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Maurice Richard (Hockey Player) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Birthday
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Death day
May 27, 2000 (78 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Leo
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Celebrities born on August 4
Born in 1921
Born in Montreal, Canada
Leo named Maurice
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First name Maurice
Maurice Richard
Joseph Henri Maurice “Rocket” Richard is a professional Canadian hockey player who has played 18 seasons in the Montreal Canadaiens National Hockey League. He was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a single season, to achieve the feat in 50 games in 1944-45 and the first to score 500 in his career. Richard retired in 1960 as the league leader in goals with 544. He won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player in 1947, playing in 13 All-Star games and was featured in 14 NHL All-Star teams after the season. , eight in the first team. In 2017, Richard was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players in history. His younger brother Henri has also played his entire career with the Canadiens, both of Maurice's teammates, for the past five years. A center nicknamed the "Pocket Rocket," Henri was kept with Maurice in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Richard, Elmer Lach and Toe Blake created "Punch Line", a top-scoring frontline since the 1940s

About Maurice Richard

Maurice Richard
Maurice Richard

Hockey Player Maurice Richard was born on August 4, 1921 in Montreal, Canada (He dies at the age of 78, on May 27, 2000).

Rocket Richard, one of the all-time greats in the NHL. He scored 544 goals in his career, all for the Montreal Canadiens, and set various scoring records.

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Maurice Richard before becoming famous

Maurice Richard was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1921 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Junior hockey injuries kept him out of the army, despite his intense desire to serve, which prompted him to apply four times.

Achievement of Maurice Richard

He became the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a single season, and he did so in just 50 games.

Maurice Richard's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He married Lucille Norchet, whom he met at the age of 16 and she at the age of 13. He has seven children in total.

Maurice Richard Collabed with

He presented Queen Queen Elizabeth II with the puck from his NHL-record 325th career goal.

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Maurice Richard Income & Net worth

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Maurice Richard Height and Weight

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Latest information about Maurice Richard updated on March 23 2023.