Did you know the pocket rocket won 11 Stanley Cups?

Did you know Joseph Henri Richard is a former professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975?


Did you know that Joseph was the brother of hockey legend Maurice 'The Rocket' Richard and consequently, because he was 15 years younger and three inches shorter, he was given the nickname The Pocket-Rocket?^[1]

Did you know that Henri won 11 Stanley Cups, more than any other player in NHL history?

Did you know that  the only one other athlete in North American professional sports has achieved winning eleven championships in his respective league - Bill Russell of the NBA's Boston Celtics?

Did you know that of the 11 Cup titles gave Henri the unusual claim of having more championships than he had birthdays at the end of his career?

Did you know that he was born on February 29 during a leap year, so his birthday came around only 9 times before he played his final game?

Did you know that In his career, he scored 358 goals and earned 688 assists in 1256 games?

Did you know that his 1256 regular-season games played in a Canadiens uniform are a franchise record?



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