Bob Perani

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Robert (Bob) Perani
Born (1942-08-07)August 7, 1942
Rome, Italy
Died April 15, 2012(2012-04-15) (aged 69)
in flight/en route from Detroit to Tokyo
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
IHL team Flint Generals
Playing career 1969–1974

Robert "Bob" F. Perani (August 7, 1942 – April 15, 2012) was a professional ice hockey goaltender for the Flint Generals in the International Hockey League. He was also the founder of Perani's Hockey World sports retail chain in 1976,[1] and owned the naming rights for the Perani Arena and Event Center. Perani died on April 15, 2012 while traveling on an international flight from Detroit to Tokyo.[2][3]

Perani was born in Italy in 1942 and moved to Canada with his family in 1953, settling near Toronto.[4] He attended St. Lawrence University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.[5] He played for a number of leagues in Michigan and Ontario. He and his wife Kris moved to Flint in the late 1960s and never left. Kris died from cancer in 2006.The following year, as part of the 'Perani Group', he bought the Flint Generals. He retired as a player after the 1974 season and went into the pizza business and in 1976 started "Bob Perani's Sports Shop".[6]

Perani retired to Thailand and died on a flight from Detroit to Tokyo en route to Thailand.[7]

Career[]

OHA

ECAC Hockey - Division I (NCAA)

IHL

AHL

  • Springfield Kings 1967-1968, 1968-1969 7 games

OHA Sr

Source:[8]

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1963–64
AHCA East All-American 1963–64
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1964

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-08-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Flint hockey legend and businessman Bob Perani dies NBC 25, April 15, 2012
  3. ^ Former businessman and Generals hockey player dies WNEM, April 16, 2012
  4. ^ "Daughter of Flint businessman Bob Perani says he always helped others". 16 April 2012.
  5. ^ Ham, Thomas E. (Spring 1964). "Orchids To" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 51 no. 1. p. 19.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "The Malik Report - Kukla's Korner".
  8. ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=11534

External links[]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
 ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
1964 		Succeeded by
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