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For over 25 years Alan Eagleson\xa0ruled the professional hockey world by convincing the players he represented through his roles as agent and union boss that he was a benevolent leader with their best interests in mind.\xa0\xa0\nWhen cracks started to appear in the fa\xe7ade he had created it would take the efforts of dozens of players like Carl Brewer along with other hockey agents and dedicated journalists to finally knock Eagleson off his perch.\xa0\xa0\xa0\nOn this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora looks at the rise and fall of Alan Eagleson.\xa0\nGuest Info:\xa0\nDavid Shoalts, retired sportswriter for The Globe and Mail and author of multiple books including Greed and Glory: The Fall of Hockey Czar Alan Eagleson which he co-wrote with William Houston.\xa0\xa0\nTwitter: @dshoalts\xa0\nShow Contact Info:\xa0\xa0\nTwitter: @1990shistory\nFacebook: @1990shistory\nInstagram: @that90spodcast \nEmail: 90s@curiouscast.ca\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices