KING RICHARD

Vol. 11 / Issue 04 - October 26, 1957

BY RYAN KENNEDY

THAT MAURICE ‘ROCKET’ Richard was an iconic goal-scorer in the NHL is of no dispute: they literally named a trophy after him. But to see the coverage of his landmark 500th career goal in October 1957 is fascinating. Drawn up like the king he was by illustrator John Collins, Richard hit 500 while also holding the title of oldest player in the league that season. Richard’s output gets the proper acclaim here, with writer Ron Laplante comparing the feat to the home-run prowess of baseball’s Babe Ruth, and noting that no one else was even close to Richard (no other NHLer had even hit the 400-goal mark at the time). There is one proviso in the article, though: Laplante notes Gordie Howe, seven years younger than Richard, was the only active…

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