of discriminating against French-speaking players on the team in an interview. The accusation resulted in MacNeil getting death threats and requiring a bodyguard for him and his family during Game 7. Henri Richard went on to call MacNeil "the worst coach I have ever played for." Despite winning the Stanley Cup, MacNeil was demoted to coaching the Canadiens' junior hockey team, the Nova Scotia Voyageurs; while after captain Jean Beliveau retired, Henri Richard was promoted to team captain. MacNeil and Richard later reconciled. Retirement and legacy Henri Richard served as captain of the Canadiens in 1971 until his retirement in 1975, after his team was eliminated in the playoffs by the Buffalo Sabres. He was the ninth player to reach 1,000 career points, with 358 goals and 688 assists in 1,256 games. His 1,256 regular-season games played in a Canadiens uniform are a franchise record. Henri won the Stanley Cup 11 times as a player, the most in NHL history. Only one other athlete in North American professional sports has achieved winning eleven championships in his respective league—Bill Russell of the NBA's Boston Celtics. Henri also scored two Stanley Cup-winning goals, one of five players to have done so. He always wore the number 16, which was retired on December 10, 1975, by the Canadiens in his honour; he insisted that the proceeds from his jersey retirement night be donated towards the construction of a gymnasium for an orphanage. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979. In 1998, he was ranked number 29 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. He would later serve as an ambassador for the Canadiens' organization. In 2015, it was announced that Richard had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He died on March 6, 2020, at the age of 84 due to complications of the disease, in Laval, Quebec. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Career statistics taken from NHL.com. Achievements NHL Awards taken from EliteProspects.com. See also List of Stanley Cup champions Notable families in the NHL List of NHL players with 1,000 points List of NHL players with 1,000 games played References Notes Citations Bibliography External links 1936 births 2020 deaths Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners Canadian ice hockey centres French Quebecers Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Montreal Montreal Canadiens players Montreal Junior Canadiens players National Hockey League players with retired