Wilf Paiement

Wilf Paiement was selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft by the Kansas City Scouts. He played two seasons in Kansas City before the team moved to Colorado and became the Colorado Rockies.\n', ' Paiement was a member of the Canadian team that returned to the World Championship in Austria in 1977 after seven years of absence. During the tournament, frustrated by the lack of success, many members of Team Canada, including Paiement, resorted to violence.[citation needed] Paiement attacked Swedish player Lars-Erik Ericsson (who received a stick in the eye), as well as Russian players Shadrin, Yakushev and Babinov (who were all knocked unconscious).[citation needed]\n', ' On October 25, 1978, Paiement attacked Detroit Red Wings centre Dennis Polonich with his stick.[citation needed] The diminutive five-foot-six-inch Polonich was trash-talking with Paiement, when Paiement struck Polonich\'s across the face with a two-handed slash, which resulted in severe facial lacerations, a smashed nose that required extensive reconstructive surgery, and a severe concussion.[citation needed] Along with a match penalty, Paiement was given the second longest (at the time) suspension in NHL history - 15 games.[citation needed] Polonich sued, and was rewarded with a settlement of $850,000 in 1982; he has suffered with breathing problems from then on.[citation needed]\n', '