Joseph Richard (other)
Joseph Richard may refer to: *Joseph-Adolphe Richard (1887–1964), Canadian politician * Joseph Henri Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player See also * *Joseph Richards (other) Joseph Richards may refer to: * Joseph Richards (rugby) (1868–?), rugby union footballer of the 1890s * Joseph Richards (politician), representative to the Massachusetts Great and General Court * Sir Joseph Richards, 3rd baronet (died 1738) of t ...

Joseph-Adolphe Richard
Joseph-Adolphe Richard (February 14, 1887 – July 12, 1964) was a Liberal Member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born on February 14, 1887, in Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, and was a contractor. Provincial Politics Richard ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Saint-Maurice in the 1944 election. He received 23% of the vote and finished third, behind Marc Trudel of the Union Nationale and René Hamel of the Bloc populaire. Member of Parliament In the 1949 election, Richard successfully ran as a Liberal candidate for the federal district of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche, against Hamel, who was the incumbent. He was re-elected in 1953, 1957 and 1958, but remained a backbencher. He lost his re-election bid in 1962, against Social Credit candidate Gérard Lamy. Under his tenure, a new main post office was constructed at 395 Avenue de la Station and the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment The 62nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (french: ...
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Joseph Henri Maurice Richard
Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard (; ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season, accomplishing the feat in 50 games in 1944–45, and the first to reach 500 career goals. Richard retired in 1960 as the league's all-time leader in goals with 544. He won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player in 1947, played in 13 All-Star Games and was named to 14 post-season NHL All-Star teams, eight on the first team. In 2017, Richard was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history. His younger brother Henri also played his entire career with the Canadiens, the two as teammates for Maurice's last five years. A centre nicknamed the "Pocket Rocket", Henri is enshrined alongside Maurice in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Richard, Elmer Lach and Toe Blake formed the " Pun ...
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