Maurice "The Rocket" Richard Biography | NHL Hockey All-star Right Winger

Jean Henri Maurice Richard

Born: August 4, 1921
Died: Montreal, Quebec
Place of Birth: May 27, 2000

Major Notes:

Maurice Richard is recognized as being one of hockey's most prolific goal scorers.
He was born in a rough end of Montreal and grew up near a jail.
In his early years of playing hockey, Richard played for amateur teams around Montreal and his superior performance was noticed.
He joined the Montreal Canadians in 1942 and, in his early career, seemed prone to injuries.
Richard's dynamic play helped the Canadians bring fans out after the team had been losing fan support.
He scored eight points in one game in 1944, a record that stood for over 30 years.
Richard became the first hockey player to score 50 goals in one season.
He scored his 50 goals in 50 games and that has become the standard hockey players try to reach even today in modern hockey.
He was also the first player to ever score 500 goals over a life time, a record few players have ever reached.
In 1955, after leading the NHL scoring race, Richard was involved in an incident which led to his suspension for the rest of the season.
This so enraged fans that a riot broke out at the team's very next home game and moved to the streets of Montreal.
Richard bounced back from this to help lead the Montreal Canadians to five straight Stanley Cups in the next five years.
When he decided to leave the game, the team retired his famous number "9".
Maurice "The Rocket" Richard was one of hockey's most dynamic players and scored the winning goal in eighteen playoff games.
In 2005, a movie was released based on how he was an important character in the history of hockey and Quebec.

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Major Notes:

Maurice Richard is recognized as being one of hockey's most prolific goal scorers.

He was born in a rough end of Montreal and grew up near a jail.

In his early years of playing hockey, Richard played for amateur teams around Montreal and his superior performance was noticed.

He joined the Montreal Canadians in 1942 and, in his early career, seemed prone to injuries.

Richard's dynamic play helped the Canadians bring fans out after the team had been losing fan support.

He scored eight points in one game in 1944, a record that stood for over 30 years.

Richard became the first hockey player to score 50 goals in one season.

He scored his 50 goals in 50 games and that has become the standard hockey players try to reach even today in modern hockey.

He was also the first player to ever score 500 goals over a life time, a record few players have ever reached.

In 1955, after leading the NHL scoring race, Richard was involved in an incident which led to his suspension for the rest of the season.

This so enraged fans that a riot broke out at the team's very next home game and moved to the streets of Montreal.

Richard bounced back from this to help lead the Montreal Canadians to five straight Stanley Cups in the next five years.

When he decided to leave the game, the team retired his famous number "9".

Maurice "The Rocket" Richard was one of hockey's most dynamic players and scored the winning goal in eighteen playoff games.

In 2005, a movie was released based on how he was an important character in the history of hockey and Quebec.