Comments on: How Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard revolutionized the NHL http://puckdrop.ca/2009/11/how-maurice-the-rocket-richard-revolutionized-the-nhl/ a site for serious puckheads and for all things hockey... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:36:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David Strehle http://puckdrop.ca/2009/11/how-maurice-the-rocket-richard-revolutionized-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-394 David Strehle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:54:21 +0000 http://puckdrop.ca/?p=733#comment-394 Good stuff, Brandon. The Rocket is definitely an icon that has been appreciated much more after his retirement...kind of like Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix and their increased popularity after their untimely deaths. <br><br>Gretzky, Orr, Lemieux and Lafleur are all mentioned in the same breath with Richard, but he is the only one to ever have a riot thrown in his honor!<br><br>Thanks for sharing this Brandon!<br><br>~Dave<br>Twitter ID: @PhilaDAVEia Good stuff, Brandon. The Rocket is definitely an icon that has been appreciated much more after his retirement…kind of like Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix and their increased popularity after their untimely deaths.

Gretzky, Orr, Lemieux and Lafleur are all mentioned in the same breath with Richard, but he is the only one to ever have a riot thrown in his honor!

Thanks for sharing this Brandon!

~Dave
Twitter ID: @PhilaDAVEia

]]> By: David Strehle http://puckdrop.ca/2009/11/how-maurice-the-rocket-richard-revolutionized-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-494 David Strehle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:54:21 +0000 http://puckdrop.ca/?p=733#comment-494 Good stuff, Brandon. The Rocket is definitely an icon that has been appreciated much more after his retirement...kind of like Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix and their increased popularity after their untimely deaths. <br><br>Gretzky, Orr, Lemieux and Lafleur are all mentioned in the same breath with Richard, but he is the only one to ever have a riot thrown in his honor!<br><br>Thanks for sharing this Brandon!<br><br>~Dave<br>Twitter ID: @PhilaDAVEia Good stuff, Brandon. The Rocket is definitely an icon that has been appreciated much more after his retirement…kind of like Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix and their increased popularity after their untimely deaths.

Gretzky, Orr, Lemieux and Lafleur are all mentioned in the same breath with Richard, but he is the only one to ever have a riot thrown in his honor!

Thanks for sharing this Brandon!

~Dave
Twitter ID: @PhilaDAVEia

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