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 [...]

From my archives – May 7, 2008 The young fellow posing with the Rocket is Normand Richard, Rocket’s second oldest son (behind Maurice Jr.). Normand is my age within a few months, and I thought he was the luckiest kid in the world. Imagine being the son of the great Maurice Richard! I used to daydream [...]

Part three of the old scrapbook deals with newspaper clippings about the Rocket, plus Bernie Geoffrion and wife Marlene, and all the usual suspects – Toe Blake, Charlie Hodge, Pocket Rocket, Jean Beliveau, Tom Johnson, Habs in baseball uniforms, Rocket and son Normand, (who I’ve been eternally envious of), the Rocket meeting the Queen, him [...]

You know those crests on team jackets that were made of chenille and would bleed the colours when they got wet? Do they still make those? The Montreal Canadiens used a couple of varieties of chenille crests in the 1940′s, 50′s and 60′s, and I have one from the 1950′s. Below is my crest and [...]

 The young fellow posing with the Rocket is Normand Richard, Rocket’s second oldest son (behind Maurice Jr.). Normand is my age within a few months, and I thought he was the luckiest kid in the world. Imagine being the son of the great Maurice Richard! I used to daydream about what it would be like being [...]