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The “Rocket”; 8-time NHL 1st team All-Star; MVP in 1947; 1st to score 50 goals in one season (1944-45); 544 career goals; played on 8 Stanley Cup winners in Montreal.

Born: Aug. 4, 1921, died May 27th, 2000
NHL career: Played for Montreal from 1942 to 1960. Scored 544 goals and added 421 assists in 978 regular season games. He had 82 goals and 44 assists in 133 playoff games,
Accolades: Led the Canadians to eight Stanley Cups including five in a row from 1955 to 1960. Played in 13 all-star games. Was named to the NHL first all-star team eight times and the second team six times. Won the Hart Trophy in 1947. Montreal retired his number (9). Member of Hockey Hall of Fame.

  • Inducted into Hockey's Hall of Fame (1961)
  • Won 8 Stanley Cup Championships
  • Won Hart Trophy (1947)
  • NHL First Team All-Star (1945-1950, 1955, 1956)
  • NHL Second Team All-Star (1944, 1951-1954, 1957)
  • Participated in 13 NHL All-Star contests


Montreal Canadiens 1954-1955. Maurice Richard (second, front)