Bissonnette applying hockey tape to a guitar, as part of a shoot for the video "Mettre du tape su' ma palette" from his album Recrue de l'année.

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.[1]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998-1999Hull OlympiquesQMJHL4476131832344833
1999-2000Hull OlympiquesQMJHL60515203181511222
2000-2001Hull OlympiquesQMJHL7131316238131124
2001-2002Hull OlympiquesQMJHL44162238248-----
Acadie–Bathurst TitanQMJHL2237101301323527
2002-2003UQTR PatriotesCIS209122154-----
2003-2004Florida EverbladesECHL1300033-----
2003-2004Pont-Rouge Caron & GuayLHSMQ1823511190116
2004-2005Donnacona Métro GagnonQSCHL-AAA33102030158512314
2005-2006Shawinigan XtrêmeQSCHL-AAA131455616000117
2006-2007Rivière-du-Loup CIMTQSCHL-AAA20116-----
Chandler GaillardLHSEQ14791685411254
2007-2008Summum-Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ChiefsLNAH18123123-----
2008-2009Grand-Caraquet AcadiensLHSCN1371219109332524
2009-2010Grand Falls-Windsor CataractsWCSHL601145-----

Singing career

In 2010, Bissonnette launched a singing career[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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(fr), president of the Capitales, was injured in the incident.[5]

References

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