“Got boot f***** in the head,” Former NHLer Paul Bissonnette opens up about SHOCKING assault in Arizona restaurant, fans react

Paul Bissonnette was attacked by a group of men at a restaurant in Scottsdale (Arizona) after he tried to stop them from creating a ruckus.

“Got boot f***** in the head,” Former NHLer Paul Bissonnette opens up about SHOCKING assault in Arizona restaurant, fans react

Paul Bissonnette during his time with Phoenix Coyotes (Image via Imago)

On Sunday, former NHLer Paul Bissonnette was assaulted at a restaurant in Arizona which led him to getting hospitalized. A few hours later, he shared an update regarding the attack and opened up about the encounter.

According to reports, the NHL analyst was involved in a huge fight at a restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona. A group of six to seven people would gang up on Bissonnette and attack him.

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As soon as the news broke out, several fans and experts started wishing him well and tried to reach out to him. Taking to his X account, “Biz Nasty” stated that some intoxicated people started harassing the restaurant manager. He tried to intervene after the heckling continued for a while.

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I sat in the dining area and at one point there was a bit of a ruckus going on in the bar. It was a bunch of drunk golfers. Things obviously continued to escalate. They asked one guy to leave. One guy kept getting in the manager’s face, put his hands on him.

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However, things escalated when the former Pittsburgh Penguins star got in the face with the group. After making fun of him, a fight broke out between them and they attacked him all over the eatery.

I went over, I just grabbed the guy’s arm that was on him. I said, I said, sir, if you continue to harass and assault the staff we’re going to have problems. And then they just started chucking. So it escalated extremely quickly. Um, I think it was seven guys that I fought with throughout the course of the restaurant, all the way into the parking lot over to CVS, got taken down a couple of times. I got boot f***** in the head three times by the CVS.

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The police would later arrest six of the seven guys involved in this assault on Bissonnette. The Spittin’ Chiclets hosts would later thank the police officials, restaurant, and hospital staff for helping him out of this situation.

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Social media reacts to Paul Bissonnette getting assaulted

The hockey community was left in shock when reports of Paul Bissonnette getting assaulted at a restaurant came out. Several fans would quickly try to reach out to him in an attempt to make sure he was okay at the moment.

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Paul Bissonnette (Image via Bleacher Report)

After the former NHLer shared the news about the incident, fans applauded him for his actions. Some highlighted his fighting ability, with one fan comparing him to Keanu Reeves‘ iconic character John Wick and wrote “Paul Wick“.

Check out some of the top reactions from fans on X below:

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Bissonnette has informed that he will be on the NHL on TNT show on Wednesday and Friday nights. It is likely that this incident could be the talking point with him on the show before the games.