly led all goaltenders with 29 wins as a New York Rangers rookie in 1941-42. Three years of wartime army hockey (and a second Allan Cup with the 1943 Ottawa Commandos) interrupted his career before stops with the Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks. Sold to Boston in 1951, he became the Bruins' iron-man netminder, playing every minute of three straight 70-game seasons with seven or eight shutouts apiece and earning Second-Team All-Star and All-Star Game honors in 1952 — the spring a black-eyed Henry shook hands with a bloodied Maurice Richard in one of hockey's most famous photographs. Card #37 caught the 34-year-old in his final NHL campaign, so it's no rookie card; he retired with 405 games, 28 shutouts, and a 2.84 average.
Sources: Wikipedia · Hockey-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 254 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 83 | 57 | 30 | 32 | 4 |
| SGC | 58 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-20. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1954-55 Topps Jim Henry card?
It is card #37 of the 1954-55 Topps Hockey set - Topps's first hockey issue, 60 cards at the larger 2-5/8 by 3-3/4 inch pre-1957 size. It pictures Jim Henry with the Boston Bruins.
Is the 1954-55 Topps Jim Henry #37 a rookie card?
No. Parkhurst had been making hockey cards since 1951-52, and Jim Henry has an earlier Parkhurst card, so this one is not his rookie card.
How many cards are in the 1954-55 Topps Hockey set?
60 cards - 15 each for the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers, interleaved through the numbering. Topps's first hockey set covered the four US-based NHL clubs; Parkhurst continued to cover all six teams. Topps's next hockey set came in 1957-58.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, hockeydb, the Hockey Hall of Fame roll call, Hockey-Reference, and the 1951-55 Parkhurst checklists, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-05.
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