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| 626 by 9: A Goal-by-Goal Timeline of Maurice "the Rocket" Richard's Scoring Career in Pictures, Stats, and Stories | | | Author: | Sheldon Sheldon Posen | | ISBN: | 0660192551 | | Format: | Handover | | Publish Date: | June, 2005 | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | Book Review | | | |
Book Description
626 by 9 is a goal-by-goal chronicle in pictures, stats, and stories celebrating the remarkable career of Maurice "The Rocket" Richard. For 18 seasons, the Montreal Canadien in sweater number 9 dominated the sport, chalking up 626 career 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.
About the Author
I. Sheldon Posen is curator of the Canadian Folklife Programme at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
626 by 9: A Goal-by-Goal Timeline of Maurice "the Rocket" Richard's Scoring Career in Pictures, Stats, and Stories FROM THE PUBLISHER ""626" and "9" - two numbers that conjure up one of the most important figures in Canadia hockey: Maurice "The Rocket" Richard. During the 1940s and 50s, the Montreal Canadiens' right winger in sweater Number 9 blazed his way into the record books with 626 career goals, and helped define his time and place at a turning point in Canadian history." 626 by 9 is a timeline of The Rocket's scoring career, with the stories behind the important goals, photographs of The Rocket in action, pictures of the sticks he used to score the milestones, and images of the awards and trophies he received for setting record after scoring record.
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