NHL - One point shy of 1,000. Tied with Maurice Richard on...

66 years ago today, Habs legend Maurice Richard became the first NHL player to reach 500 career goals! As the Rocket celebrated with his teammates, it was announced to the Montreal Forum crowd: “Canadiens goal, scored by Mr. Hockey himself, Maurice Richard!” (Did he beat Gordie to the nickname??) But, as ever, number 9 didn’t care about his own performance, but that of the team… | The Sport Gallery