Riots Fill The Streets Of Montreal After NHL Suspends Maurice Richard | This Day In Hockey History

March 17, 1955, A riot erupts in the streets of Montreal, with fans violently protesting NHL President Clarence Campbell's suspension of Maurice Richard the day before. The Canadiens forfeit their game to the Red Wings after a smoke bomb goes off in the Forum and crowds spill into the streets.
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[@prenomnom7372]

This is more than a riot because of a simple suspension. French Canadians were oppressed for hundreds of year. When Maurice Richard came, he was the first french Canadian to be the best in something. He proved to the rest of North America that french Canadians can be more than simple factories underpaid workers and cheap labor. He was a hero for the working people, which were approximately every french Canadian. This suspension was another example of that injustice and discrimination by Campbell and all the powerful and rich anglophones. People were rid of this and this riot was justified. Furthermore, this riot was the start of the revolution in the sixties in Québec, which brought it to a modern society with progressive ideas. It isn't surprising though to see how Sportsnet (an english canadian company) described this event.

[@bradyhunt179]

He punched a ref man i agree with what you said but but he punched a ref anybody in that situation would get suspended

[@samy7573]

@@bradyhunt179 An anglophone punching the ref at this point in time would not have gotten suspended for the season! Today, yes but back then no way lmao

[@stevenjean1660]

@Dave White what you don’t know is there were events that happened before he punch the reff... the reff was holding Richard a the same time he was getting punch by other players so he wasn’t able to defend himself... and you can’t denie that it wasn’t the first time this type of discrimination were done

[@prenomnom7372]

@Dave White he was holding richard in a way that the bruins players could punch him in the face as he wanted. Richard was just freeing himself from this.

[@idontknowhatmynameshouldbe]

“Oppressed” get a load of this kid 😂😂😂

[@Kimchi203010]

You call that a riot?

[@svech37]

lol

[@oilers4life780]

2011 van city roits lol

[@newyorksheroes7942]

@@oilers4life780 and then you got 1994 as well😂

[@cris-99]

LMAO

[@joeylabelle17]

You clearly don't know what you are talking about lol

[@denisgauthier9191]

66 years ago today

[@HockeyJunkie]

Classic !!

[@60secondcinema_]

Ha that’s a riot to you. We’re my Vancouver buddies at?

[@twitchinjalapeno8929]

I guess Montreal fans didn’t think they had enough Stanley Cups...

[@JazzyJ.28]

it was 1956?! The riots had nothing to do with that

[@stevenjean1660]

@Dave White man your life must be so boorring....

[@marionat2001]

You clearly have no idea why this riot occurred. Anglophones oppressing the french canadians.

[@gabuz672]

I don’t care what anyone says there still the best fans on the planet

[@Pix3lPalace]

nah

[@glenncross4987]

That's debatable after revisiting this

[@Fleshybby]

@@glenncross4987 its a context thing. someone wrote a perfect comment up there about the oppression and the situation for french canadians back in the 50s, grossly describing why this riot happened

[@Pix3lPalace]

@isthatyoubetha nah last

[@nicnotnick]

@@Fleshybby He punched a linesman and rightfully got suspended for it. wow so oppressed. Reminds me of a certain group in the USA.

[@Shatamx]

This cost the Habs home ice in in the SCF. Losing in 7. In Detroit.

[@user-ni3kc5qe4v]

Campbell was a big habs hater

[@KadeRiley-hq8gc]

What a silly reason to have a riot. Maurice Richard had already won multiple Stanley Cups by this time and multiple awards. Richard intentionally struck a official and that would be a major suspension even in todays game. He deserved to get suspended.

[@musicman76enator]

Elliotte Friedmann going back to Jail brought me here. Thats bizarre. Someone find Steve Dangle's car and put Bruins gear on it lololololol #FaisalKhamisaForPrimeMinisterOfCanada

[@meatbagfrank]

Bruh

[@Gasrullen]

Lol

[@ianmudd1383]

Bruh