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  Maurice Richard Biography, pictures and stats - Hockey Fans
Maurice "The Rocket" Richard was born on Auguest 4, 1921 in Verdun, Quebec, Canada.
Maurice Richard scored his 500th career goal in 1957 and would eventually retire after the 1959-60 season as injuries caught up to him.
Richard was one of the most prolific scorer in the six-team NHL, including scoring 82 post season goals and have 26 games with three or more goals scored.
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 Maurice Richard
Maurice Richard is one of the Best Montreal Canadien Players of all time, and one of the best NHL Players of all time.
Joseph-Henri-Maurice Richard was born August 4th in 1921.
Maurice has achieved so much in career and out side his career in the NHL.
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  Maurice Richard dead at 78
 Richard and the Canadiens were followed with religious zeal in Montreal, with his fiery temper and the fans' dedication to their hero leading to a 1955 riot outside the Montreal Forum.
When he was promoted to the Canadiens in 1942, Richard broke his ankle again and the team's general manager, Tommy Gorman, said "It looks like we have a brittle-boned player on our hands." Gorman even considered releasing Richard.
 Richard led the league in goals five times and was part of the most devastating power play in hockey history, one which forced a change in the rules.
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  Maurice Richard
Richard was the first to score 50 goals in one season (1944-45) (the six-team NHL had a shorter 50-game season then) and the first to player to score 500 goals in a career.
Maurice Richard was the quintessential Montreal hero in his time.
In 1999, the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy was donated by the Montreal Canadiens hockey club to the NHL to be awarded annually to the goal-scoring leader during the regular season.
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 ESPN Classic - The Rocket lit up hockey
Richard was the first to score 500 goals in a career as well as the first to record 50 in a season.
Richard received his nickname during World War II when teammate Ray Getliffe saw his blazing speed and said, "You went in there like a rocket." A sportswriter overheard the remark and "The Rocket" was born.
Joseph Henri Maurice Richard was born on Aug. 4, 1921, in Montreal.
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 Maurice Richard - Wikinfo
Richard was the first to score 50 goals in one season (1944-45) (the six-team NHL had a shorter 50-game season then) and the first to score 500 goals in a career.
Richard's role as a French Canadian icon was epitomized in the short story Le chandail de hockey ("The Hockey Sweater") by Roch Carrier.
Although Richard was often perceived as a pre-Quiet Revolution hero excelling in an anglophone world, he insisted throughout his life that he was an apolitical character playing hockey for the love of the sport.
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 Maurice Richard   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Maurice " Rocket " Richard Joseph-Henri-Maurice Richard, also nicknamed "Rocket" Richard (born August 4, 1921 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, died May 27, 2000 in Montreal, Quebec) was a professional ice hockey player, and played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1942 to 1960.
Maurice Richard (pronounced ri-SHAR or ree-SHAR) was the first to score 50 goals in one season (the 1944-45 NHL season), doing so in 50 games and the first to score 500 goals in a career.
Richard was married to Lucille Norchet from September 17, 1942 until her death on July 18, 1994.
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 Civilization.ca - Media - Maurice "Rocket" Richard Biography
Three of the most important goal pucks in the history of the NHL adorn this award: Maurice Richard's 45th regular season goal puck that broke Joe Malone's record during the 1945 season, the 200th goal puck scored against Chicago in 1949, and his famous 50th goal in 50 games puck from the 1945 season.
That was also the year Maurice Richard's wife Lucille gave birth to a daughter, Huguette, the first of their seven children.
Maurice Richard became the first member of an extremely select group (which now includes Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy and Brett Hull) to score 50 goals in 50 games from the start of the season.
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 JockBio: Maurice Richard Biography
Maurice Richard was born August 4, 1921, in Montreal, Canada.
Maurice had a decent year with 28 goals and 25 assists, but the team was aging and changes were in the wind.
Maurice was all over the ice during the rest of the series, which went to Montreal in five games.
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 Maurice 'Rocket' Richard   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Richard, 78, was a national hero in Canada and his death is poised to send emotional shockwaves throughout the country.
On Friday, doctors found that Richard's spinal column was deteriorating due to osteoarthritis, which was also causing pain in the hockey legend's legs, further complicating his treatment.
Born in Montreal in 1921 and known as the ``Rocket'' for his speed, intensity and goal-scoring prowess on the ice, Richard was a hero to generations of hockey fans across Canada and particularly in the mainly French-speaking province of Quebec.
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 Maurice Richard Memorabilia and Collectibles - All Hockey
This 11 x 14 color photo is hand signed by Canadiens legends Guy Lafleur, Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard.
This 16 x 20 color photo is hand signed by the legendary Maurice 'Rocket' Richard and comes with a COA.
This authentic Canadiens pro jersey was hand signed by 'the Rocket', Maurice Richard and comes with a COA.
www.all-hockey.com /hockey-memorabilia/richard.html   (184 words)

  
 Radio-Canada.ca / Nouvelles / Dossiers / Maurice « Rocket » Richard (1921 - 2000)
En octobre 1942, Maurice Richard fait son entrée dans la Ligue nationale de hockey en signant un contrat avec le Canadien de Montréal.
Maurice Richard revient au jeu la saison suivante, en 1943-1944, et marque 32 buts en 46 matchs.
Maurice Richard, habituellement peu démonstratif, laisse éclater son euphorie après la victoire.
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 Maurice Richard Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Richard was born on August 4, 1921 in the Bordeaux section of Montreal.
Richard, who was known to have a quick temper on the ice, continued his scoring streak.
Richard did not play for the rest of the season and failed to win the scoring title that year.
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 Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge - Players - Maurice Rocket Richard
Maurice Richard grew up in the tough Bordeaux section of Montreal and learned the game in the city's amateur system where he skated with teams such as Parc Lafontaine and the Verdun Maple Leafs.
Maurice Richard stood in this hockey cathedral, tears streaming down his face as the noise grew and grew…minute after minute for 10…11 minutes …until there was no longer just noise in the Forum, but thunder engulfing it.
Richard had been in trouble with NHL president Clarence Campbell earlier that season, once for referring to the president as a “dictator” in an article ghost-written for him in a French-language newspaper, another time for butt-ending Toronto rookie Bob Bailey in the face.
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 Maurice Richard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maurice Richard (pronounced ree-SHAR) was the first to score 50 goals in one season (the 1944-45 NHL season), doing so in 50 games, and the first to score 500 goals in a career.
Richard also played on eight Stanley Cup teams in Montreal, was captain of 5 straight from 1956-1960, and was elected eight times to the first all-star team and six times to the second all-star team, and played in every National Hockey League All-Star Game from 1947 to 1959.
Richard tried to explain that he had dropped out of school to help his family and had been working as a machinist at a local factory since he was 16.
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 Maurice Richard information - Search.com
Maurice Richard (pronounced ree-SHARD) was the first to score 50 goals in one season (the 1944-45 NHL season), doing so in 50 games, and the first to score 500 goals in a career.
Given that it was Richard's second assault on an official in that season alone, a formal inquiry took place after which NHL president Clarence Campbell suspended Richard for the remainder of the regular season and the entire Stanley Cup playoffs, a move considered by many in Montreal to be unjust and severe.
Richard was married to Lucille Norchet from September 17, 1942 until her death on July 18, 1994.
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 A tribute to one of the greatest hockey players ever!! - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Maurice Richard's glorious career of 18 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, from 1942 to 1960, was highlighted by eight Stanley Cup Championships, including five consecutive ones from 1956 to 1960.
Maurice Richard became the very first player in the history of the NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games (1944-45) and also the first one to reach the 500-goal milestone (1957-58).
Richard's exploits filled the record books and even today, 45 years after he hung up his skates, he still holds or shares the record for the most goals in a single playoff game (5), the most overtime goals during the playoffs (6) and the most points in a single playoff period (4).
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 Maurice Richard BeeHive photo
aurice Richard was born in Quebec in 1921.
Maurice once scored 50 goals in fifty games.......the first player to do so.
Maurice was loved, indeed worshipped, by his fans.
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 MAURICE RICHARD - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
Richard debuted for the Montreal Canadiens on October 31, 1942.
Richard became the first player in NHL history to score fifty markers in as many contests.
Richard was elected to Hockey's Hall of Fame in 1961.
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2004/great_buys/MAURICE_RICHARD.htm   (219 words)

  
 Maurice Richard or Gordie Howe? - Metroboards.com
Maurice Richard put up with a lot of BS from opposing players (and lack of support from the refs and the NHL) and still was a remarkable player.
Maurice Richard was the Canadiens, he led them to those stanley cups...thats an intangible you always seem to forget.
Also, Richard was there between the Habs cups in '46 and '53 (when the Wings won 4) but they didn't become a great dynasty until after that, when guys like Olmstead, Geoffrion, Harvey, Plante, Beliveau, Moore, etc, began to contribute.
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 Maurice Richard - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Richard, Maurice (1921-2000), Canadian ice hockey player, who was nicknamed the Rocket because of his hard shots and his colorful, explosive...
Montréal Canadiens hockey player Maurice Richard set a scoring record in the 1944 National Hockey League playoffs, netting five goals in a single...
Shadbolt, Maurice Francis Richard (1932-2004), New Zealand novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.
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 Remembering The Rocket's Glare - hockey player Maurice Richard Hockey Digest - Find Articles
The son of a railroad machinist and raised in some tough Quebec streets in the shadow of a prison, Richard was still fighting the tag as being a brittle player after breaking an ankle and fracturing a wrist while playing amateur hockey.
When Richard would be slapped with a fine for one of his many infractions on the ice, he would get checks for three times the amount from fans to cover the cost.
Even though Richard's name was always in the headlines--most recently because the NHL named the award for the leading goal scorer in his honor--he withdrew further into seclusion in recent years because of his failing health.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCM/is_1_29/ai_66240077   (984 words)

  
 ESPN.com: The Rocket lit up hockey
Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, one of the greatest scorers in NHL history, died Saturday of respiratory failure after a long battle with abdominal cancer.
Richard, the first player to score 50 goals in a season, was 78.
Maurice Richard was the essence of hockey in its golden age.
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 Legends of Hockey - NHL Trophies - Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
The Rocket Richard Trophy was donated by the Montreal Canadiens hockey club in 1999 to honour their outstanding star and ambassador, Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard.
Maurice Richard spent his entire 18-season career with the Montreal Canadiens, his hometown team.
The first winner of the Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy was Teemu Selanne of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for the 1998-99 season.
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 fludd.org   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This is the story of Maurice Richard, Quebec's most famous hockey player, from 1942 to 1955, the year when a riot took place in front of the Montreal Forum.
Nowadays, Maurice Richard is perceived as the man who stood up against the Anglophones and the ignitor of the Quiet Revolution, but the movie doesn’t try to over-praise Maurice Richard or to go beyond what he really is, thanks to Ken Scott’s objectivity and neutrality.
Maurice Richard is globally not a movie that uniquely shows hockey and I am categorically convinced that this movie is not only one of the best French language Canadian movies of all time, but also one of the best Canadian movie of all time.
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 The Legendary #9: Maurice 'Rocket' Richard - Sports - CBC Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The atmosphere is electric as the unstoppable Maurice Richard helps the Canadiens end their Stanley Cup drought.
Maurice Richard is suspended from the playoffs, and Montreal erupts in a violent expression of rage.
Maurice Richard may be the oldest player in the NHL but he's still setting astonishing records.
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