Trivia

Played on 11 Stanley Cup championship teams, all with the Montreal Canadiens.

Younger brother of Maurice Richard.

Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1979.

Center with the Montreal Canadians, 1955-1956 thru 1974-1975.

Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, 1991.

Pictured on one of six 50-cent Canadian postage stamps honoring NHL All-Stars, issued in a souvenir sheet on 29 January 2005. Others honored are Grant Fuhr, Bryan Trottier, Johnny Bucyk, Allan Stanley, and Pierre Pilote.

He played 1,258 regular-season games, a Montreal Canadiens record. He scored 358 goals and had 1,046 points, third in team history behind Guy Lafleur (1,246) and Jean Beliveau (1,219). He twice led the NHL in assists, and had nine 20-goal seasons, scoring 30 in 1959-60.

Led the NHL in Games Played in 1959-60(70) and 1960-61(70).

Led the NHL in Assists in 1957-58(52) and 1962-63(50).

Led the NHL in Assists per Game in 1957-58(.78) and 1962-63(.75).