from Dean Bennett of the CP at the Vancouver Province,

In the latest edition of NHL 100, a weekly series from The Canadian Press, we examine some of the more unforgettable, sad, and sobering tales from the police blotter.

L'AFFAIRE RICHARD

On March 17, 1955, tempers boiled over at the Montreal Forum just days after fan favourite Maurice Richard had been suspended by NHL president Clarence Campbell for the balance of the season for clubbing Boston's Hal Laycoe with his stick and punching a linesman. Fans pelted Campbell with fruit and rotten vegetables. A smoke bomb went off. The game was called, fans spilled into the streets and rioted, smashing windows and beating up cab drivers. About 37 were injured and 70 arrested.

EAGLE'S LANDING

In the annals of hockey's white-collar crime, nothing matches the spectacular rise and fall of super agent Alan Eagleson.

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