Montreal Canadiens' hockey legend Guy Lafleur has failed in his bid to sue Montreal police and Crown prosecutors for $2 million for allegedly going too far in arresting him on perjury charges in 2008.

Lafleur testified during the legal proceeding that he believed he was "the victim of a power trip by girls who wanted to make me pay," in reference to the female police officers and Crown prosecutors who handled his case.

In a ruling issued Tuesday, Quebec Superior Court Justice André Wéry found that many of Lafleur's arguments were without merit and based on "speculations, impressions, conjectures and prejudices."

Arrested in 2008

Lafleur was arrested in January 2008, after he had testified at his son Mark's criminal trial.

During that trial Lafleur initially failed to mention that his son Mark twice spent a weekend in a hotel with his girlfriend, which was in violation of his bail conditions. It was only at a later court appearance that he clarified the remarks.

Police issued an arrest warrant for Lafleur and charged him with perjury. He was found guilty in 2009, however, that conviction was overturned on appeal a year later.

Judge finds lawsuit without merit

Lafleur sued police and prosecutors for $2.16 million, arguing the arrest warrant was exaggerated and that his life was adversely affected by the criminal case.

Justice Wéry rejected all of Lafleur's arguments, writing in his ruling that just because a suspect is eventually acquitted does not mean police and prosecutors acted in bad faith.

Wéry found that officers who arrested Lafleur followed normal procedures and treated him with courtesy and respect.

He also found Lafleur's allegations of a conspiracy were completely without merit and that Lafleur failed to demonstrate that his reputation and his income had suffered significantly as a result of his arrest,