Maurice+Richard

= = = = =Maurice Richard=

Childhood
Maurce Richard (The Rocket) was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada August 4, 1921. He grew up near Ville St-Laurent. Two of his childhood heroes were Elmer Lach and Toe Blake. The first teams that he played with were Park Lafontaine and the Verdun Maple Leafs.The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50 games. He lived most of his life in Ahuntsic, Montreal.[1] Richard was the first to score 50 goals in one season (the 1944–45 NHL season), doing so in 50 games, and the first to score 500 goals in a career. 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 in goals five times. He also amassed 421 assists for a total of 965 points in 978 games. He retired as the NHL's all-time leading scorer.

Family
He had 4 brothers and 2 sisters and his parents were Onesime Richard and Alice Laramee. He has a wife and got a baby girl named Hugette.

Jobs/Career
Maurice Richard worked as a machinist.