Popular hockey podcaster, broadcaster and former NHL player Paul Bissonnette was hospitalized Sunday after he was attacked by several men at a family restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona.

In a three-minute video posted on Bissonnette, 39, said he was a regular at the establishment and tried to intervene after a member of the group grabbed hold of the manager.

“You could tell he was a little shocked, surprised and stunned,” Bissonnette said. “It is a family restaurant. I don’t think there was anyone there who could possibly help him. I walked over and just grabbed the guy’s arm that was on top of him. I said, “Sir, if you continue to harass and assault the staff, we will have problems.”

“And then they just started ranting, so it escalated extremely quickly.”

Bissonnette said he fought a total of seven people. According to Fox 10 Phoenix, six of those men were arrested and charged with assault and disorderly conduct.

According to Bissonnette, that group knocked the former NHL tough guy to the ground a few times, but he didn’t lose consciousness. He thanked the police and hospital staff for their quick response and care.

“Everything’s good, guys,” Bissonnette said. “It’s annoying. I got kicked in the face a few times, but it could have been a lot worse.”

Bissonnette is part of the “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast and detailed his experiences in an episode scheduled for release on Tuesday. He is also a panelist on TNT’s national television coverage and indicated he would be in the studio for Wednesday’s doubleheader.

The veteran of 202 career NHL games with Pittsburgh and Phoenix was visibly shaken by the altercation with a group of men he believed had been playing golf earlier in the day.

“Just bad guys,” Bissonnette said. “Way too drunk and I don’t know what else they had in their bodies. Yeah, I’m very, very angry at these guys and I kind of want their names out and for them to pay the piper. Simply unacceptable behavior in a family restaurant just because they couldn’t get another cocktail and didn’t want to hear ‘no’ for an answer.”

Police have not identified those arrested.

As frightening as the situation was, Bissonnette felt like she could hold her own in a numerically superior situation.

“Got something,” he said. “Gave more.”

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