Bob Paradise played college hockey at St. Mary’s College in Minnesota, graduating in 1966. He then played a few years of minor league hockey with various teams, the Muskegon Mohawks, Minnesota Nationals, Seattle Totems, and the Omaha Knights. In 1970 he made it to the top level of US minor league hockey, the American Hockey League, playing with the Montreal Voyageurs in 1970-71 and the Cleveland Barons in 1971-72. But Paradise then made it to the bigs. In 1971 he was called up to the NHL by the Minnesota North Stars, and played in that league through 1979. He was with several teams, the North Stars, Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Washington Capitals, although he also bounced up and down to the AHL in his later years, playing with the Springfield Indians and the Birmingham Dusters. Paradise also played for the US at the 1969 World Championships, in addition to his Olympic appearance. He later became a high school teacher after his hockey career ended. He is a member of the US Hockey Hall of Fame.
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