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Bobby Orr was born in Parry Sound, Ontario on March 20th 1948 (6 weeks after I was born in Massachsetts).
In his first professional season, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's most outstanding rookie. Late in the season, however, he missed nine games with a knee injury — presaging such woes through his career — when Detroit Red Wings defenceman Marcel Pronovost checked him into the boards. While the perennially cellar-dwelling Bruins finished in last place that season, Orr sparked a renaissance that propelled the Bruins to make the playoffs the following twenty-nine straight seasons. New York Rangers defenceman Harry Howell, the winner of the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenceman in Orr's rookie year, famously predicted that he was glad to win when he did, because "Orr will own this trophy from now on."
Bobby Orr soars above the ice after scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal 40 seconds into OT against the St Louis Bluis on May 10th 1970 in St Louis.
An injury to his right knee limited Orr to just 46 games in the 1968 season, but he nonetheless won the first of eight straight Norris trophies. In 1970, he did the unthinkable, doubling his scoring total from the previous season to score 120 points, six shy of the league record and becoming the first (and to date, only) defenceman in history to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer. Besides the Norris and Art Ross, Orr also captured the first of his three consecutive Hart Trophies as regular-season MVP and later won the Conn Smythe Trophy for his playoff heroics, being the only player in history to win four major NHL awards in one season.
The following year, 1971, in a season where the powerhouse Bruins shattered dozens of league offensive records, Orr finished second in league scoring while setting records that still stand for points in a season by a defenceman and for plus/minus (+124) by any position player.
Orr's Bruins were heavy favourites to repeat as Cup champions, but were upset by the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie goaltender Ken Dryden (they can finally avenge that defeat tonight in Montreal)
Orr led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup again in 1972, leading the league in scoring in the playoffs and scoring the championship-winning goal en route to his second Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP as they beat the New York Rangers in six games to win their 2nd Cup in three seasons..
Orr inspired the game of hockey with his command of the two-way game, which was unique for a defenceman. Defencemen with goal-scoring ability were not common in the NHL prior to his arrival. Orr was unique in that he could score goals as well, and he influenced countless defencemen who followed him. His speed, most notably a rapid acceleration, and his open ice artistry electrified fans as he set almost every conceivable record for a defenceman.
In contrast to the style of hanging back defensive play common in the later 1950s and 1960s, Orr was known for his fluid skating and end-to-end rushing. Orr's rushing enabled him to be where the puck was, allowing him not only to score effectively but also defend when necessary. According to longtime Bruins' coach and general manager Harry Sinden, "Bobby became a star in the NHL about the time they played the National Anthem for his first game with us."
His style of play was also hard on his knees and shortened his career. "It was the way I played," Orr has said. "I liked to carry the puck and if you do that, you're going to get hit. I wish I'd played longer, but I don't regret it." Orr stated in 2008. "I had a style — when you play, you play all-out. I tried to do things. I didn't want to sit back. I wanted to be involved."
Bobby Orr retired after the 1978 season due to bad knees and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979.
Career achievements and facts:
Currently 6th all-time by a defenceman in career goals, 11th in career assists and 9th in points.
Currently 51st overall in league history in career assists and 80th in career points.
First defenceman to score 40 goals in a season (1974–75).
Named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975.
Named to the Second All-Star Team in 1967.
Awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1967.
Awarded the James Norris Trophy in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975.
Won the Art Ross Trophy in 1969–70 and 1974–75, the only defenceman to ever lead the league in scoring.
Awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1970, 1971 and 1972.
Awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1970 and 1972, the first two-time winner of the playoff MVP award.
Stanley Cup winner in 1970 and 1972.
Besides the Stanley Cup, captured the Norris Trophy, Art Ross Trophy, Hart Trophy, and Conn Smythe Trophy in 1970, the only player in history to win four major NHL awards in one season.
Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975.
Won Lou Marsh Trophy as Canadian athlete of the year in 1970
NHL Plus/Minus leader in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1975, the most in history.
Awarded the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1975.
Named the Canada Cup Tournament MVP in 1976.
Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1979.
Named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1979.
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979, with the mandatory three-year waiting period waived, making him the youngest inductee eer at 31 years of age.
Received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award in 1970.
Voted the greatest athlete in Boston history in the Boston Globe newspaper's poll of New Englanders, beating out Ted Williams, Bill Russell, Carl Yastrzemski and Bob Cousy.
Voted the 2nd greatest hockey player of all time by an expert committee in 1997 by The Hockey News. He's behind only Wayne Gretzky and ahead of Gordie Howe as well as being named the top defenceman of all time.
Records:
Most points in one NHL season by a defenceman (139; 1970–71).
Most assists in one NHL season by a defenceman (102; 1970–71).
Highest plus/minus in one NHL season (+124; 1970–71).
Tied for most assists in one NHL game by a defenceman (6; tied with Babe Pratt, Pat Stapleton, Ron Stackhouse, Paul Coffey and Gary Suter).
Held record for most assists in one NHL season from 1971 to 1981 (102; broken by Wayne Gretzky and also bettered by Mario Lemieux), this is still a record for a defenceman.
Held record for most goals in one NHL season by a defenceman from 1971 to 1986 (37 in 1971, broke own record in 1975 with 46; broken in 1986 by Paul Coffey with 48).
Today Bobby owns The Orr Hockey Group a Boston based player agent company. The group represents such surging young talent as Jason Spezza, Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, Marc Staal, Rick DiPietro, Nathan Horton, Jeff Carter, Steve Downie, Anthony Stewart, Tomáš Kaberle, and Colton Orr.
Spezza, when asked on the experience of having Orr as an agent, replied: "I don't think I have a true feeling for how great he is. I have so much respect for him. I watch him on tapes and it's just ridiculous how good he was compared to the guys he was playing against. He's a great guy and you don't even know it's Bobby Orr, the way he talks to you."
You really had to see Bobby Orr at his peak to appreciate his true greatness. When he would get the puck in his own zone and wind up for a rink long rush it was breathtaking to see, especially live. I was lucky enough to see a lot of Orr during the 1971 thru 1975 seasons after I came home from the service and lived in the Boston area.
You don't have to be a Bruins fan to appreciate his true greatness.
wil..:toast:
Bobby Orr was born in Parry Sound, Ontario on March 20th 1948 (6 weeks after I was born in Massachsetts).
In his first professional season, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's most outstanding rookie. Late in the season, however, he missed nine games with a knee injury — presaging such woes through his career — when Detroit Red Wings defenceman Marcel Pronovost checked him into the boards. While the perennially cellar-dwelling Bruins finished in last place that season, Orr sparked a renaissance that propelled the Bruins to make the playoffs the following twenty-nine straight seasons. New York Rangers defenceman Harry Howell, the winner of the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenceman in Orr's rookie year, famously predicted that he was glad to win when he did, because "Orr will own this trophy from now on."
Bobby Orr soars above the ice after scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal 40 seconds into OT against the St Louis Bluis on May 10th 1970 in St Louis.
An injury to his right knee limited Orr to just 46 games in the 1968 season, but he nonetheless won the first of eight straight Norris trophies. In 1970, he did the unthinkable, doubling his scoring total from the previous season to score 120 points, six shy of the league record and becoming the first (and to date, only) defenceman in history to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer. Besides the Norris and Art Ross, Orr also captured the first of his three consecutive Hart Trophies as regular-season MVP and later won the Conn Smythe Trophy for his playoff heroics, being the only player in history to win four major NHL awards in one season.
The following year, 1971, in a season where the powerhouse Bruins shattered dozens of league offensive records, Orr finished second in league scoring while setting records that still stand for points in a season by a defenceman and for plus/minus (+124) by any position player.
Orr's Bruins were heavy favourites to repeat as Cup champions, but were upset by the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie goaltender Ken Dryden (they can finally avenge that defeat tonight in Montreal)
Orr led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup again in 1972, leading the league in scoring in the playoffs and scoring the championship-winning goal en route to his second Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP as they beat the New York Rangers in six games to win their 2nd Cup in three seasons..
Orr inspired the game of hockey with his command of the two-way game, which was unique for a defenceman. Defencemen with goal-scoring ability were not common in the NHL prior to his arrival. Orr was unique in that he could score goals as well, and he influenced countless defencemen who followed him. His speed, most notably a rapid acceleration, and his open ice artistry electrified fans as he set almost every conceivable record for a defenceman.
In contrast to the style of hanging back defensive play common in the later 1950s and 1960s, Orr was known for his fluid skating and end-to-end rushing. Orr's rushing enabled him to be where the puck was, allowing him not only to score effectively but also defend when necessary. According to longtime Bruins' coach and general manager Harry Sinden, "Bobby became a star in the NHL about the time they played the National Anthem for his first game with us."
His style of play was also hard on his knees and shortened his career. "It was the way I played," Orr has said. "I liked to carry the puck and if you do that, you're going to get hit. I wish I'd played longer, but I don't regret it." Orr stated in 2008. "I had a style — when you play, you play all-out. I tried to do things. I didn't want to sit back. I wanted to be involved."
Bobby Orr retired after the 1978 season due to bad knees and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979.
Career achievements and facts:
Currently 6th all-time by a defenceman in career goals, 11th in career assists and 9th in points.
Currently 51st overall in league history in career assists and 80th in career points.
First defenceman to score 40 goals in a season (1974–75).
Named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975.
Named to the Second All-Star Team in 1967.
Awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1967.
Awarded the James Norris Trophy in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975.
Won the Art Ross Trophy in 1969–70 and 1974–75, the only defenceman to ever lead the league in scoring.
Awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1970, 1971 and 1972.
Awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1970 and 1972, the first two-time winner of the playoff MVP award.
Stanley Cup winner in 1970 and 1972.
Besides the Stanley Cup, captured the Norris Trophy, Art Ross Trophy, Hart Trophy, and Conn Smythe Trophy in 1970, the only player in history to win four major NHL awards in one season.
Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975.
Won Lou Marsh Trophy as Canadian athlete of the year in 1970
NHL Plus/Minus leader in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1975, the most in history.
Awarded the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1975.
Named the Canada Cup Tournament MVP in 1976.
Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1979.
Named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1979.
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979, with the mandatory three-year waiting period waived, making him the youngest inductee eer at 31 years of age.
Received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award in 1970.
Voted the greatest athlete in Boston history in the Boston Globe newspaper's poll of New Englanders, beating out Ted Williams, Bill Russell, Carl Yastrzemski and Bob Cousy.
Voted the 2nd greatest hockey player of all time by an expert committee in 1997 by The Hockey News. He's behind only Wayne Gretzky and ahead of Gordie Howe as well as being named the top defenceman of all time.
Records:
Most points in one NHL season by a defenceman (139; 1970–71).
Most assists in one NHL season by a defenceman (102; 1970–71).
Highest plus/minus in one NHL season (+124; 1970–71).
Tied for most assists in one NHL game by a defenceman (6; tied with Babe Pratt, Pat Stapleton, Ron Stackhouse, Paul Coffey and Gary Suter).
Held record for most assists in one NHL season from 1971 to 1981 (102; broken by Wayne Gretzky and also bettered by Mario Lemieux), this is still a record for a defenceman.
Held record for most goals in one NHL season by a defenceman from 1971 to 1986 (37 in 1971, broke own record in 1975 with 46; broken in 1986 by Paul Coffey with 48).
Today Bobby owns The Orr Hockey Group a Boston based player agent company. The group represents such surging young talent as Jason Spezza, Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, Marc Staal, Rick DiPietro, Nathan Horton, Jeff Carter, Steve Downie, Anthony Stewart, Tomáš Kaberle, and Colton Orr.
Spezza, when asked on the experience of having Orr as an agent, replied: "I don't think I have a true feeling for how great he is. I have so much respect for him. I watch him on tapes and it's just ridiculous how good he was compared to the guys he was playing against. He's a great guy and you don't even know it's Bobby Orr, the way he talks to you."
You really had to see Bobby Orr at his peak to appreciate his true greatness. When he would get the puck in his own zone and wind up for a rink long rush it was breathtaking to see, especially live. I was lucky enough to see a lot of Orr during the 1971 thru 1975 seasons after I came home from the service and lived in the Boston area.
You don't have to be a Bruins fan to appreciate his true greatness.
wil..:toast:
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