At a time when the NHL regular season was only 50 games long and defensive, physical hockey ruled the league, Maurice Richard became the first — and for a while, only — goal-per-game player in hockey ...

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 ...

The Rocket went down in a heap, quickly swarmed by teammates and a Maple Leafs doctor. Helped off the ice, Richard’s leg was sewn with 15 stitches in the Garden clinic, the Canadiens' 4-2 win almost ...