[DOC] [TLE] Maurice Richard - Wikipedia [PAR] Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC CC OQ was a Canadian professional 
ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) 
for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL history to score 50 
goals in one season, .... He became the first player to score 50 goals in 50 games
, a standard that... [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Richard facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] One of the greatest players in the history of hockey, Richard's legendary exploits 
... Although he scored a goal in his first game with the team, Richard suffered a 
broken ... for the 1943-44 season, Richard also earned a new nickname, "The 
Rocket," ... he often used to criticize NHL officials and administrators, Richard 
became... [DOC] [TLE] 50-goal seasons in NHL? Our list of the most memorable in history ... [PAR] Mar 26, 2010 ... The 50-goal plateau has always had a special place in NHL history, and ... was 
the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals, as "The Rocket" did it in ... 
Geoffrion became the first player to reach 50 goals since "The Rocket" set the ... 
His 76 goals in a single season stood as the record until a guy named... [DOC] [TLE] Rocket Richard scores 500 goals - Oct 19, 1957 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Rocket Richard scores 500 goals on Oct 19, 1957. ... the 
first N.H.L. player to score 500 goals in his career when he slaps a 20-foot shot ... 
In 1944-1945, he became the first player to score 50 goals in a season, and he 
did ... goal scorer, referee Red Storey once said, it came in the form of the 
Rocket. [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Richard Facts - Biography - YourDictionary [PAR] His 50 goals in 50 games during the 1944-45 season, created a record that stood 
for 36 years. ... In 1940, when Richard was 19 years old, he became a player on 
the farm club team of ... He was on his way to the NHL and, to prove it, he scored 
two goals in his first game in the ... By 1945 he was well known as "The Rocket. [DOC] [TLE] 50 goals in 50 games - Wikiwand [PAR] The NHL defines "50 goals in 50 games" to mean that a player scores 50 goals in 
... was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season. He 
achieved the target on March 18, 1945, in the 50th (and final) game of the 1944
45 ... Then, in the 198081 season, Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders 
became only... [DOC] [TLE] NHL Hall of Fame - RIT [PAR] The Player category of the NHL Hall of Fame was founded in 1945, when the first 
players ... He became the League's first 50 goal scorer, a feat he accomplished in 
50 ... became the first NHL player to score more than 500 regular season goals. 
... present for the inaugural presentation of the "Rocket" Richard award in 1999,... [DOC] [TLE] Biography  RICHARD, MAURICE, known as the Rocket  Volume ... [PAR] In two seasons he played only a few games because he suffered two fractures (
one to ... The Rocket registered 50 goals in 50 games, surpassing the 44 goals in 
20 games ... Richard scored 27 goals in season play and 7 in the playoffs. ... The 
contest, which the Canadiens lost 41, was the shortest in the history of the NHL. [DOC] [TLE] The My Hero Project - Maurice Richard [PAR] Richard was the first national hockey player to score 50 goals in a season. 
Maurice Richard scored 50 goals in a season in the year 1944-1945. ... 28 tying 
goals, and he was the first player in national hockey league history to score 5 
goals in a ... There was a trophy named after Maurice Richard "The Rocket 
Richard trophy. [DOC] [TLE] Nhl players, Montreal canadiens and NHL on Pinterest [PAR] NHL History: 1945 - Maurice "

Question: Nicknamed "The Rocket" in 1945 he became the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season
Answer: (Maurice) Richard