[NittanyLion]

There's a world of difference between two enforcers fighting on the ice and a player running into the stands and fighting fans.

[Time is now]

March 29, 2001 — Tie Domi of the Toronto Maple Leafs wrestled with a fan in the penalty box in Philadelphia after Domi twice poured water on taunting spectators. The fan lunged against the glass and threw a punch at Domi that didn't connect. A glass panel separating the two collapsed, and the fan was pulled into the box by Domi.

Dec. 23, 1979 — Boston Bruins forward Stan Jonathan was hit in the face by an object thrown by a fan, and right wing Terry O'Reilly was harassed by a stick-wielding fan at the end of a 4-3 victory at the New York Rangers. Several Boston players, including O'Reilly and Mike Milbury, went into the stands to fight with spectators. Milbury removed a shoe from a fan and beat him with it.

April 2, 1969 — Toronto's Pat Quinn knocked out Boston Bruins great Bobby Orr with a vicious check during an NHL playoff game. A brawl broke out on the ice and in the stands, with Quinn leaving Boston Garden under a heavy police escort.

[Final Authority]

Were you around in the '80s when Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNabb, and Mike Millbury of the Bruins went jumped over the boards in Madison Square Garden and beat a few fans up? I believe Millbury took off one of the fan's shoes and used it as a black jack on the guys head. The melee started when a fan reached over the glass and grabbed a stick near the Bruin's bench and started to swing it at Terry. He connected a couple of times then the coach sent them over the glass to retrieve it. I believe the fines and suspensions were quite reasonable. I can't remember but they couldn't have gotten more than a five game suspension for their trouble.