Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
History
The NHL's newest trophy was presented by the Montreal Canadiens to honor their great player, Maurice "Rocket" Richard, the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season and 500 goals in his career. The trophy was unveiled on January 24, 1999. It goes to the player who scores the most goals during the NHL's regular season. |
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| Year | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1999 | Teemu Selanne | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 47 |
| 2000 | Pavel Bure | Florida Panthers | 58 |
| 2001 | Pavel Bure | Florida Panthers | 59 |
| 2002 | Jarome Iginla | Calgary Flames | 52 |
| 2003 | Milan Hejduk | Colorado Avalanche | 52 |
| 2004 | Jarome Iginla | Calgary Flames | 41 |
| TIE | Ilya Kovalchuk | Atlanta Thrashers | 41 |
| TIE | Rick Nash | Columbus Bluejackets | 41 |
| 2005 | Season cancelled by lockout | ||
| 2006 | Jonathan Cheechoo | San Jose Sharks | |
| 2007 | Vincent Lecavalier | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2008 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | |
| 2009 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | |
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