Bob Bissonnette

Roberto "Bob" Bissonnette (27 April 1981 – 4 September 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player, as well as a singer known for his sports-themed songs and a co-owner of the Québec Capitales professional baseball team.
==Sports career==
Bissonnette was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1981. He was picked for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in Hull Olympiques becoming team captain. In 2001–2002, he was transferred to Acadie–Bathurst Titan. From 2002 onwards he played in various hockey leagues. Teams he played for include Patriots of Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Florida Everblades, Caron and Guay of Pont-Rouge, Summum Chiefs of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and others. He stopped playing competitively in 2010.La Presse Montreal: Accident d'hélico: mort du chanteur et ex-hockeyeur Bob Bissonnette 
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1998-1999	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		44 	7 	6 	13 	183 		23 	4 	4 	8 	33
1999-2000	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		60 	5 	15 	20 	318 		15 	1 	1 	2 	22
2000-2001	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		71 	31 	31 	62 	381 		3 	1 	1 	2 	4
2001-2002	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		44 	16 	22 	38 	248 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2001-2002	Acadie–Bathurst Titan 	QMJHL 		22 	3 	7 	10 	130 		13 	2 	3 	5 	27
2002-2003	UQTR Patriotes 	CIS 		20 	9 	12 	21 	54 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003-2004	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	33 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003-2004	Pont-Rouge Caron & Guay 	LHSMQ 		18 	2 	3 	5 	111 		9 	0 	1 	1 	6
2004-2005	Donnacona Métro Gagnon 	QSCHL-AAA		33 	10 	20 	30 	158 		5 	1 	2 	3 	14
2005-2006	Shawinigan Xtrême 	QSCHL-AAA		13 	1 	4 	5 	56 		16 	0 	0 	0 	117
2006-2007	Rivière-du-Loup CIMT 	QSCHL-AAA		2 	0 	1 	1 	6 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2006-2007	Chandler Gaillard 	LHSEQ 		14 	7 	9 	16 	85 		4 	1 	1 	2 	54
2007-2008	Summum-Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Chiefs	LNAH 		18 	1 	2 	3 	123 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2008-2009	Grand-Caraquet Acadiens 	LHSCN 		13 	7 	12 	19 	109 		3 	3 	2 	5 	24
2009-2010	Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 	WCSHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	45 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Singing career==
In 2010, Bissonnette launched a singing careerLe Journal de Québec: 5 chansons marquantes de Bob Bissonnette.
Le chanteur et ancien hockeyeur aura marqué l'imaginaire des ligues de garage releasing three albums, Recrue de l'année (2010), Les Barbes de séries (2012) and Rockstar (2014). He had a number of singles including "Mettre du tape su' ma palette" (2010), "Recrue de l'année" (2010), "Y sont toutes folles" (2010), "Hockey dans rue" and "Chris Chelios" (2011), "Les Barbes de séries" and "La machine à scorer" (2012) and "Rockstar" (2014). He operated completely independently as a musician; he had no contract with any record company, nor did he receive any subsidies from the Canadian government.Qui était Bob Bissonnette?, in Le Journal de Montréal; published September 5, 2016; retrieved September 3, 2017
==Other ventures==
Bissonnette was also a minority co-owner of Québec Capitales. He performed musical numbers for five years during the regular season of Capitales.Le Journal de Montréal: Bob Bissonnette nouvel actionnaire des Capitales de Québec 
==Death==
On 4 September 2016, Bissonnette died in a helicopter accident in the Flatlands, near Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. The crash also resulted in the death of the pilot, Frédérick Décoste. Michel Laplante, president of the Capitales, was injured in the incident.CBC News: Quebec singer Bob Bissonnette, pilot killed in helicopter crash near Campbellton, N.B.
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