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TNT analyst Paul Bissonnette injured in attack in Scottsdale

NHL on TNT analyst and former Phoenix Coyotes winger Paul Bissonnette was sent to the hospital after being attacked Sunday night at the Houston restaurant on the northeast corner of McDonald Drive and Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale police confirmed. KTAR News 92.3 FM.

Police said Bissonnette, who played for the Phoenix Coyotes from 2009 to 2014, tried to help management calm down three men who were feuding with Houston management by getting them to leave. According to police, the men then attacked Bissonnette “inside and outside” the restaurant around 7:30 p.m.

All three men were arrested and booked on charges of assault and disorderly conduct. A total of six people were arrested in connection with the incident.

Emergency medical services were called to Bissonnette and he was taken to the hospital for further evaluation, according to police.

Scottsdale police added that the injuries “probably not life-threatening.”

Bissonnette was a radio and TNT analyst for the Coyotes and, in addition to his TNT work, is co-host of Barstool Sports’ Spittin Chiclets podcasts.