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Henri Richard: 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 120

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 120 Henri Richard Hockey Card (Front)

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Henri Richard: La légende aux 11 Coupes Stanley

Découvrez la vie et la carrière de Henri Richard, le « Pocket Rocket » et détenteur de 11 Coupes Stanley, à travers ce récit captivant.

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1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 120 Henri Richard Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Henri is a speedy center, one of the fastest skaters in hockey. He’s an excellent puck-handler.

En Français

Henri est un des centres les plus rapides dans la ligue. Il sait aussi manier la rondelle.

Details

1971-72 would turn out to be a pretty uneventful season for the Pocket Rocket. He equaled the 12 goals he scored in 1970-71 and totaled 44 points. Richard was the only member of the Montreal Canadiens to appear in all 78 regular season games. He appeared in all six post season games for the Habs as they were dropped by the New York Rangers in the first round.

Richard put up a four point game in a 9-3 win at home over the Buffalo Sabres on October 16, 1971. Henri scored his second and third goals of the young 1971-72 NHL season, as well as assisting on goals by Rejean Houle and Marc Tardif. The Pocket Rocket was responsible for four of the 54 shots fired at Buffalo goalie Dave Dryden in the game. Dave’s brother Ken Dryden saw just 19 shots in net for the Habs.

Although not the goal scorer that his brother Maurice Richard was, Henri still had nine seasons in the NHL when he topped the 20 goal plateau. His best season came in 1959-60 when he scored 30 goals. Previous to that, he had an 80 point season in 1957-58.

Between 1955-56 and 1974-75, Henri Richard appeared in 1,258 regular season and 180 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Montreal Canadiens. He served as team captain from 1970-71 to 1974-75, replacing Jean Beliveau and being replaced by Yvan Cournoyer. Richard was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979.

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Henri Richard NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1955-56Montreal Canadiens6419214046
1956-57Montreal Canadiens6318365471
1957-58Montreal Canadiens6728528056
1958-59Montreal Canadiens6321305133
1959-60Montreal Canadiens7030437366
1960-61Montreal Canadiens7024446891
1961-62Montreal Canadiens5321295048
1962-63Montreal Canadiens6723507357
1963-64Montreal Canadiens6614395373
1964-65Montreal Canadiens5323295243
1965-66Montreal Canadiens6222396147
1966-67Montreal Canadiens6521345528
1967-68Montreal Canadiens549192816
1968-69Montreal Canadiens6415375245
1969-70Montreal Canadiens6216365261
1970-71Montreal Canadiens7512374946
1971-72Montreal Canadiens7812324448
1972-73Montreal Canadiens718354321
1973-74Montreal Canadiens7519365528
1974-75Montreal Canadiens16310134
Totals12583586881046928

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1955-56Montreal Canadiens1044821
1956-57Montreal Canadiens1026810
1957-58Montreal Canadiens1017811
1958-59Montreal Canadiens11381113
1959-60Montreal Canadiens839129
1960-61Montreal Canadiens624622
1961-62Montreal Canadiens00000
1962-63Montreal Canadiens51122
1963-64Montreal Canadiens71129
1964-65Montreal Canadiens13741124
1965-66Montreal Canadiens81452
1966-67Montreal Canadiens1046102
1967-68Montreal Canadiens134484
1968-69Montreal Canadiens142468
1969-70Montreal Canadiens00000
1970-71Montreal Canadiens20571220
1971-72Montreal Canadiens60334
1972-73Montreal Canadiens17641014
1973-74Montreal Canadiens62242
1974-75Montreal Canadiens61234
Totals1804980129181

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