Richard, Elmer Lach and Toe Blake formed the "Punch line", a high-scoring forward line of the 1940s. Richard was a member of eight Stanley Cup championship teams, including five straight between 1956 and 1960; he was team captain for the last four. The Hockey Hall of Fame waived its five-year waiting period for eligibility and inducted Richard into the hall in 1961. In 1975 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. The Canadiens retired his number, 9, in 1960, and in 1998 donated the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy to the NHL, awarded annually to the league's regular season leading goal-scorer.
Maurice Richard (born September 22, 1946) is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994 and was the mayor of Bécancour, a position to which he was first elected in 1976.
Early life and career
Richard was born in Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval, Quebec and received his early education there and in Nicolet. He attained certification from the Institut national des viandes in 1973 and later operated a food market in Bécancour. He has also been an artist and painter since 1976.
Richard was a councillor in Bécancour from 1971 to 1976 and first served as the town's mayor from 1976 to 1985. He was interviewed by the Globe and Mail in 1983 as part of a feature piece on the community's industrial projects; in the course of the interview, he highlighted Bécancour's port on the St. Lawrence River, its efficient road and rail system, and its low-cost electricity.
Richard came out as gay in the 1970s. His sexual identity became an issue when he ran for provincial office in 1985 but did not hurt his standing with the electorate. In a 2011 interview, he said, "Les gens ne sont pas réticents à élire des homosexuels. [...] L’homophobie existe bien sûr dans certains milieux, mais nous sommes reconnus comme une société progressiste."("People are not reluctant to elect homosexuals.[...] Homophobia is of course in some circles, but we are recognized as a progressive society.")
The film depicts an era widely considered a cornerstone of the NHL's history. It shows the life of 'The Rocket' beginning with his years as a teenager, his ascension to the Montreal Canadiens, up to the Richard Riot, showing a full spectrum of Richard's career. It ends the year before Richard brought Montréal to an unrivaled record of five Stanley Cup Championships in a row.
The film begins as the Canadiens coach argues for continuing the hockey game even though the Richard Riot is occurring. The film then rolls to Maurice laboring as a teenager. Maurice later plays hockey for a minor league and soon tries out for the Canadiens. He tries out and makes it on the team. Maurice scores several goals but is injured early in his first season. People begin to call Maurice a lemon and a waste of money. Maurice recovers from his injury but is asked to sit out. Later he and his wife receive a baby girl who weighs 9 pounds (4kg). Maurice goes to his coach and asks to exchange the number15 for the number9. Maurice will continue to play and breaks the record of 44goals in one season. In a game with the New York Rangers, he encounters Bob Dill, a player sent out to attack Maurice to prevent him from beating the record. Maurice however, takes out Dill.
The rink was renovated in 1994. Dedicated to hometown hockey hero Maurice Richard, this arena includes a multi-media exhibition on the life of the Montreal Canadiens great. Entrance to the arena is free and there is a souvenir shop onsite. Formerly home to the Montreal Rocket, the ice rink is also used for training by speed and figure skaters. It can host corporate events, with banquet seating up to 2000.
The medal haul started soon after the doors to the MauriceRichardArena opened on Sunday as the 2,000-metre mixed relay squad of Steven Dubois (Lachenaie, Que.), Kim Boutin (Sherbrooke, Que.), Félix ...
MONTREAL, Nov ... "I wanted to control the pace," said Dubois ... The competition continues on Sunday at the MauriceRichardArena, featuring a full schedule including the women's 500m, women's 1,500m, men's 1,000m, mixed team relay, and men's 5,000m relay.
Jules Lasalle, the man who sculpted the statue, is the artist behind other bronze representations of famous Quebec athletes, including Canadiens star MauriceRichard, who is immortalized in the metal outside a Montreal arena that bares his name.
“I fell like I'm in a dream. The first weekend, my objective was to win a medal ...Fans at the MauriceRichardArena were treated to a pair of exciting relay finals to close out the second consecutive World Cup in Montreal ... from Nov. 4-5 ... 29, 2023 ... .
Team China's new additions throw down the gauntlet with scintillating performances at World Cup opener ... There were also plenty of high-intensity tests for China's youngsters at MauriceRichardArena ... I am really happy ... The race was exciting." ... 1/2Next.
Shaoang won the 500 metres title for his former nation at Beijing 2022 and won over the same distance at the circuit's curtain raiser at the Maurice-RichardArena. Both brothers were then part of China's victory in the mixed 2000m relay ... .
