Joseph Henri Maurice Rocket Richard was a Canadian ice hockey right wing who lived from 1921 to 2000, born in Montreal, Quebec, who spent his entire eighteen season NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens from 1942 to 1960. In the 1944-45 season he became the first player to score 50 goals in 50 games, later became the first to reach 500 career goals, and retired as the league's all time leading scorer with 544 goals. He won the Hart Trophy as league MVP in 1947 and eight Stanley Cup championships, including five consecutive titles from 1956 to 1960, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961 with its waiting period waived.
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Career HighlightFirst player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a single season, doing so in 50 games during the 1944-45 season, and the first to reach 500 career goals. 1 Classification
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Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard (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.
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He was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season, accomplishing the feat in 50 games in 1944-45, and the first to reach 500 career goals.
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Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard (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.
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