 Alan Eagleson was not repentant for his actions during game eight . Eagleson was not the only one jostled by police ; Eagleson 's wife and the Canadian ambassador 's wife were also jostled . Eagleson woke up with bruises from his treatment . Eagleson was not sorry , but he regretted the incident and planned to not get involved in further series . He did get a letter of support from Robert Ford , the ambassador , who basically agreed with Eagleson 's actions . Mail and messages about the incident was mostly in favour of Eagleson . According to Ted Blackman , Canadian fans were basically understanding of Team Canada 's actions as being provoked while the team was under duress . 
