HabsWorld.net

#9 – Maurice Richard

“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
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

Currently being updated

Exit mobile version