With no games yesterday and no Northeast teams in action tonight, things are a little slow here today on Adams. On days like this, and whenever we feel like it, we'll try to bring new features in.
Today, we'll go with "This Day in History":
On October 19, 1957 Montreal Canadiens forward Maurice Richard scored his 500th NHL goal when he beat Chicago Blackhawks goalie Glenn Hall. Richard would finish his career with 544 regular season and 82 post-season goals.
"When he came flying toward you with the puck on his stick," Hall remembered, "his eyes were all lit up, flashing and gleaming like a pinball machine. It was terrifying."
Richard played 18 years with the Montreal Canadiens, winning 8 Stanley Cups, and in the '44-'45 season he became the first NHL player ever to score 50 goals in a season, and did it in 50 games.
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