A Bodog review of the NHL would place a lot of attention on goal-scorers, and the first great sniper of the game was Maurice Richard, the Montreal star who earned the moniker of “The Rocket” because of his shot.

Richard, who was born in Montreal, spent his entire 17-year career with the Canadiens and helped them win eight Stanley Cups, captaining the team for four of them, and he was named to either the first or second All-Star teams 14 times in his career. Also, he was first player to ever score 50 goals in 50 games, and Richard was the first to reach the 500-goal mark. Due to his prolific play as a goal-scorer, Richard now has an award named after him as the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy is annually given to the player that scores the most goals.

But older online sports betting sharps know that Richard wasn’t only a sniper, but he would take off the gloves and defend himself or his teammates at any time. Richard was known for a temper and he wouldn’t really go out of his way to start anything, but he wouldn’t back down from a fight.

The “Rocket” is a legend not only in Montreal, but throughout the NHL and the Hockey Hall of Fame didn’t even make him wait for three years after he played, which is their custom; he went right in as he retired in 1961. Richard is one of the early pioneers of the game, and players like him can really change a team’s sport betting (find more sport betting information here) chances.