Henri Richard
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Joseph Henri Richard (born February 29, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975. Although 15 years his junior, he was the brother of hockey legend Maurice 'The Rocket' Richard and consequently, because he was smaller at only 5 ft 7 in and 160 lb (73 kg), he was given the nickname 'The Pocket Rocket'[1].
Although the Rocket shot left, Henri shot right. Maurice played his off wing and Henri played centre. Throughout, the two brothers' style of play was quite different. Henri led the league in Assists in 1957-58 and 1962-63, a feat never matched by his famous brother.
Henri won 11 Stanley Cups, which is more than any other player in NHL history. Only one other athlete in North American professional sports has achieved winning eleven championships in his respective league - Bill Russell of the NBA's Boston Celtics.
In 1957-58, he was named to the first All Star team and in 1959 he was named to the second All-Star team.
In his career, he scored 358 goals and earned 688 assists in 1256 games.
He was named captain of the Canadiens in 1971 and always wore number 16 which was retired December 10, 1975 by the Canadiens in his honour. Henri retired in 1975 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979. In 1998, he was ranked number 29 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
[edit] Career Statistics
Regular Season
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
1955-56 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 19 21 40 46
1956-57 Montreal Canadiens NHL 63 18 36 54 71
1957-58 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 28 52 80 56
1958-59 Montreal Canadiens NHL 63 21 30 51 33
1959-60 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 30 43 73 66
1960-61 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 24 44 68 91
1961-62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54 21 29 50 48
1962-63 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 23 50 73 57
1963-64 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 14 39 53 73
1964-65 Montreal Canadiens NHL 53 23 29 52 43
1965-66 Montreal Canadiens NHL 62 22 39 61 47
1966-67 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 21 34 55 28
1967-68 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54 9 19 28 16
1968-69 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 15 37 52 45
1969-70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 62 16 36 52 61
1970-71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 12 37 49 46
1971-72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 12 32 44 48
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 8 35 43 21
1973-74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 19 36 55 28
1974-75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 3 10 13 4
NHL Totals 1256 358 688 1046 928
[edit] See also
- List of NHL players
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- Notable families in the NHL
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
| Preceded by: Jean Béliveau |
Montreal Canadiens Captains 1971 - 75 |
Followed by: Yvan Cournoyer |
Categories: 1936 births | Bill Masterton Trophy winners | Canadian ice hockey players | Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | Hockey Hall of Fame | Living people | Montreal Junior Canadiens alumni | Montreal Canadiens players | National Hockey League players with retired numbers | People from Montreal | Quebec sportspeople | Stanley Cup champions
