6 suspects ID’d in assault on ex-NHLer, media personality Paul Bissonnette

Six suspects were identified Tuesday successful an battle connected erstwhile NHL pugnacious feline and existent media property Paul Bissonnette.

Bissonnette, 39, was concisely hospitalized aft the Sunday onslaught astatine a steakhouse successful Scottsdale, Ariz., and spoke astir the altercation successful a three-minute video connected societal media. He said helium believed 7 men attacked him.

Six radical were arrested connected the scene successful the northeast Phoenix suburb. Danny Bradley, John Carroll, William Carroll, Henry Mesker, Edward Jennings and Sean Daley were booked Monday night, according to CBS affiliate KPHO.

Clockwise, from top-left: Danny Bradley, John Carroll, William Carroll, Henry Mesker, Edward Jennings and Sean Daley were arrested. (Scottsdale Police Department)

Daley was charged with felony assault, portion William Carroll was deed with 2 counts of misdemeanor assault, reported Fox affiliate KSAZ. The others were charged with a azygous number of misdemeanor assault. All six men were charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Bissonnette said the radical was “a clump of drunk golfers” who became belligerent during a statement with Houston’s restaurant staff. Bissonnette said helium frequented the spot and decided to instrumentality up for the manager aft 1 antheral “put his hands connected him.”

“I conscionable grabbed the guy’s limb that was connected [the manager], I said, ‘Sir, if you proceed to harass and battle the staff, we’re gonna person problems,’” Bissonnette said. “Then they conscionable started chucking [punches].”

The combat spilled retired of the restaurant, into a parking batch and crossed near a neighboring CVS earlier it was stopped, according to Bissonnette.

Though helium past played successful the NHL successful 2014, Bissonnette was known arsenic a combatant and racked up 340 punishment minutes successful 202 games. He present works arsenic an NHL expert for TNT, and co-hosts the Barstool Sports hockey podcast “Spittin’ Chiclets.”