Robert Allan Genge (December 20, 1889 – September 20, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. As a

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...

, he played with the

Victoria Aristocrats The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) from 1911 to 1924 under various names, and (after the PCHA's merger with the Western Canada Hockey League) in the W ...

and briefly the Spokane Canaries of the

Pacific Coast Hockey Association The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) was a professional ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). The PCHA was cons ...

from 1912 to 1921. Large in stature, Genge was known as a "dominating two-way player". He died from

sepsis Sepsis, formerly known as septicemia (septicaemia in British English) or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. This initial stage is follo ...

at Vancouver in 1937, aged 47.Death registration
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Genge, Bobby 1889 births 1937 deaths Ice hockey people from Ontario Spokane Canaries players Victoria Aristocrats players Canadian ice hockey defencemen