Since 1999, the nhl has awarded the maurice richard trophy to the leagues leading goal scorer during the regular season. This feat was accomplished in 50 games, a performance that wouldnt be equaled until mike bossy did it in 198081. Unfollow maurice richard jersey to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. His writings on animation, hockey, film and books have appeared in many international publications. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Nhl official guide and record book nhl official guide. During the first eight years the nhl existed, teams played between 18 and 36 games in a season. Included in this, is a year by year summary of the final nhl standings. Fifteen years younger and three inches shorter, henri went by the pocket rocket. It lists career records of all current players as well as the new draft picks junior or college records plus all the players that have retired and lists all the record holders and every season team standings since the league began. This is the 5th consecutive year that i have purchased this great companion book for each coming season.
Chris chelios, 24 198384 to 200809, except for 199798 and the 200405 nhl lockout year most consecutive playoff seasons. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. The hockey world went into mourning upon hearing of richard s death in 2000, as thousands filed past his casket to pay their last respects. His goals scored were the most in nhl history until gordie howe scored his 545th in the early 1960s. Maurice richard est peutetre le plus grand pur buteur qui ait jamais foule les. May 27, 2016 on this day in 2000, hockey great passed away. List of nhl records team list of nhl allstar game records. At the same time we have expanded our record section to include a more comprehensive listing.
Maurice richard bio, pictures, stats and more historical. The record book section details all the possible records, both for individuals and for teams. The only official book of its kind and presented by the national hockey league itself, this guide to all things hockey reflects the 20172018 season in an easytounderstand format. The montreal canadiens historical web site is the teams official online encyclopedia.
Maurice richard player profile, stats and championships. Maurice richard obituary the canadian encyclopedia. The 20152016 nhl guide and record book is now available folks, i once again noticed that the nhl media site was open for a brief time this week dont bother, its closed again. There have been two other instances when teams have only played 48. Originally published in the britannica book of the year. He was also the most popular and respected hero of frenchspeaking canadians. In two seasons he played only a few games because he suffered two fractures one to his wrist, the other to his ankle. Nhl forward records center, right wing, left wing game. He played for 18 years 19421960 in the national hockey league nhl, totaling 544 goals and 421 assistants 965 points, in 978 regular season games played. Washington capitals captain alex ovechkin won his third straight and nhl record ninth overall maurice rocket richard trophy. Richard became the nhls first 50goal shooter in 194445.
Maurice richard jersey, montreal canadiens maurice richard. Discover the history of the oldest team in the national hockey league. Even fans in the sunbelt seemed to understand the history that was being made, and gave richard a standing ovation. He was the first player in nhl history to score 50 goals in one season, accomplishing the feat in 50 games in 194445, and the first to reach 500. Records like joe dimaggios 56game hit streak and peyton mannings 539 career touchdown passes are engrained in the minds of fans.
A website for all your hockey needs, history, records and everything in between. Tm 2 therecord book the record book yearbyyear results 1970. Nhl records year by year updated for 2003 first we have a look at the team records, namely how did they do in a particular year. I was very fortunate to meet and talk with richard twice about hockey, and those were great days for me. Maurice richard canadian ice hockey player britannica. National hockey league nhl team records end of 2003 season. The 194445 nhl season was a recordsetting one for richard. Shop montreal canadiens maurice richard jerseys at the official online retailer of the nhl. August 4, 1921 may 27, 2000 was a canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18. Last seen in the 19591960 season with the montreal canadiens nhl. Including the complete histroy and records for the pittsburgh penguins.
The goto resource for nhl media professionals and fans alike this updated record book ensures that devotees of puckdriven action are as well educated on the sport as they are loyal to it. The historic tally was assisted by future hall of famers dickie moore and jean beliveau. Boston bruins dec 3, 1929 mar 18, 1930 philadelphia flyers jan 4 apr 3, 1976. Bruins officially land trio of nhl regular season awards. Joseph henri richard february 29, 1936 march 6, 2020 was a canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the montreal canadiens in the national hockey league nhl from 1955 to 1975. Maurice richard, the rocket, canadian ice hockey player born aug.
His nationally broadcast state funeral was the first ever accorded a canadian. Richard came through the montreal canadiens system and broke into the nhl in the 194243 season. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title nhl records. The only official book of its kind and presented by the national hockey league itself, this guide to all things hockey reflects the 20152016 season in an eas. Nhl credits montreal canadiens legend with 72yearold assist when richard s assist against boston on nov. Find the top 38 nhl records including single game, single year and all time records. If thats the case, they havent taken a look at the nhl s record books, or should i say the book that gretzky rewrote. Richard displayed a sense of humor in this book to go along with his seriousness. Maurice richard may be the oldest player in the nhl but hes still setting astonishing records. The hockey world went into mourning upon hearing of richards death in 2000, as thousands filed past his casket to pay their last respects. Find the top 36 nhl forward records center, right wing, left wing including single game, single season, alltime and playoff records. Our history the historical website of the montreal canadiens back to homepage back to homepage. Larry robinson, 197273 to 199192 and nicklas lidstrom, 199192 to. Ovechkin wins his nhl record ninth rocket richard trophy.
Unfollow maurice richard hockey cards to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This new biography of richard records his incredible career as a hockey player. Alltime hockey marks typically dont carry the same cache. Injuries plagued the rocket throughout his career, including his rookie year when a broken ankle limited him to only 16 games. Maurice richard simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rocket richard ended his career with an nhl leading 544 regularseason goals, that record being broken in 1963 by his legendary rival, gordie howe of the detroit red wings. In his third season he scored 50 goals in 50 games and set a record that was not broken. The 201920 nhl regular season is officially in the books, with the boston bruins capturing three of the leagues major awards. Maurice the rocket richard was born on auguest 4, 1921 in verdun, quebec, canada. Richard tells his own story in this book, and there is an excellent history of montreal hockey, not just the canadiens, from the beginnings, to 1970. Chris chelios, 24 198384 to 200809, except for 199798 and the 200405 nhl lockout year. Crosby surpasses lemieux in the record books pensburgh. The most amazing hockey player ever amazing stories 9781552779002. World of hockey celebrating a century of the nhl book 19082008 brand new book paid 45.
Leon draisaitl edm 10 alex ovechkin wsh 294 shooting percentage. Maurice richard biography, pictures and stats hockey fans. Richard, maurice honoured player legends of hockey. Richard was the first to score 50 goals in one season in the 194445 nhl season, doing so in 50 games, and the first to score 500 goals in a career. The maurice rocket richard trophy is presented annually to the leading goal scorer in the nhl. On october 19, 1957, richard beat glenn hall of chicago to become the first nhl player to score 500 regularseason goals. It lists the last 15 years of team draft choices and team. Joseph henri maurice rocket richard pc cc oq was a canadian professional ice hockey.
Maurice rocket richard 19212000 was a canadian professional ice hockey player. The only official book of its kind and presented by the national hockey league itself, this guide to all things hockey reflects the 20152016 season in an easytounderstand format. August 4, 1921 may 27, 2000 was a canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the national hockey league nhl for the montreal canadiens. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Richards onice ferocity and office dignity echoed the change in quebec. The 20152016 nhl guide and record book is now available. Teamed with elmer lach and toe blake on the dreaded punch line, richard became the nhls first 50goal shooter in 194445. Sep 24, 2017 maurice richard scores one more point. Here you have information on all players who are on nhl rosters including draft picks who are toiling in the minors. Also find nhl playoff records, 50 goals in 50 games and 60 plus goal scorers. Mar 16, 2015 in 1999, the nhl unveiled a new trophy, themaurice rocket richard trophy, to be awarded annually to the leagues highest goal scorer during the regular season. The prime of richard s career was the era immediately following the second world war, where battlehardened players returned to the nhl and implemented a gladiatorial style that featured rugged, physical and often violent play. Richard became the nhl s first 50goal shooter in 194445. Maurice richard simple english wikipedia, the free.
Its also available for football, basketball and baseball. Oct 15, 2017 this updated record book ensures that devotees of puckdriven action are as well educated on the sport as they are loyal to it. Find maurice richard stats, teams, height, weight, position. Richard was often at his best in the most important games. He finished his career with 544 goals in the regular season, with 82 in the playoffs which included a record six overtime winners surpassed only by joe sakic who has eight, and led the league. The book is annually updated to feature new statistics, an index of every retired player since 1917, a detailed breakdown of the hot prospects for the next. Obviously, the teams media guides havent been updated to this seasons as of yet. Maurice richard was the greatest hockey player of the 20th century. Maurice richard bio, pictures, stats and more historical website.
August 4, 1921 may 27, 2000 was a canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the montreal canadiens of the nhl from 1942 to 1960. Biography richard, maurice, known as the rocket volume. In 20 seasons as a player in the nhl, henri richard accomplished more than. National hockey league nhl general records updated for 2003 we have split our general record section into overall nhl team records, individual records, and stanley cup records. His brother, canadiens legend and fellow hockey hall of famer maurice richard, was nicknamed the rocket. On december 28, 1944, richard became the first player in nhl history to score eight points in one game. The first player to score 500 goals, the lefthanded richard skated on right wing, attacking. This would end in 1949 where teams now play 70 or more games. With a goal and an assist during game 4, sidney crosby surpassed mario lemieux for first all time in penguins playoff scoring with 173 career points. In 1940 41 richard signed a contract with the montreal senior canadiens, the farm team for the great national hockey league nhl club of the same name. Browse canadiens store for the latest maurice richard jerseys for men, women, and kids.
This landmark exhibition celebrated montreal canadiens hockey star maurice. Maurice richard always maintained that he was nothing more than a hockey player. Also available from this area is a summary of scoring leaders and penalty leaders that led. When richard died in 2000 of cancer at age 78, he was given a state funeral the first accorded to a canadian athlete. Rocket richard ended his career with an nhlleading 544 regularseason goals, that record being broken in 1963 by his legendary rival, gordie howe of the detroit red wings. Richard, maurice baptized josephhenrimaurice, known as the rocket, professional hockey player, machinist, and shopkeeper.
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