Talk:Richard Riot

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I've never known about this. This is a great story for all hockey fans to read, If only other teams fans cared half as much about their teams.....

If you don't care enough to get the story right ...

... don't edit at all. The following is the verbatim summary of the official inquiry into the incident, submitted at the March 16, 1955, hearing:

"Around the 14:00 of the third period when Boston was a man short, the Canadien goalkeeper was removed in favour of a sixth forward. Richard skated past Laycoe who high-sticked him on the head. Referee Udvari signalled a penalty to Laycoe but permitted play to continue as Canadiens were still in possession of the puck. Richard skated around the Boston goal and almost to the blueline when the whistle blew. Richard rubbed his hand on his head and indicated to the referee that he had been injured. Suddenly he skated towards Laycoe, who had dropped his stick and gloves, and swinging his stick up with both hands he struck Laycoe a blow on shoulder and face. The linesmen grabbed the two players and Richard's stick was taken away from him. Richard broke away from linesman Thompson and picking up a loose stick again attacked Laycoe, striking him over the back ahd breaking the stick. The linesman seized Richard but he gort away and seizing another stick, attacked Laycoe for the third time hitting him on the back. Linesman Thompson seized Richard once more and forcing him to the ice held him there until a Canadien player pushed Thompson away and Richard regained his feet. Richard then struck Thompson two hard blows in the face which raised a swelling. Richard was finally brought under control and taken to the first aid room where several stitches were required to close a cut on the side of his head. Referee Udvari gave Richard a match penalty for deliberately injuring Laycoe and Laycoe was given a major penalty. Laycoe was ordered to take his place on the penalty bench and when he failed to do so, the referee gave him a ten-minute misconduct penalty. Laycoe claimed that he had been hit first on the glasses that he wore and that he retaliated with the high stick. Richard said he thought linesman Thompson was one of the Boston players."

- Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol III., Charles Coleman, p. 252-253

There's revisionist history, and there are downright lies, and that's what was put in the article. RGTraynor 05:30, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what your talking about!

I tried reading this article and it used a lot of hockey terms I dont know the meaning to. It also uses nicknames of which i have no idea who it is reffering to. Someone needs to fix this article so that when someone reads it, if they have no experience with hockey knows what it is talking about.