Next week’s annual meeting of the National Hockey League’s board of governors could turn out to be one of the biggest and most important in the 55-year history of the league. That was the opinion expressed by league president Clarence Campbell late Friday as he prepared for the Monday-to-Thursday gathering. This year, in addition to …
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On March 13th, 1974, Henri “Pocket Rocket” Richard scored his 350th career goal against the Chicago Blackhawks. Only 8 Canadiens players have scored over 350 goals: Jacques Lemaire, Bernie Geoffrion, Steve Shutt, Yvan Cournoyer, Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur and older brother Maurice Richard. The following season would be Richard’s last in the NHL, and he …
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