died of abdominal cancer on May 27, 2000 at the age of 78. With the 20th anniversary of his death approaching, a number of legendary players and hockey executives spoke with NHL.com about the Rocket's ...

Montreal Canadiens AHL affiliate Laval Rocket will be honouring the late great Maurice Richard at their January 16 game.

For the uninitiated, Maurice "Rocket" Richard was the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season, back in 1944-45, reaching the mark in style. He scored 50 goals in exactly 50 games. Unlike many ...

"We played for The Rocket because we knew he was the home-run hitter. He could put the puck in the net. And that's why they call him the Babe Ruth of hockey," says former teammate Dickie Moore about ...

Despite Maurice “Rocket” Richard’s passing away in 2000, August 4th is always a good day to honour the best goal scorer in Montreal Canadiens history, as he was born on this day back in 1921. Even ...