A sportswriter overheard the remark and "The Rocket" was born. Joseph Henri Maurice Richard was born on Aug. 4, 1921, in Montreal. Even though he was studying to be a machinist at Montreal ...

The suspension of Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice “Rocket” Richard for the final three games of the 1954-55 regular season and the entire Stanley Cup Playoffs, punishment meted out by NHL ...

Pastrnak has scored 383 goals in the NHL, fourth since 2016-17 behind Ovechkin (365), Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers (377) and ...

Maurice Richard said many times that ... and less than a minute later a homemade tear gas bomb went off. "I have often seen Rocket Richard fill the Forum," said Dick Irvin, Jr., ...

Boston Bruins' David Pastrnak reflects on Alex Ovechkin’s legendary scoring ability as the Washington Capitals star inches closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record.

That’s also the main event in the hit 2005 bio-pic The Rocket. Most of this is mentioned in Giguère’s film, but the focus is on Maurice Richard, the man, not the hockey legend. There is lots ...

In the late 1930s, a young machinist named Maurice Richard distinguished ... greatest players of all time as "The Rocket." However for all his success, Richard and his fellow French Canadians ...

Eighty years ago today, Maurice 'Rocket' Richard set the gold standard for goals in an NHL season. He became the first player in history to record a 50-goal season.

Leon Draisaitl hit the 50-goal plateau for the fourth time in seven seasons Saturday night in an important win over the rival ...