Former NHL enforcer Mike Commodore has offered his support to Paul Bissonnette following an incident where Bissonnette was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in Arizona.
The altercation occurred in Houston's restaurant in Scottsdale on a Sunday evening around 7:30 p.m. ET. Bissonnette released a video on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, detailing his experience.
He revealed that he fought against seven men, six of whom have reportedly been arrested. Bissonnette received widespread praise for his bravery in confronting what he described as "drunk golfers" who were allegedly misbehaving with the restaurant staff.
Commodore, reacting to Bissonnette's video, extended an invitation for future support, referencing his own experience with similar situations:
"Biz … I like Houston’s & have some experience in 5 star dining brawls …next time hit me up … I need 13 mins to get there," Commoddore tweeted.
Commodore played for seven teams during his 11-year NHL career. According to Hockey Fights, he was involved in 15 fights and accumulated a total of 683 penalty minutes.
Fans react to Mike Commodore's post supporting Paul Bissonnette
Fan were quick to react to Commoddore's post extending support to Paul Bissonnette as they shared their reactions on X/Twitter. One said:
"Man that would have been legendary. I’d pay good money to see the Biz & Commie 2v7."
Another chimed in:
"Biz did this much damage 6v1, can only imagine the scenes if he had Commie backchecking."
Here are some of the other top reactions to the post:
"Mike, I hear Georges Laraque is bored in retirement. You should give him a call too!," another fan commented.
"If commie showed up halfway through this fight it'd be the greatest sight of all time," posted another.
"I'm just fantasizing about Biz and 3 of his toughest friends meeting the Maggot Seven in an alley," another chimed in.
"Great now I’m gonna watch that animated Chiclets short for the 8,000th time," posted another X user.
As for Biz's career fights, he dropped the gloves 29 times during his brief six-year career while playing for the likes of the Pittsburgh Penguins and now-defunct Phoenix Coyotes.