Robert Harvey Paradise (born April 22, 1944 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey defenceman who appeared in a total of 368 National Hockey League regular season games in 1971–79. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Defence ( defense in the USA in Ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. The United States Hockey Hall of Fame is a museum located in Eveleth, Minnesota.
Paradise grew up in Minnesota where he earned all-state honours in gridiron football and hockey. Gridiron football is an umbrella term used in some countries outside North America to refer to several codes of Football played primarily in Northern America He also turned down a professional baseball contract from the Boston Red Sox in 1965, choosing instead complete his education at St. Mary's College. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. While at the school, Paradise continued to develop his hockey skills, becoming an all-conference performer in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for four consecutive years. History On March 15, 1920, a formal constitution was adopted and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was born with Carleton College Gustavus
Originally signed as a free agent by the Montreal Canadiens after playing for the United States national team at the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1969 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments, Paradise was traded to the Minnesota North Stars in 1971 where he made his NHL debut. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Minnesota North Stars were a professional Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL for 26 seasons from 1967 to 1993. He has also played for the Atlanta Flames, Washington Capitals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins before retiring in 1979. The Atlanta Flames were a professional Ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. For the BAA team see Washington Capitols. For the ABA team see Washington Caps. The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was also a member of the US national team at the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Paradise is the son in law of United States Hockey Hall of Famer Bob Dill. Bob Dill (born April 25, 1920 in St Paul Minnesota, died 1991 was an American professional Ice hockey player His brother Dick Paradise is also a former professional hockey player.
External links
- Bob Paradise's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Bob Paradise's biography at Legends of Hockey
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