Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC CC OQ - Born August 4, 1921 in Montreal, Quebec - Died May 27, 2000 in Montreal, Quebec was a Canadian ice Hockey left and right winger and Canadiens team Ambassador.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 with Montreal Canadiens.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 with Montreal Canadiens.

- Hart Memorial Trophy Winner 1947

- Lou Marsh Trophy (Northern Star Award) Winner 1957.

NHL All-Star Games 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957.

Maurice Richard made his NHL debut with Montreal Canadiens on October 31, 1942 vs Boston Bruins at Montreal Forum in a 3-2 Montreal win. He had 1 assist in the game.

Maurice Richard scored his 1st NHL goal vs Steve Buzinski of New York Rangers at 9:11 of the 2nd period on November 8, 1942 at Montreal Forum in a 10-4 Montreal win.

Maurice Richard scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Jimmy Franks of the Detroit Red Wings on December 30, 1943 at Montreal forum in a 8-3 Montreal win.

Maurice Richard played in 978 regular season NHL games, scoring 544 goals (83 GWG), 422 assists with 1287 penalty minutes and 132 NHL playoff games, scoring 82 goals (18 GWG / 6 OTG), 44 assists with 188 penalty minutes.

In January 2017, Maurice Richard was part of the first group of players to be named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players in history"

Maurice Richard was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961.

Upon the creation of the Order of Canada in 1967, Maurice Richard was named one of the inaugural members.

Maurice Richard was appointed with the National Order of Quebec (l'Ordre national du Québec) in 1985.

Maurice Richard was appointed to the King's Privy Council for Canada in 1992.

The Montreal Canadiens donated the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy to the NHL in 1999 as an award presented annually to the league's leading goal scorer.

NOTE
Rocket Richard was the first non-politician to be honoured by the province of Québec with a state funeral.