Maurice Richard, Montréal, QC
Posted by: denben
N 45° 29.955 W 073° 36.668
18T E 608509 N 5039351
Last resting place of Maurice Richard one of the greatest ice hockey players of all times.
Waymark Code: WMEJ4V
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 06/03/2012
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Maurice "The Rocket" Richard (1921 – 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1942 to 1960. The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50 games.
Richard and wife Lucille, who died in 1994, had seven children and 14 grandchildren. Maurice Richard was buried beside his wife.
Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is the largest cemetery in Canada and the third-largest in North America. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1999 and plaqued in 2004.
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