3/13/2025: Leon Draisaitl is looking more and more like a lock to capture the Rocket Richard trophy. The Oilers' star has 46 goals on the campaign, which is 10 more than Toronto's William Nylander.

F ormer Rocket Richard Winner Ilya Kovalchuk had a very similar NHL experience to Philadelphia Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov.

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

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 ...

Richard received his nickname during World War II when teammate Ray Getliffe saw his blazing speed and said, "You went in there like a rocket." A sportswriter overheard the remark and "The Rocket ...

A brawl ensued, and the Rocket broke his CCM stick over Laycoe's back. So far, pretty normal for those days. The rest will always be disputed. Richard's story had linesman Cliff Thompson holding ...

The 1947 accent was on razzle-dazzle attack, not rough & tumble. The man of the year — Maurice (“The Rocket”) Richard — was not the biggest thug on ice but a shy fellow with a sure eye.

He won the Rocket Richard Trophy as the league's leading goal-scorer in 2003-04 with 41 goals, though he surpassed that total in each of the following four seasons, scoring 52 in both 2005-06 and ...

In the face of these doubts, Richard eventually shows the kind of aggressive and skillful play that would make him one of the greatest players of all time as "The Rocket." However for all his ...