1959-60 Parkhurst 2 Maurice Richard Hockey Card (Front)
1959-60 Parkhurst 2 Maurice Richard Hockey Card (Back)
1959-60 Parkhurst NHL Checklist
Card Notes
Advancing years and two consecutive serious injuries have combined to give Maurice Richard more trouble than any of the left wingers he had to face in NHL competition.
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Indeed, the final three years of Maurice Richard’s NHL career were injury shortened. In fact, the 1959-60 season, the last of his career, saw Rocket play the most games since the 1956-57 season. Even then, he appeared in just 51 games for the Montreal Canadiens during the regular season and eight more in the playoffs.
The 1959-60 season was definitely a nice send-off for the Rocket. In his final campaign, the Habs finished first overall by a wide margin. In the playoffs, they swept both the Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs to capture the Stanley Cup championship. It would be their last of five consecutive Cup wins.
Rocket Richard finished up his National Hockey League career with 978 regular season and 133 playoff games played between 1942-43 and 1959-60, all with Montreal. He was a Hart Trophy winner in 1946-47 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961.