Cole Caufield’s 50 Goals: Stéphane Richer Explains How He Handled the Situation

Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Cole Caufield’s 50 Goals: Stéphane Richer Explains How He Handled the Situation
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Last year, as we all remember, Cole Caufield scored 50 goals.

But above all, we remember that it was tough toward the end. There was a lot of attention focused on the quest for 50 goals because it was an event everyone wanted to witness.

An entire generation had never seen it with their own eyes.

Naturally, Stéphane Richer's name came back into the spotlight—he was the last Canadiens player to reach that legendary milestone.

How did he handle it all?

He felt it wasn't his place to take the media spotlight before the Canadiens' #13 scored his 50th goal. He wanted to let Caufield take center stage and not be a distraction in front of the cameras.

That's what he explained at Serge Savard's golf tournament, as reported by Éric Leblanc of RDS.

When the Canadiens' goal-scorer achieved the feat, he had the chance to speak with Richer over the phone; Richer congratulated him and reminded him of the select group he now belongs to.

That really puts things into perspective, even though not all members of the Canadiens' 50-goal club are still alive.

With Nick Suzuki reaching 100 points and Cole Caufield scoring his 50th goal in the same stretch of the season, the Canadiens now have two players who have achieved historic milestones.

Will another player reach a legendary milestone in a few months? It's a fair question, but let's just say these two will be hard to beat in terms of media attention.


In a nutshell

– Interesting.

– Nice.

– Indeed.

– Worth a read.

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