3 Canadiens’ Players Arrested in Brawl Outside Winnipeg Bar

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Three members of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team were arrested early this morning after police were called to a brawl involving seven people outside a nightclub, Winnipeg police spokesman Eric Turner said.

Shayne Corson, Mike Keane and Brian Skrudland of the Canadiens, along with two Winnipeg men, were charged with causing a disturbance by fighting, Turner said.

The cause of the disturbance was unknown, Turner said. All seven people involved, including two women, suffered minor cuts and bruises, he said.

The Canadiens play the Winnipeg Jets Saturday night in Winnipeg.