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Although the Rocket shot left, Henri shot right. Maurice played his Off Wing and Henri played Centre . Throughout, the two brothers' style of play was quite different. Henri led the league in Assists in 1957-58 and 1962-63 , a feat never matched by his famous brother. Henri won 11 Stanley Cup s, which is more than any other player in NHL history. In 1957-58, he was named to the first All Star team and in 1959 he was named to the second All-Star team. In his career, he scored 358 goals and earned 688 assists in 1256 games. He was named Captain of the Canadiens in 1971 and always wore number 16 which was retired by the Canadiens in his honour. Henri retired in 1975 and was elected to the Hockey Hall Of Fame in 1979. His jersey number (#16) was retired on December 10 , 1975 . SEE ALSO
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