The new documentary from Serge Giguère is a deeply personal film cut from 35 years of Maurice 'The Rocket' Richard footage and will be the closing night film of the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma film ...

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 Maurice Richard on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Few ...

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] March 18 1945 — Maurice Richard of ...

It’s quite the irony that it took someone who isn’t even a hockey fan to make an incredibly revealing movie about Maurice ...

1994 — Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd goal, passing Gordie Howe as the top goal scorer in NHL history. The Los Angeles Kings center scores in the second period for his 62nd NHL record.

Richard played 978 NHL games, all with the Canadiens, from 1942 through his retirement in 1960, scoring 544 goals -- still ...

Blackhawks star Patrick Kane became the second U.S.-born player to win the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player Wednesday night at the league's awards show in Las Vegas.

1955 — NHL President Clarence Campbell suspends Maurice “Rocket” Richard for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs after striking linesman Cliff Thompson during a melee in a game against ...

In the late 1930s, a young machinist named Maurice Richard distinguished himself as a ice hockey player of preternatural talent. Although that was enough to get him into the Montreal Canadiens ...

Matthews is coming off winning the Maurice Richard Trophy last season as the NHL's top goal scorer after netting 69 goals in ...