It might be my favourite hockey picture and it doesn’t even have players in it. No action around the crease, no big goal or big save, no packed building full of screaming fans. It’s simply a bunch of Habs wives getting together in the 1950s at Maurice and Lucille Richard’s house in Montreal to watch [...]

The Maurice Richard family. from left – Maurice Jr., Hugette, Lucille, Suzanne on Rocket’s lap, Normand, and Andre on the floor with his teddy bear. This is circa 1958. Two other boys, Paul and Jean, would round out this family. I’ve read that Maurice Jr. was a fine hockey player, his nickname was “The Little [...]

Forget for a moment about suspensions and finger-biting and finger-taunting and stretchers during this Stanley Cup final.  Think for a bit about hockey wives, those beautiful creatures who keep the kids quiet during game-day naps, who have steaks or pasta ready in the afternoon, who listen as hubby goes on about how the coach doesn’t understand [...]

Circa 1954 Canadiens’ players, wives and girlfriends get together at Butch Bouchard’s Cabaret to enjoy some pops and chuckles. Bouchard (in glasses), Maurice and Lucille Richard, Ken Mosdell, Doug Harvey, Elmer Lach and all the rest of this happy bunch let off some steam during those glorious days when the Habs were close to embarking on five straight Stanley [...]

In the continuing saga of the Queen and hockey: Maurice Richard and wife Lucille look splendid and dashing as they meet royalty. It’s not every day the Queen gets to meet someone more important than her. Great photo sent over by Kevin at Ya!TheHabsRule.com

From the CBC’s archives, a little radio interview with the Rocket’s wife, Lucille.  It’s from April 8th, 1957, and she says that in fifteen years, she’s only missed two games at the Forum. Meet Lucille Richard

These lovely young women are Habs wives of the 1950′s. They’d gotten together and are obviously watching their husbands on television pound the enemy. The photo was shot at Maurice and Lucille Richard’s house, and that’s Lucille in the white blouse, fourth from left. Lucille looks like the only one who’s not quite so worried. I don’t [...]