New Publication Release
626 by 9. A Goal-by-Goal Timeline of Maurice “The Rocket” Richard’s Scoring Career in Pictures, Stats and Stories
By Sheldon Posen
36 pages, 50 b&w; and 68 colour photographs, 20 graphs
ISBN 0-660-19255-1
March 2004
$10.95 (paper)
For hockey fans, the numbers “626” and “9” represent one of the most important figures in the history of Canadian hockey: Maurice “The Rocket” Richard. For 18 seasons — from 1942 to 1960 — the Montreal Canadiens’ right winger in sweater Number 9 dominated the sport, electrifying spectators and blazing his way into the record books with 626 career goals. His “fire on ice” awed journalists and won the hearts of fans. Hockey old timers who played with The Rocket or against him still reverently declare, “From the blue line in, there was no one like him.”
626 by 9 is a goal-by-goal chronicle in pictures, stats and stories celebrating the remarkable career of Maurice “The Rocket” Richard. Showing The Rocket’s scoring career as a timeline of 626 numbered pucks, it tells the stories behind the important goals.
The book is amply illustrated with pictures of The Rocket in action, the sticks he used to score the milestones, and the awards and trophies he won for setting record after scoring record. Other images of items and events in Richard’s life hint at how important he was not only to hockey but also to Canada’s history and sense of itself.
626 by 9 is based on a section of “Rocket” Richard: The Legend — The Legacy, a Canadian Museum of Civilization exhibition on display from 2004 to 2008. Nearly all of the items pictured are part of the Maurice “The Rocket” Richard Collection at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the main part of which was purchased in 2002 with a grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
About the Author
Sheldon Posen is Curator of Canadian Folklife at the Canadian Musem of Civilization. He is an ardent fan of Maurice “Rocket” Richard.
How to order this publication
Available from the Cyberboutique
http://cyberboutique.civilisations.ca/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1248&Language;=ENGLISH
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