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| | Maurice Richard |
 | | This is the game according to Ken Dryden; as Canadians, we have been weaned on it during “long northern winters uncluttered by things to do.” Hockey has developed with the nation and the country has changed with the game. |
 | | These figures - Newsy Lalonde, Howie Morenz, King Clancy, Maurice Richard, Teeder Kennedy, Terry Sawchuk, Jacques Plante, Jean Béliveau and Foster Hewitt - are the early pioneers of “Canada’s game” who cultivated a national pastime and shaped a national consciousness during the first half of the twentieth century. |
 | | Growing up poor in the tough Bordeaux section of Montreal, the first NHL game Richard played was the first he had seen. |
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