NHL1942–1960Hall of Fame · 1961

Maurice Richard

The Rocket on the wall — for the Canadiens fan who knows the dynasty.

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Career snapshot

Career: 1942–1960 · Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1961

Accolades

★ 8× Stanley Cup Champion with Montreal, including 5 straight (1956-1960)

★ Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1961 — waiting period waived

★ First player in NHL history to score 50 goals in 50 games (1944-45)

★ First player to reach 500 career goals

★ 1947 Hart Trophy as NHL MVP

★ 5× NHL goal-scoring leader

★ Retired with 544 career goals — NHL all-time record at the time

★ NHL's annual goal-scoring leader trophy named the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy in his honor

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The card collector's view

Richard's rookie card is the 1951-52 Parkhurst #4 — a vintage hockey cornerstone with high-grade copies extraordinarily scarce. Earlier issues including the 1944-45 Bee Hive Photo Group I are prized pre-Parkhurst pieces for advanced Canadiens collectors. Parkhurst and Topps releases through 1960 capture his championship Canadiens dynasty. Modern Upper Deck retrospective sets, Parkhurst Champions, and various heritage Canadiens releases offer accessible signed memorabilia and oversized vintage tribute cards for the Rocket collection.

About Maurice Richard at FreshDCards

Maurice Richard is the Rocket — the player who made goal-scoring a French-Canadian inheritance. He retired in 1960 as the NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer at 544, broke the 50-in-50 barrier in 1944-45 nobody else would touch for 36 years, and won eight Stanley Cups with Montreal including five consecutive (1956-1960). The 1955 'Richard Riot' — sparked by his late-season suspension by NHL president Clarence Campbell — became a turning point in Quebec's social history. The annual NHL goal-scoring trophy now bears his name.