View from the Red Road

Indigenous Man Leads NHL

Jonathan Cheechoo, an Indigenous First Nation Cree man from Moose Factory Ontario, Canada, received the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy at ceremonies honoring his 2005/2006 National Hockey League Regular Season Goal Scoring championship. Cheechoo is only the second Indigenous player to reach 50 goals or more in a single NHL season. He also had a record tieing five (5) Hat Tricks as he led all NHL players with 56 goals - recording his final Hat Trick to overtake hockey superstar, Jarmr Jagr, of the New York Rangers who ended up second with 54 goals for the season. In the 2003/2004 season, Jonathan scored the "Goal of the Year" by receiving a pass from the corner - with his stick between and behind his legs - to deflect the puck into the net past an NHL top goalie. He also helped his fellow teammate, Joe Thornton, receive awards for the most points in a season and for being a most crucial player for his NHL team.