Stunning footage has emerged of former NHL player Paul Bissonnette being assaulted by a group of men last month at a Scottsdale, Arizona restaurant.
Bissonnette, who described the group afterwards as ‘a bunch of drunk golfers,’ found himself in a full-on brawl against six men on November 24 after he allegedly tried to stop one of them from harassing a manager at the establishment.
And footage of the fight has now been released by the Scottsdale Police Department, showing a shirtless Bissonnette taking on the men in a parking lot.
Bissonnette, who last appeared in the NHL during the 2013-14 season, can be seen in the footage being kicked and punched while on the floor, before jogging away from the men.
Another clip from the footage, which was posted to X by 12 News’ Sean Rice, also shows the moment Bissonnette approached the men in Houston’s restaurant.
The former hockey player was quickly ambushed by the group of men as bystanders raced to get out of the restaurant.
Paul Bissonnette can be seen getting kicked and punched while on the ground in new foootage
Footage of the moment that Bissonnette approached the group was also released
Bissonnette said in a video posted to X that one of the men was getting in the manager’s face and putting his hands on him.
The ex-Phoenix Coyote then stepped in, grabbed the man’s arm and told him they would have problems if he continued to harass the staff.
Video posted by Bianca Buono, also of 12News, also shows suspect Sean Daley saying that he didn’t know what cops were talking about when they arrested him for his alleged role in the fight.
Another suspect, Henry Mesker, also told cops that he wasn’t aware of what had happened inside the restaurant.
Ultimately, Daley, Mesker, John Carroll, William Carroll, Danny Bradley, and Edward Jennings were charged with assault, according to Fox 10 Phoenix.
Bissonnette also claimed that a seventh man who wasn’t arrested was involved in the altercation.
Furthermore, some men were charged with disorderly conduct as well.
Danny Bradley, John G. Carroll, William J. Carroll, Sean Daley, Edward Jennings, and Henry Mesker are seen clockwise from left
Paul Bissonnette showed off a mark on his face that came from him fighting with seven men
Bissonnette spent six years in the NHL – five of which came with the Phoenix Coyotes
Daley was also charged with a felony count of possession of a forged instrument, after he allegedly admitted to having a fake military ID, according to documents obtained by TMZ.
Bissonnette – who was known as a ‘tough guy’ in the NHL due to his frequent fighting – said following the incident that he ‘took some’ but ‘gave more’ and was OK despite getting ‘boot f***ed in the head’ on several occasions.
He showed off a couple of marks on his face but he otherwise appeared to be unscathed.
He added that he was ‘very, very angry’ at the men and wanted their names to be made public.