Former NHL player Paul Bissonnette was assaulted and briefly hospitalized after an altercation with six people at an Arizona restaurant.

Former Arizona Coyotes player, podcaster and TNT hockey analyst, Paul Bissonnette, was assaulted by six men at a Scottsdale restaurant on Sunday night, the police department said. Federal judge rejects a last-minute request to upend Mountain West volleyball tournament or force San Jose State to leave player home.

Paul Bissonnette says he was trying to stop a group of 'drunk golfers' from harassing the staff at a local eatery.