Peter Angelo Bessone - Born January 13, 1913 in New Bedford, Massachusetts - Died December 5, 1989 in Irvine, California was a American ice Hockey defenceman and coach.

- 1934 Ice Hockey World Championships Silver Medal Winner with Team USA.

- Pennsylvania Ice Hockey Championship Trophy / PA Trophy Champion 1940 with Pittsburgh Hornets (1st Champions).

- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy 1944, 1945 with Cleveland Barons.

- Calder Cup Champion 1945 with Cleveland Barons.
Calder Cup finalist 1940, 1944, 1946.

After graduating from high school in 1930, Bessone was lured to France in 1931, and would play for a variety of teams, mostly in the Paris area until 1936. The French loved his hard hitting defensive style of play, and would fill most arenas just to watch him play. He was known as the "Babe Ruth" of Hockey in Paris.

Bessone was selected to play for the USA Team at the 1934 world Hockey championships in Milan, Italy.

Bessone returned to the USA and signed with the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets for the 1936-37 Eastern Amateur Hockey League season.

Bessone started the 1937-38 season with the Detroit Pontiacs, 15 games, when the Detroit Red Wings signed him and he made his NHL debut on January 15, 1938 vs Montreal Maroons at Montreal Forum in a 2-2 tie. Bessone played just 6 NHL games, picking up 1 assist with 6 penalty minutes, when the Red Wings sold him to the Pittsburgh Hornets. He later helped the Hornets reach the finals of the 1940 Calder Cup championship.

Pittsburgh would trade Bessone to the Cleveland Barons in November 1943, and he would become a fan favourite there, helping them reach 3 Calder Cup finals, winning the championship in 1945.

Bessone played for Providence Reds in the 1946-47 season.

After retiring as a player, Bessone returned to Europe, coaching teams in France, Switzerland, and Italy.

Peter Bessone was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.