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  1.                                  Maurice Richard was 
  2.                                  called ΓÇ£Rocket" because 
  3.                                  of his tremendous skating 
  4.                                  speed. That speed, com-
  5.                                  bined with keen sharp-
  6. shooting skills and great strength, helped
  7. him become the first NHL player to score 50
  8. goals in 50 games. He helped the Montreal
  9. Canadiens win eight Stanley Cups in his
  10. 18-year career.
  11.  
  12. Maurice set his one-goal-per-game record
  13. in the 1944-45 season (when the regular
  14. season consisted of 50 games). By the time
  15. he retired, Rocket had scored 544 regular
  16. season goals for the Canadiens. In playoff
  17. action, Maurice scored 82 goals in 133
  18. games. 
  19.