Richard played 978 NHL games, all with the Canadiens, from 1942 through his retirement in 1960, scoring 544 goals -- still atop Montreal's all-time list -- with 422 assists. His 966 points rank fourth ...

Joseph Henri Maurice Richard was born on Aug. 4 ... and Richard punched him twice in the face. March 17, 1955: A tear gas bomb was thrown onto the Forum ice in protest of Richard's suspension.

Find all of CBC Sports' Canada 150 stories here. Maurice Richard said many times that, in order to understand the events leading up to the riot of March 17, 1955 that forever bears his name ...