Joseph Henri Maurice Richard

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Joseph Henri Maurice Richard, known as Maurice "Rocket" Richard, was a legendary Canadian ice hockey player and Montreal Canadiens right winger renowned for his goal-scoring prowess and fiery competitive spirit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Montreal Canadiens player
National Hockey League player
human
ice hockey player
right winger
careerGamesNHLRegularSeason 978
careerGoalsNHLRegularSeason 544
careerPointsNHLRegularSeason 966
causeOfDeath abdominal cancer
commemoratedBy Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1921-08-04
dateOfDeath 2000-05-27
ethnicGroup French Canadian
firstPlayerToScore50In50 true
fullName Joseph Henri Maurice Richard self-link
givenName Maurice
hallOfFameInduction 1961
handedness right-handed
height 178 cm
5 ft 10 in
honor National Order of Quebec
Order of Canada
jerseyNumber 9
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Montreal Canadiens
jerseyRetirementYear 1960
knownFor fiery competitive spirit
goal-scoring prowess
languageSpoken French
lastNHLSeason 1959–60
league National Hockey League
memberOf Hockey Hall of Fame
NHLDebutSeason 1942–43
nickname Rocket
The Rocket
numberOfStanleyCupsWon 8
occupation ice hockey player
placeOfBirth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
placeOfDeath Montreal, Quebec, Canada
playedEntireNHLCareerFor Montreal Canadiens
positionPlayed right wing
religion Roman Catholic
seasonGoalsRecord 50 goals in 50 games
seasonGoalsRecordSeason 1944–45 NHL season
shoots right
sibling Henri Richard
sport ice hockey
spouse Lucille Norchet
StanleyCupChampionWith Montreal Canadiens
team Montreal Canadiens

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Maurice Richard fullName Joseph Henri Maurice Richard
Joseph Henri Maurice Richard fullName Joseph Henri Maurice Richard self-link