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Maurice Richard

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: August 4, 1921 in Montreal, Quebec
Died: May 27, 2000

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1961

Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1938-39 17 St-Georges Norchet QAHA 46 90 46 136 2.96
1939-40 18 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs QJHL 10 4 1 5 0.50 2
1939-40 18 Verdun Maple Leafs QSHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1939-40 18 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs M-Cup 7 7 9 16 2.29 16
1940-41 19 Montreal Sr. Canadiens QSHL 1 0 1 1 1.00 0
1941-42 20 Montreal Sr. Canadiens QSHL 31 8 9 17 0.55 27
1942-43 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 5 6 11 0.69 4 0.27 4
1943-44 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 46 32 22 54 1.17 23 0.50 45
1944-45 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 50 50 23 73 1.46 35 0.69 46
1945-46 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 50 27 21 48 0.96 23 0.45 50
1946-47 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 45 26 71 1.18 33 0.55 69
1947-48 26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 53 28 25 53 1.00 24 0.45 89
1948-49 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 59 20 18 38 0.64 17 0.29 110
1949-50 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 43 22 65 0.93 29 0.41 114
1950-51 29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 42 24 66 1.02 29 0.45 97
1951-52 30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 27 17 44 0.92 19 0.40 44
1952-53 31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 28 33 61 0.87 24 0.35 112
1953-54 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 37 30 67 0.96 28 0.40 112
1954-55 33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 38 36 74 1.10 30 0.44 125
1955-56 34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 38 33 71 1.01 29 0.42 89
1956-57 35 Montreal Canadiens NHL 63 33 29 62 0.98 25 0.40 74
1957-58 36 Montreal Canadiens NHL 28 15 19 34 1.21 13 0.47 28
1958-59 37 Montreal Canadiens NHL 42 17 21 38 0.90 15 0.35 27
1959-60 38 Montreal Canadiens NHL 51 19 16 35 0.69 14 0.28 50
Career NHL 978 544 421 965 0.99 414 0.42 1285

Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1939-40 18 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs QJHL 4 6 3 9 2.25 2
1941-42 20 Montreal Sr. Canadiens QSHL 6 2 1 3 0.50 6
1943-44 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 9 12 5 17 1.89 10
1944-45 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 6 2 8 1.33 10
1945-46 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 9 7 4 11 1.22 15
1946-47 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 6 5 11 1.10 44
1948-49 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 2 1 3 0.43 14
1949-50 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 1 1 2 0.40 6
1950-51 29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 9 4 13 1.18 13
1951-52 30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 4 2 6 0.55 6
1952-53 31 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 12 7 1 8 0.67 2
1953-54 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 3 0 3 0.27 22
1955-56 34 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 10 5 9 14 1.40 24
1956-57 35 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 10 8 3 11 1.10 8
1957-58 36 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 10 11 4 15 1.50 10
1958-59 37 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 4 0 0 0 0.00 2
1959-60 38 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 8 1 3 4 0.50 2
Career NHL 8 133 82 44 126 0.95 188

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1947 NHL
1948 NHL
1949 NHL
1950 NHL
1951 NHL
1952 NHL
1953 NHL
1954 NHL
1955 NHL
1956 NHL
1957 NHL
1958 NHL
1959 NHL

Awards

1946-47 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy

Honors

1943-44 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1944-45 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1945-46 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1946-47 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1947-48 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1948-49 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1949-50 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1950-51 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1951-52 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1952-53 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1953-54 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1954-55 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1955-56 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1956-57 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1944-45 NHL 50 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 50 (1)
 1946-47 NHL 60 (2)
1949-50 NHL 70 (2)
1952-53 NHL 70 (1)
 1953-54 NHL 70 (2)
1955-56 NHL 70 (2)

Goals

1943-44 NHL 32 (6)
1944-45 NHL 50 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 27 (4)
1946-47 NHL 45 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 28 (3)
1949-50 NHL 43 (1)
 1950-51 NHL 42 (2)
1951-52 NHL 27 (5)
1952-53 NHL 28 (4)
1953-54 NHL 37 (1)
 1954-55 NHL 38 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 38 (2)
1956-57 NHL 33 (2)
Career NHL 544 (26)

Goals Per Game

1943-44 NHL 0.70 (7)
1944-45 NHL 1.00 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 0.54 (5)
1946-47 NHL 0.75 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 0.53 (2)
1949-50 NHL 0.61 (1)
 1950-51 NHL 0.65 (1)
 1951-52 NHL 0.56 (2)
1952-53 NHL 0.40 (5)
1953-54 NHL 0.53 (2)
1954-55 NHL 0.57 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 0.54 (2)
1956-57 NHL 0.52 (2)
1959-60 NHL 0.37 (9)
Career NHL 0.56 (12)

Assists

1945-46 NHL 21 (9)
1952-53 NHL 33 (6)
1954-55 NHL 36 (7)
1955-56 NHL 33 (10)

Assists Per Game

1952-53 NHL 0.47 (6)
1954-55 NHL 0.54 (6)

Points

1944-45 NHL 73 (2)
1945-46 NHL 48 (5)
1946-47 NHL 71 (2)
1947-48 NHL 53 (7)
1949-50 NHL 65 (4)
1950-51 NHL 66 (2)
1952-53 NHL 61 (3)
1953-54 NHL 67 (2)
1954-55 NHL 74 (2)
1955-56 NHL 71 (3)
1956-57 NHL 62 (6)
Career NHL 965 (77)

Points Per Game

1944-45 NHL 1.46 (2)
1945-46 NHL 0.96 (9)
1946-47 NHL 1.18 (2)
1947-48 NHL 1.00 (2)
1949-50 NHL 0.93 (4)
1950-51 NHL 1.02 (2)
1951-52 NHL 0.92 (4)
1952-53 NHL 0.87 (3)
1953-54 NHL 0.96 (3)
1954-55 NHL 1.10 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 1.01 (4)
1956-57 NHL 0.98 (5)
Career NHL 0.99 (59)

Goals Created

1944-45 NHL 34.7 (2)
1945-46 NHL 22.7 (6)
1946-47 NHL 32.8 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 23.6 (4)
1949-50 NHL 28.8 (4)
1950-51 NHL 29.3 (2)
1952-53 NHL 24.3 (4)
1953-54 NHL 27.8 (2)
1954-55 NHL 29.8 (2)
1955-56 NHL 29.1 (3)
1956-57 NHL 25.5 (6)
Career NHL 413.6 (58)

Goals Created Per Game

1944-45 NHL 0.69 (2)
1945-46 NHL 0.45 (9)
1946-47 NHL 0.55 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 0.45 (2)
1949-50 NHL 0.41 (4)
1950-51 NHL 0.45 (2)
1951-52 NHL 0.40 (3)
1952-53 NHL 0.35 (4)
1953-54 NHL 0.40 (3)
1954-55 NHL 0.44 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 0.42 (4)
1956-57 NHL 0.40 (5)
Career NHL 0.42 (26)

Penalties in Minutes

1944-45 NHL 46 (6)
1945-46 NHL 50 (5)
1947-48 NHL 89 (7)
1948-49 NHL 110 (4)
1949-50 NHL 114 (7)
1950-51 NHL 97 (8)
1952-53 NHL 112 (1)
 1953-54 NHL 112 (2)
1954-55 NHL 125 (5)
      

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 3, 1940: Missed majority of 1940-41 season recovering from ankle injury suffered in game vs. Boston, November 3, 1940.

October 29, 1942: Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 29, 1942.

December 27, 1942: Missed remainder of 1942-43 season recovering from leg injury suffered in game vs. Boston, December 27, 1942.

November 13, 1957: Missed majority of 1957-58 season recovering from achilles tendon injury suffered in game vs. Toronto, November 13, 1957.

January 18, 1959: Missed remainder of 1958-59 regular season recovering from ankle injury suffered in game vs. Chicago, January 18, 1959.