🏒On March 17, 1955 the “Richard Riot” took place on Saint Patrick's Day in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The riot was named after Maurice Richard, the star hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens. Following a violent altercation on March 13th in which Richard hit a linesman, NHL president Clarence Campbell suspended him for the remainder of the 1954–55 NHL season, including the playoffs. Montréal fans protested that the suspension was too severe; the team's largely Francophone fan base claimed the