The 1947 accent was on razzle-dazzle attack, not rough & tumble. The man of the year — Maurice (“The Rocket”) Richard — was not the biggest thug on ice but a shy fellow with a sure eye.

He won the Rocket Richard Trophy as the league's leading goal-scorer in 2003-04 with 41 goals, though he surpassed that total in each of the following four seasons, scoring 52 in both 2005-06 and ...

Former Rocket Richard Winner Ilya Kovalchuk had a very similar NHL experience to Philadelphia Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov. Kovalchuk was the number one overall draft pick in the 2001 NHL Draft ...