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Maurice Richard

Hockey player · 1921-2000

The Rocket: first to fifty goals in fifty games, and the cause of a riot that prefigured a revolution.

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Life story

1. August 4, 1921 · Montreal
   Born in Montreal
2. 1942 · Montreal
   Joined the Montreal Canadiens
3. March 18, 1945 · Montreal
   Became the first player to score 50 goals in a 50-game season
4. March 17, 1955 · Montreal
   His suspension set off the Richard Riot at the Forum
5. 1960 · Montreal
   Retired after eight Stanley Cups, five of them consecutive
6. May 27, 2000 · Montreal
   Died in Montreal; 115,000 people filed past his casket

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Maurice Richard
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia