Former NHL Player Bissonnette Attacked After Stepping in to Defend Arizona Restaurant Staff

Phoenix Coyotes left winger Paul Bissonnette (L) and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson (R) compete for the puck in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Glendale, Ariz., on April 6, 2013. The Associated Press/Paul Connors

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Former NHL player and TNT hockey analyst Paul Bissonnette was assaulted by several men during an altercation at a Scottsdale steakhouse on Sunday night.

Bissonnette posted a video on X on Monday describing the incident, saying he tried to intervene when one member of the group got in the manager’s face and started grabbing him after his friend was asked to leave.