from Rory Boylen of The Hockey News,

Frank Udvari was an NHL referee in the 1950s and ’60s who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973. According to Josh Brown of the Waterloo Region Record, Udvari passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday.

Udvari is perhaps best known for being the referee in charge of the infamous game that eventually led to the Richard Riots in Montreal. On March 13, 1955, the Montreal Canadiens played the rival Boston Bruins on the road. During play, Bruins defenseman Hal Laycoe caught Richard with a high-stick by the eye and Udvari put his arm in the air to call a penalty.

But Richard was ready to take the situation into his own hands.

“I told him, ‘I got it, Rock. I got it,’ ” Udvari said when he recalled the incident years later.

Of course, that didn’t stop The Rocket.

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