Honestly I've heard far worse stories of people having things happen to them outside of bars in the early hours of the morning that ended up in trips to the hospital, yet they sucked it up because even then they knew both sides willingly partook in the exchange and they stupidly underestimated their opponent and got the worse of it. But it didn't end up in people getting sued.
This guy obviously had the misfortune of starting something or getting involved with one of the best fighters in the WHL, who was from what it sounds like extremely intoxicated, and got his ### beat. Even if it only took one punch. Sounds like it happened really fast and it was more or less a reactionary thing. Unfortunate, but to me it's not something you take this far. If Ferland had involved friends or weapons with the intention of physically put this person in danger, then that's another situation.
Hope this passes quickly and he can move on.
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