“The Rocket”
Born: August 4, 1921
Died: May 27, 2000
·544 goals, 421 assists for 965 points in 978 regular season games
·82 goals, 44 assists for 126 total points in 133 postseason games
·8 Stanley Cups (1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)
·Canadiens Captain (1956-1960)
·Hart Memorial Trophy (1947)
·First Team NHL All-Star (1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956)
·Second Team NHL All-Star (1944, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957)
·Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (1961)
Interesting Fact: The NHL goal scoring leader is now awarded the Maurice Richard Trophy
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
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| Season | Club | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |
| 1938-39 | St-Georges Norchet | QAHA | 46 | 90 | 46 | 136 | |||||||
| 1939-40 | Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs | QJHL | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1939-40 | Verdun Maple Leafs | QSHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1939-40 | Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs | M-Cup | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| 1940-41 | Montreal Sr. Canadiens | QSHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1941-42 | Montreal Sr. Canadiens | QSHL | 31 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1942-43 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
| 1943-44 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 46 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 45 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 10 | |
| 1944-45 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 50 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1945-46 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 50 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
| 1946-47 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 60 | 45 | 26 | 71 | 69 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 44 | |
| 1947-48 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 53 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 89 | ||||||
| 1948-49 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 59 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 110 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 1949-50 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 70 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 114 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1950-51 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 65 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 97 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |
| 1951-52 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 48 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1952-53 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 70 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 112 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1953-54 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 70 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 112 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | |
| 1954-55 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 67 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 125 | ||||||
| 1955-56 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 70 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 89 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | |
| 1956-57 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 63 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 74 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |
| 1957-58 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 28 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 10 | |
| 1958-59 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 42 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1959-60 | Montreal Canadiens |
NHL | 51 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| NHL Totals | 978 | 544 | 421 | 965 | 1285 | 133 | 82 | 44 | 126 | 188 | |||
Link: Legends of Hockey
Legendary Richard’s fire, pride unmatched by Red Fisher
One beer for the Rocket by Gilbert Rogin
The Maurice Richards by June Callwood
The Richard Hockey Riot by Sidney Katz
Fire on the ice by Herbert Warren Wind
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