== Richard and violence == 

 To RGTraynor: 

 Richard had 2 incidents involving stick swinging! You make it seem like this was a common occurence in every single game! Do you even know the circumstances of how the 2 incidents even occured? 

 Maurice Richard was a hockey player and a skilled one at that. He was NOT a THUG as you make him out to be! As a matter of cold hard fact, has was trailed, sticked, speared, slashed, cross-checked every single night of his playing career.  

 Great hockey historians like former NHL referee Red Storey have repeatedly said that they (the refs of the day) were surprised that Richard should as much restraint as he actually did! Richard was the one being bullied throughout his entire career and the 2 incidents that he felt went overboard is when he snapped, and no other. 

 Don't try to revise history!