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Robert Blair Ridder (July 21, 1919 – June 24, 2000) was an American ice hockey administrator, media businessman, and philanthropist. He was the founding president of the Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association, and managed the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He was a director in the Knight Ridder media company which controlled several television and radio stations, and newspapers in Minnesota. His wealth allowed him to be a founding owner of the Minnesota North Stars and helped him provide funding for the construction of Ridder Arena at the University of Minnesota. For his work in hockey in the United States, he received the Lester Patrick Trophy, and was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and the IIHF Hall of Fame.

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  • Robert Ridder (de)
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  • Robert Blair Ridder (July 21, 1919 – June 24, 2000) was an American ice hockey administrator, media businessman, and philanthropist. He was the founding president of the Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association, and managed the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He was a director in the Knight Ridder media company which controlled several television and radio stations, and newspapers in Minnesota. His wealth allowed him to be a founding owner of the Minnesota North Stars and helped him provide funding for the construction of Ridder Arena at the University of Minnesota. For his work in hockey in the United States, he received the Lester Patrick Trophy, and was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and the IIHF Hall of Fame. (en)
  • Robert „Bob“ Blair Ridder (* 21. Juli 1919 in New York, New York; † 24. Juni 2000 in Mendota Heights, Minnesota) war ein US-amerikanischer Medienunternehmer und Eishockeyfunktionär. Ridder stammte aus einer Verlegerfamilie und wuchs in New York City auf. Er besuchte die Harvard University und diente während des Zweiten Weltkrieges in der United States Coast Guard in Duluth, Minnesota. In dieser Zeit leitete er auch die Duluth Heralds, ein Eishockeyteam der Coast Guard, das in der Duluth Industrial Hockey League spielte. Seit 1942 arbeitete er bei dem Duluth Herald und Duluth News-Tribune, zwei Zeitungen aus dem familiären Medienkonzern. Später stieg er auch ins Radio- und Fernsehgeschäft ein und war Eigentümer verschiedener Publikationen und Sender im Mittleren Westen. Dazu gehörten unter (de)
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  • Robert Ridder (en)
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  • Mendota Heights, Minnesota, US (en)
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  • New York City, US (en)
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