IMAGE INFORMATION
EditRobert Gordon "Bobby" Orr OC - Born March 20, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario is a Canadian/American retired ice Hockey defenceman.
- J. Ross Robertson Cup Champion 1966 with Oshawa Generals.
- George Richardson Memorial Trophy Champion 1966 with Oshawa Generals.
- Calder Memorial Trophy Winner 1967 with Boston Bruins.
- Prince of Wales Trophy 1971, 1972, 1974 with Boston Bruins.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1970, 1972 with Boston Bruins.
- Conn Smythe Trophy Winner 1970, 1972 (1st time 1 player wins MVP 2 times).
- James Norris Trophy Winner 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975.
- Art Ross Trophy Winner 1970 and 1975.
- Hart Memorial Trophy Winner 1970, 1971, 1972.
- Northern Star Award (Lou Marsh Trophy) as Canadian athlete of the year in 1970.
- Received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award in 1970.
- Awarded the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1975.
- Canada Cup Champion 1976 and Tournament MVP.
- Lester Patrick Trophy 1979.
Orr played in and was voted to 1st Team NHL All-Star in 1967 (2nd team) 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975. Game MVP in 1972.
Orr made his NHL debut with Boston on October 19, 1966 vs Detroit Red Wings at Boston Garden in a 6-2 Bruins win. Orr had 1 assist.
Orr scored his 1st NHL goal vs Gump Worsley of the Montreal Canadiens at 4:13 of the 3rd period on October 23, 1966 at Boston Garden in a 3-2 Montreal win.
Orr scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Dave Dryden of Chicago Black Hawks on December 13, 1968 at Boston Garden in a 10-5 Bruins win. He is the first and only defenceman to score 9 hat tricks.
Orr is the 1st NHL defenceman to score 30 goals (1969–70) and 40 goals (1974–75) in a season.
Orr played 657 regular season NHL games, scoring 270 goals (26 GWG), 645 assists with 953 penalty minutes, and 74 NHL playoff games, scoring 26 goals (7GWG / 1 OTG), 66 assists with 107 penalty minutes. He has the fastest goal from start of overtime to clinch the Stanley Cup at 0:40; of game 4 in 1970.
Orr is the only defenceman to win the Art Ross Trophy (1969–70, 1974–75).
Orr is the only player to win four major NHL awards in one season (Hart, Norris, Art Ross, and Conn Smythe in 1970), as well as the only player to win the Norris and Art Ross in the same season.
Orr holds the most points record in one NHL season by a defenceman with 139 and most assists record with 102 in the 1970–71 season.
Orr holds the record for most 100-point seasons by a defenceman with 6 (1969–70 to 1974–75).
The Boston Bruins retired his number 4 jersey on January 9, 1979
Bobby Orr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979.
Bobby Orr was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
The Hockey News named Bobby Orr the top defenceman of all time in 2010.
A bronze statue of Bobby Orr stands next to Boston's TD Garden, the Bruins' home arena. It was unveiled on May 10, 2010, the 40th anniversary of the Bruins' first Stanley Cup victory with Orr, and depicts him immediately after scoring the winning goal.
In 2017, Bobby Orr was named by the National Hockey League as one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.
NOTE
Orr used little to no Hockey tape on his stick. In his autobiography, Orr: My Story, he said "In my case, I liked the feel of the puck on the blade without any tape at all... So the idea came to me that if I had to have tape on my stick, I would use as little as possible. Over the years, I used less and less until I was down to a single stripe. And eventually I ended up with no tape at all.
