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Remembering Rockets 500th NHLcom History Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Remembering Rockets 500thTuesday 09232008 104 PM History By John McGourty NHLcom Staff Writer Maurice Rocket Richard in action on Dec 14 1954Maurice The Rocket Richard was not only on top of his game back on Oct 19 1957 the night he became the first NHL player to score 500 goals he was atop the entire hockey worldRichard came on to the ice at the Montreal Forum with 499 goals needing just a single score against the Chicago Black Hawks Glenn Hall to become the first NHL player to reach 500 goals At the time The Rocket was the games most feared player and scorer the winner of six Stanley Cups to that point the 1947 Hart Trophy winner and fivetime runnerup for the Art Ross TrophyOn the night Richard scored his 500th goal the Canadiens dominated the NHL landscape In the previous decade they had matched efforts with a pair of dynastic teams the Toronto Maple Leafs who won four Stanley Cups in five years and six in seven years from 194551 and the Detroit Red Wings that won four Stanley Cups in six years from 19501955The Canadiens were in the midst of their own dynasty They had won the second of their unequaled five straight Stanley Cups the previous spring The Canadiens...