The Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League. It was donated to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens hockey club in 1998-99.

History

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The Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy is named in honour of the late Montreal Canadiens superstar right winger Maurice "Rocket" Richard. Richard led the NHL in goal scoring five times during his career. In 1944-45 he became the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season.

The only franchises with multiple winners of the trophy are the Florida Panthers, with 2, and the Calgary Flames, who had a player, Jarome Iginla, win the trophy outright and share it in a 3-way tie another year. In the history of the NHL, counting co-leaders as fractional wins, Montreal Canadiens have led the league in goal-scoring 14 times, Toronto Maple Leafs 11 times, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, and Chicago Blackhawks 8.5 times each, and Edmonton Oilers 6 times.

Richard Trophy Winners

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Season	Winner	Team	Goals
2005-06	Jonathan Cheechoo	San Jose Sharks	56
2004-05	''No winner due to 2004-05 NHL lockout
2003-04	Jarome IginlaIlya KovalchukRick Nash	Calgary FlamesAtlanta ThrashersColumbus Blue Jackets	41
2002-03	Milan Hejduk	Colorado Avalanche	50
2001-02	Jarome Iginla	Calgary Flames	52
2000-01	Pavel Bure	Florida Panthers	59
1999-00	Pavel Bure	Florida Panthers	58
1998-99	Teemu Selanne	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	47

Goal-scoring leaders (prior to introduction of 'Rocket' Richard Trophy)

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Season	Winner	Team	Goals
1997-98	Peter BondraTeemu Selanne	Washington CapitalsMighty Ducks of Anaheim	52
1996-97	Keith Tkachuk	Phoenix Coyotes	52
1995-96	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	69
1994-95	Peter Bondra	Washington Capitals	34
1993-94	Pavel Bure,	Vancouver Canucks	60
1992-93	Alexander Mogilny Teemu Selanne	Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets	76
1991-92	Brett Hull	St. Louis Blues	70
1990-91	Brett Hull	St. Louis Blues	86
1989-90	Brett Hull	St. Louis Blues	72
1988-89	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	85
1987-88	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	70
1986-87	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	62
1985-86	Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	68
1984-85	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	73
1983-84	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	87
1982-83	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	71
1981-82	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	92
1980-81	Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	68
1979-80	Blaine Stoughton Charlie Simmer Danny Gare	Hartford Whalers Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres	56
1978-79	Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	69
1977-78	Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	60
1976-77	Steve Shutt	Montreal Canadiens	60
1975-76	Reggie Leach	Philadelphia Flyers	61
1974-75	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	61
1973-74	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	68
1972-73	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	55
1971-72	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	66
1970-71	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	76
1969-70	Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	43
1968-69	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	58
1967-68	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	44
1966-67	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	52
1965-66	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	54
1964-65	Norm Ullman	Detroit Red Wings	42
1963-64	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	43
1962-63	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	38
1961-62	Bobby Hull	Chicago Black Hawks	50
1960-61	Bernard Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	50
1959-60	Bronco Horvath Bobby Hull	Boston Bruins Chicago Black Hawks	39
1958-59	Jean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	45
1957-58	Dickie Moore	Montreal Canadiens	36
1956-57	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	44
1955-56	Jean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	47
1954-55	Maurice Richard Bernard Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	38
1953-54	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	37
1952-53	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	49
1951-52	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	47
1950-51	Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	43
1949-50	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	43
1948-49	Sid Abel	Detroit Red Wings	28
1947-48	Ted Lindsay	Detroit Red Wings	33
1946-47	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	45
1945-46	Gaye Stewart	Toronto Maple Leafs	37
1944-45	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	50
1943-44	Doug Bentley	Chicago Black Hawks	38
1942-43	Doug Bentley	Chicago Black Hawks	33
1941-42	Lynn Patrick	New York Rangers	32
1940-41	Bryan Hextall	New York Rangers	26
1939-40	Bryan Hextall	New York Rangers	24
1938-39	Roy Conacher	Boston Bruins	26
1937-38	Gordie Drillon	Toronto Maple Leafs	26
1936-37	Larry Aurie Nels Stewart	Detroit Red Wings New York Americans	23
1935-36	Bill Thoms Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	23
1934-35	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	36
1933-34	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	32
1932-33	Bill Cook	New York Rangers	28
1931-32	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	34
1930-31	Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	31
1929-30	Ralph Weiland,	Boston Bruins	43
1928-29	Ace Bailey,	Toronto Maple Leafs	22
1927-28	Howie Morenz,	Montreal Canadiens	33
1926-27	Bill Cook,	New York Rangers	33
1925-26	Nels Stewart,	Montreal Maroons	34
1924-25	Cecil Dye	Toronto St. Pats	38
1923-24	Cy Denneny	Ottawa Senators	22
1922-23	Cecil Dye	Toronto St. Pats	26
1921-22	Harry Broadbent	Ottawa Senators	32
1920-21	Cecil Dye	Toronto St. Patricks	35
1919-20	Joe Malone	Quebec Bulldogs	39
1918-19	Newsy Lalonde Odie Cleghorn	Montreal Canadiens	23
1917-18	Joe Malone	Montreal Canadiens	44

See also

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• List of NHL players
• 50 goals in 50 games
• List of NHL statistical leaders

References

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• NHL.com
• Hockeydb.com

National Hockey League trophies and awards

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