Bob Bissonnette

Roberto Bissonnette, known as Bob Bissonnette, (27 April 1981 - 4 September 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player, a singer known for his sports-themed songs and a co-owner Québec Capitales professional baseball team.

Roberto 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 and others. He stopped playing competitively in 2010.

In 2010, he launched a singing career releasing three albums, Recrue de l'année (2010), Les Barbes de séries (2012) and Rockstarand (2014). He had a number of singles including "Mettre du tape su' ma palette" and "Recrue de l'année" (2010), "Y sont toutes folles", "Hockey dans rue" and "Chris Chelios" (2011), "Les Barbes de séries" and "La machine à scorer" (2012) and "Rockstar" (2014).

Bissonnette was also a minority co-owner, of Québec Capitales. He performed musical number for 5 years during the regular season of Capitales.

On 4 September 2016, he died with the crash of a helicopter in the Flatlands, near Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. The crash also resulted in death of the pilot Frédérick Décoste. Michel Laplante, the president of the Capitales was injured in the incident.