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Robert Gordon Orr OC (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time. [1] Orr used his skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. [2] He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 12 seasons, the first 10 ...
Dec 26, 2016 · Wayne Gretzky was great, but Bobby Orr is the greatest: Steve Simmons ranks the NHL's 100 best players Back to video It starts, as all hockey lists must start, with Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky ...
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Jan 1, 2017 · Orr did this while playing a rugged brand of hockey that made him no stranger to the penalty box. In 1969-70 he became the first player in NHL history to surpass 100 points while being assessed ...
Bobby Orr (born March 20, 1948, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian American professional ice hockey player who was the first defenseman to lead the National Hockey League (NHL) in scoring. He is considered one of the sport’s greatest players. Orr came to the attention of Boston Bruin scouts when he was 12, and he was signed to a ...
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May 20, 2024 · Renowned as the greatest ever hockey players, Bobby Orr amassed 270 goals and 645 assists in 657 games. He was the first defenceman to score nine hat tricks and also the first one to score 40 goals in a single season.
Jan 17, 2024 · 21. Bobby Orr Remains the Most Complete Superstar in Hockey History. Hockey's GOAT. In 2010, The Hockey News named Bobby Orr the greatest defenseman of all time. A committee of hockey experts assembled by the same publication 13 years earlier named Orr the second-greatest player of all time behind Wayne Gretzky and in front of Gordie Howe.
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May 8, 2020 · May 8, 2020. You don’t have to be a hockey fan to recognize the photograph of Bobby Orr flying through the air like superman after scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal in overtime on May 10 ...
