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

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

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.

Henri Richard 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 120 [YouTube Shorts]

Henri Richard NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1955-56	Montreal Canadiens	64	19	21	40	46
1956-57	Montreal Canadiens	63	18	36	54	71
1957-58	Montreal Canadiens	67	28	52	80	56
1958-59	Montreal Canadiens	63	21	30	51	33
1959-60	Montreal Canadiens	70	30	43	73	66
1960-61	Montreal Canadiens	70	24	44	68	91
1961-62	Montreal Canadiens	53	21	29	50	48
1962-63	Montreal Canadiens	67	23	50	73	57
1963-64	Montreal Canadiens	66	14	39	53	73
1964-65	Montreal Canadiens	53	23	29	52	43
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	62	22	39	61	47
1966-67	Montreal Canadiens	65	21	34	55	28
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	54	9	19	28	16
1968-69	Montreal Canadiens	64	15	37	52	45
1969-70	Montreal Canadiens	62	16	36	52	61
1970-71	Montreal Canadiens	75	12	37	49	46
1971-72	Montreal Canadiens	78	12	32	44	48
1972-73	Montreal Canadiens	71	8	35	43	21
1973-74	Montreal Canadiens	75	19	36	55	28
1974-75	Montreal Canadiens	16	3	10	13	4
	Totals	1258	358	688	1046	928

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1955-56	Montreal Canadiens	10	4	4	8	21
1956-57	Montreal Canadiens	10	2	6	8	10
1957-58	Montreal Canadiens	10	1	7	8	11
1958-59	Montreal Canadiens	11	3	8	11	13
1959-60	Montreal Canadiens	8	3	9	12	9
1960-61	Montreal Canadiens	6	2	4	6	22
1961-62	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	Montreal Canadiens	5	1	1	2	2
1963-64	Montreal Canadiens	7	1	1	2	9
1964-65	Montreal Canadiens	13	7	4	11	24
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	8	1	4	5	2
1966-67	Montreal Canadiens	10	4	6	10	2
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	13	4	4	8	4
1968-69	Montreal Canadiens	14	2	4	6	8
1969-70	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Montreal Canadiens	20	5	7	12	20
1971-72	Montreal Canadiens	6	0	3	3	4
1972-73	Montreal Canadiens	17	6	4	10	14
1973-74	Montreal Canadiens	6	2	2	4	2
1974-75	Montreal Canadiens	6	1	2	3	4
	Totals	180	49	80	129	181

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