The Rocket Ice Hockey Film

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.

The rocket ice hockey film. It stars roy dupuis and was directed by charles binamé. The rocket 2005 sticking with the true stories the rocket traces the career of one of the greats of the game french canadian superstar maurice richard and his rise to become what many called the babe ruth of ice hockey despite a hostile environment from players coaches and fans. The legend of rocket richard and the rocket. Joseph henri maurice rocket richard pc cc oq r ɪ ˈ ʃ ɑːr d.

The rocket 2005 the film depicts an era widely considered a cornerstone of the nhl s history. The maurice richard story is a french canadian biopic about the ice hockey player maurice the rocket richard. It features appearances by national hockey league players mike ricci sean avery vincent lecavalier philippe sauvé stéphane quintal ian laperrière and pascal dupuis. It stars roy dupuis and was directed by charles binamé.

A story about quebec s most famous hockey player maurice the rocket richard focusing on the struggles of a french canadian in the national hockey league dominated by anglophones. The rocket canadian french. Maurice richard maurice richard also known as the rocket. With roy dupuis stephen mchattie julie lebreton philip craig.

It shows the life of maurice the rocket richard beginning with his years as a teenager his ascension to the montreal canadiens up to the richard riot showing a full spectrum of richard s career. In a part of canada where hockey is practically a religion this film pays tribute to one of their most exalted ice saints and it does so in an inspiring accurate honest and humble way. Maurice the rocket richard was one of the best to ever play the game of hockey and probably the best french canadian to lace up the skates. Roy dupuis stephen mchattie julie lebreton philip craig.

Terrific atmospheric movie about the career of maurice rocket richard of the montreal canadiens hockey team the rocket was my idol sixty years ago not only one of the greatest players ever to hit the ice but also a great ambassador for the game and particularly the underprivileged french canadian minority living mainly in eastern canada in the first half of the twentieth century from a very humble background this movie faithfully records his struggles to succeed against the odds physically. The rocket is a french canadian biopic about the ice hockey player maurice the rocket richard.