WINDSOR, Ont. -- Spitfires forward Zack Kassian was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly being involved in an altercation at a downtown Windsor nightclub.

No charges have been laid at this time. Kassian was arrested at 1:50 a.m. at The Beach Sports Bar and Grill on Ouellette Avenue and was later released, said Windsor police acting Staff Sgt. Guy Pellett. Staff at the bar refused to comment.

Pellett said Kassian allegedly assaulted another man, who sustained minor injuries, including a cut lip.

Police continue to investigate.

Kassian is from LaSalle and is a member of the Memorial Cup champion Spitfires.

His sister Stephanie was unaware of the arrest and wouldn't comment.

Rob Gagnon, Spitfires public relations coordinator, was also unaware of the arrest.

The six-foot-three, 215-pound forward had two goals and three assists in four games at the Memorial Cup in Brandon.

Last Sunday, he scored a goal against the Brandon Wheat Kings that lead the team to a 9-1 victory for the Memorial Cup.

In January, he received a 20-game suspension by the OHL for his Jan. 21 hit to the head against a Barrie player.

In 2009, he was suspended for a game as captain of the Peterborough Petes for breaking curfew.

Calls to Kassian and the Spitfires' head coach and general manager were not returned.


Did you witness the alleged altercation? If so, contact reporter Carys Mills at [email protected].
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That's kind of a bunk argument GoSabres29, if you ask me. That's like saying hockey players are allowed to have romantic lives and sexual assault happens all the time all over the world, but it just happened to Kassian this time.

My opinion is that hockey players are allowed to have social lives. It's not that bad. Bar fights happen all night all over the world, it just happened to happen to Kassian. He obviously has a little flare/mean streak, and I'm excited to see that mean streak show itself in a Sabres uniform.

Yeah, but we don't know how the bar fight started. If he sexually assaulted someone, pretty clear how that started.

Holy fucking fuck...Boyes couldn't suck a dick if it landed in his mouth.

He's not a kid, first. Second, I don't really care that he was in a bar fight. I'm glad he had the restraint to not cave this guy's skull in.

No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.

No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.

I never said he shouldn't have a social life, Sky. Don't be a twit.

No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.