Signings: Pocket Rocket Henri Richard
The “Pocket Rocket” Henri Richard will sign autographs on Feb. 27 at A.J. Sports World in Vaughan, ON. The legendary Richard is scheduled to sign autograph starting at 1pm.
Richard won the Stanley Cup 11 times as a player, more than any other player in NHL history. He was part of five-straight Stanley Cup championships from 1956-1960, which were also the last five years of his older brother’s career (Maurice “Rocket” Richard). He then won four more championships in a five-year span from 1965-1969, losing on in the seventh game of the 1967 final to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Richard’s last two titles with the Canadiens came in 1971 and 1973, both times following a championship won by the Bobby Orr-led Bruins. He then retired after the 1975 playoffs at age 39. Incidentally, the Canadiens went on to win four more Stanley Cup titles in the next four years after Richard’s retirement.
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