Larry Regan Larry Regan ( born August 9 , 1930 , in North Bay , Ontario died March 9 , 2009 in Ottawa , Ontario ) , was a retired Canadian National Hockey League ( NHL ) player and hockey executive . He played for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs after a long senior hockey career , winning the Allan Cup in 1948 . He later managed and coached the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL and was president of the NHL Alumni Association . Playing career . Mr . Regan moved to Ottawa as a youth . As a 16 - year - old , he joined the Ottawa Senators organization in 1946 , first playing for their junior - age team in the Ottawa City Junior League . He played two seasons in the organization joining the senior team halfway through his first season , and was member of their 1948 Allan Cup - winning squad . He moved to Toronto to play two seasons with the Toronto Marlboros organization , first as a junior , then at the senior level . He returned to the Senators in 1950 , playing two seasons before joining the Shawinigan Falls Cataractes . He then moved on to the Johnstown Jets of the EHL and then finally the Quebec Aces of the QHL . In 1956 – 57 , Larry finally got his chance in the NHL with the Boston Bruins as a 27 - year - old . He scored 14 goals that season , which would be his career high , and he won the Calder Trophy . He played two and a half seasons with the Bruins before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs . He played two further seasons with the Leafs before being demoted to their Pittsburgh Hornets American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate in 1961 . In 1962 , he moved to Innsbruck , Austria , playing three seasons with Innsbrucker EV before returning to the AHL with the Baltimore Clippers in 1965 – 66 for one final season . Hockey executive career . While still playing , Regan became a playing - coach in 1961 – 62 with the Pittsburgh Hornets for part of the season . He was named to coach the junior B Etobicoke Indians of the Ontario Hockey Association in 1966 , but left the position to join Jack Kent Cooke , owner of the expansion Los Angeles Kings as head scout , later promoted to general manager . Regan was also the head coach for the 1970 – 71 and part of the 1971 – 72 seasons and he remained in the job until 1973 . As coach , Regan was once fined $ 1 , 000 by NHL president Clarence Campbell for punching referee Bruce Hood in the face following a game in Oakland , California in 1968 . He was upset after a late penalty cost the Kings a victory against the California Seals . Regan was quoted as saying " Someone had to do something with officiating like that . " More than 10 , 000 attended the next Kings ' game . After his time with the Los Angeles Kings , he moved to Montreal where he coached the Montreal Juniors in the 1974 – 75 season , quitting after the one season . NHL Alumni Association and Alan Eagleson inquiry . After leaving the Montreal Juniors , Regan became involved in the National Hockey League Alumni Association ( NHLAA ) , an association of retired NHL players , eventually becoming the head of the organization . In the 1980s , former NHL stars such as Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr noticed that they were not being paid to the full amount that they should have been paid for their pensions . An investigation by a Boston - area reporter named Russ Conway led to Alan Eagleson being indicted and convicted on fraud and was sentenced to prison . Regan was head of the NHLAA at the time and he participated in the investigation , contacting any player involved with Eagleson . Post NHL life . Mr . Regan retired soon after the Eagleson inquiry and he lived in Ottawa , Ontario with his wife Pauline until his death in 2009 . He had been suffering from Parkinson ' s disease prior to his death .