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MAURICE THE ROCKET RICHARDBorn in August 4, 1921, Maurice Richard was the eldest of octet children of Onesime and Alice Richard. Maurices parents move from Gaspe region to Nouveau-Bordeaux so that his father could tend as a auto-mechanic at the Canadian Pacific Railway. He started playacting hockey when he was a young kid and he was life-threatening in boxing as well. In 1937, a young Maurice Richard at age16, was dropped out of school and worked with his father as a machinist and that was his further income other than some income in the winter with the senior Canadiens.The depression hits and Maurice is asked by co-workers to attend meeting to deal with issues of layoff threats besides he refuses in fix to play hockey instead. Management observes the conversations and tries to get information from Maurice but, he refuses to co-operate whence was sent to garbage duty after work.Maurice was angered by this but chose to perform his duties completely and even though he used to incur late, angry and tired for the game, he transformed his aggression into motivation and scored the harming goals that clinched the victory over their only unbeaten team. Richard got married to Lucille Norchet in 1942 against the wish of her father. Mr. Norchet felt they would be poor on a machinist salary and his injuries would ruin his chances at hockey. They married anyway and Maurice was determined to get ahead without family help.Trials for the Habs went well but GM Gorman feels he is too frail for the team. merely Coach Dick Irvin insists so Maurice made the team.By 1940, he had moved up to the Canadians senior team in the Quebec league. Due to his fractures, he returned and vie the whole 1941-42 season for the senior Canadia... ...cted his statement. He sat out the persist of the season and playoffs,Irvin finally admits to his aggressive approach to motivate Maurice to play bulky hockey. Maurice goes on radio to convince Frenc h fans not to cause anguish he will be back next year.Winters in the colony of Ste. Justine were long. That time on school, church, and the hockey rink, and every boys cuneus was Montreal Canadians hockey legend Maurice Richard. Everyone wore Richards number 9 to honor him. They trussed their skates like Richard. They even wore their hair like Richard.Maurice Richard was the hero of the French Canadian people and his dedication to his game was no different from the dedication to his family and his work and his love for the French Canadian people. He went on to win many an(prenominal) awards in hockey and in his personal life that honored him as the role model for all French Canadian.