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Maurice Richard

Ice Hockey

Canada

Full Name	Joseph Henri Maurice 'Rocket' Richard
Profession	Right wing
Date of Birth	04 Aug, 1921
Place of Birth	Montreal, Canada
Died	27 May, 2000

Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard, born on 4^th August 1921, was a professional ice hockey player from Canada. Maurice was the first player in the history of NHL who scored 50 goals in a season.

His Achievements:-

Selected as a member of the NHL Second Team All-Star for Season 1943-44, 1950-54 and 1956-57
Won the Hart Trophy being entitled as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his NHL season 1946-47
Honored with the "Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year" award in the years 1952, 1957 and 1958
Won the Lou Marsh Trophy being the "Canadian Athlete of the Year" in 1957
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the year 1961
Inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975

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