rocket richard

Question 1

rocket richard

Answer 1

symbol for french canada, first quebecois to get national funeral

over 500 goals, 1000 games, 18 NHL
seasons and 8 stanley cups

his number 9 was retired

since only 6 NHL teams, had to be extremely good

Question 2

career features

Answer 2

1. drive to score goals
2. unpredictable
3. violent tendencies bcs target for other teams
4. almost unstoppable to net

Question 3

1954

Answer 3

montreal vs toronto, richard fought bob baley

attacked linesman, fined $250 w/o suspension

Question 4

the sweater

Answer 4

hockey night in canada
eaton’s catalogue for new canadiens sweater, got maple leafs one instead
- english sender

Question 5

march 13, 1955

Answer 5

montreal vs boston bruins, hal laycoe hit richard’s face

ref called penalty, but richard lashed out and broke stick + retaliation

hit linesman who tried to restrain him
- claimed was prev bruins player who allowed laycoe to hit him more

Question 6

NHL pres

Answer 6

clarence campbell

called hearing on march 16, decided to suspend richard from last 3 games of season AND playoffs

Question 7

richard riot

Answer 7

march 17, 1955

montreal hosting redwings
- clarence campbell enter seating area
tear gas, police evacuated everyone
fans stayed outside, became riot
- fire, car flipping

richard accepted punishment

Question 8

quiet revolution

Answer 8

of 1960s, rise of liberal party who guided quebec in direction where inc francophone say
period of change for quebec healthcare, education, political and social life

Question 9

maurice dupleissis

Answer 9

prev quebec premier, died
led union nationale
- favoured rural regions

Question 10

jean lesage

Answer 10

liberal party took over after duplessis death

seized control of education and healthcare from church
- took back electrical grid from anglophone elites

led under maitres chez nous/masters in our own house

end result: more francophone power, less influence of anglophone majority