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Extractions: Robert Gordon Orr, (Click link for more info and facts about O.C.) O.C. (born March 20, 1948 in (Click link for more info and facts about Parry Sound) Parry Sound (A prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada) Ontario ) is a retired Canadian (A game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks) ice hockey player. He is thought of by many as the greatest hockey player ever. Born in (Click link for more info and facts about Parry Sound) Parry Sound (A prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada) Ontario (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada , Bobby Orr's (A game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks) ice hockey talents were evident at a very early age. As a 14-year-old he played for the
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Extractions: that I coached Bobby Orr, the greatest hockey player ever. And he had his greatest year, I thought, with me. Friday was going to be an exciting day spent on the golf course with Bobby Orr in support of the wonderful Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, located in the Charles W. Stockey Centre, right on the gorgeous blue of Georgian Bay. The museum, which had its gala opening on July 18, 2003 with Orr front and centre, has since attracted thousands of fans from all over the world to visit the repository of artifacts from Bobby Orr's professional and personal life. On Friday morning at 8:30, the Stanley Cup was secretly taken to the Parry Sound Golf and Country Club and tucked away out of sight. Orr wanted the magnificent trophy to be a surprise for the many golfers that day. At 10:45, a shotgun start initiated the day. Bobby Orr, with the Stanley Cup, was situated at the 12th hole. It was evident that the knee surgery recently undergone by Orr was still leaving the superstar wincing in pain. It's difficult to watch one of the best to ever play the game (and even more importantly, one of the nicest gentlemen in sports), reel from pain. With Bobby wearing shorts in the heat, one golfer observed that Bobby's many knee surgeries left his legs looking like roadmaps. In fact, if you follow his left knee, it'll lead you to Great North Road, where Bobby spent his childhood. Two of Parry Sound's finest hockey exports joined up on the links for a few pleasantries and a whole lot of stories. Bobby Orr sets the ground rules on emceeing his event to Terry Crisp (right). (Marynn Hall/Bobby Orr Hall of Fame)
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Extractions: (July 21, 2003) I think it's coming! At least, that's what I heard. The town of Parry Sound was buzzing Friday - after all, it was an enormous date for the area. Friday, July 18 was the official opening of the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame within the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts on the waterfront of this beautiful Ontario town. The germ of an idea had been planted in 1979 when Bobby Orr was forced, through injury, to retire from the National Hockey League. Orr had perennially shown immense pride in his hometown, and the community wanted to honour this extraordinary athlete and citizen in an extraordinary manner. But Halls of Fame and museums don't spring from the soil like so many maple seedlings dotting the wooded areas that line the highways on trips to this vacation community. It would be twenty-four long, often challenging years before the dream would finally be realized. The Georgian Bay neighbours the new Bobby Orr Hall of Fame. The areas around the perimeter of the Charles W. Stockey Centre were a hive of activity leading up to the ribbon-cutting at 1PM - face painting, Native ceremonial dancing, a steel drum band, fiddlers, trampoline demonstrations, synchronized skipping exhibits and food and drink areas. The Hockey Hall of Fame was on site with several of the trophies Orr had won through his brilliant career - the Canada Cup, the Hart Trophy, Lester B. Pearson Trophy, the Art Ross Trophy, the Norris Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy and Calder Trophy. Fans circled the silver awards, examining the hardware and pointing to Bobby Orr's inscribed name. But there was a whisper that permeated the crowd "
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Extractions: He first hit the ice at the age of four on an oversized pair of skates. He began playing hockey in the Parry Sound Minor Squirt Hockey League when he was in kindergarten. At age 9 he won the MVP of the Peewee division. Since he was always playing with older boys, he would skate every night until dark, working endlessly his skating and his skills. He was blessed with a natural talent for the sport and his skating became a thing of beauty.
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Extractions: "Every kid in the sixties and the early seventies grew up in Canada saying I want to be like Bobby Orr," says Wayne Gretzky on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Orr radically altered the style of hockey by introducing defensemen to the offensive side of the game. A defenseman who scored goals, rushed the puck up ice, set up teammates with pinpoint passes. It was a revolutionary concept. Bobby Orr won the Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP) in three consecutive seasons (1970-72). "He changed the sport by redefining the parameters of his position," wrote Sports Illustrated's E.M. Swift. "A defenseman, as interpreted by Orr, became both a defender and an aggressor, both a protector and a producer. Orr was more than an opportunist: He created opportunities." Orr's style generated a new wave of offensive-minded defenseman, such as Denis Potvin and Paul Coffey, Ray Bourque and Brian Leetch. But as outstanding as they were, they couldn't compare with Boston's legendary No. 4. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Orr excited fans with rink-length rushes. His shot was a low black dart, blistering and accurate. He quarterbacked the Bruins from the point. He also played with reckless abandon, sacrificing his body as he dived to block shots. He possessed a toughness in addition to grace, skill and speed.
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Extractions: Only a handful of athletes have changed the way their sport is played. Bobby Orr is one of the select few. Bobby Orr is the only defenseman to lead the league in assists, and he did it five times. Orr radically altered the style of hockey by introducing defensemen to the offensive side of the game. A defenseman who scored goals, rushed the puck up ice, set up teammates with pinpoint passes. What a revolutionary concept. "He changed the sport by redefining the parameters of his position," wrote Sports Illustrated 's E.M. Swift. "A defenseman, as interpreted by Orr, became both a defender and an aggressor, both a protector and a producer. Orr was more than an opportunist: He created opportunities." Orr's style generated a new wave of offensive-minded defenseman, such as Denis Potvin and Paul Coffey, Ray Bourque and Brian Leetch. But as outstanding as they were, they couldn't compare with the Boston Bruins' legendary No. 4. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Orr excited fans with rink-length rushes. His shot was a low black dart, blistering and accurate. He quarterbacked the Bruins from the point. He also played with reckless abandon, sacrificing his body as he dived to block shots. He possessed a toughness in addition to grace, skill and speed.
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Extractions: BobbyOrr.jpg Bobby Orr Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 Career statistics 4 International play ... edit Born in Parry Sound Ontario Canada , Bobby Orr's ice hockey talents were evident at a very early age. As a 14-year-old he played for the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Junior A League, competing against mostly 19- and 20-year-olds. National Hockey League rules dictated that he could only join the Boston Bruins as an eighteen-year-old. In his first professional season he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as outstanding rookie and began a turnaround for the perpetually last-place Bruins that culminated on May 10 when he scored one of the most acrobatic goals in hockey history to give Boston its first Stanley Cup in 29 years. A defenceman , Bobby Orr revolutionized the game of hockey, creating a new breed of defenceman with his offensive role. His speed, most notably a rapid acceleration, and his open ice artistry electrified fans as he set almost every conceivable record for a defenceman. Most he still holds today. Despite being limited by knee injuries which would later force him to retire early, he dominated the National Hockey League during his career. In a shortened career, he still won the
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Extractions: Name: Bobby Orr Birth Date: March 20, 1948 Place of Birth: Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Nationality: Canadian Gender: Male Occupations: hockey player Bobby Orr Biographies The following biographies focus on different aspects of Bobby Orr's life and work. All biographies listed are included in the Bobby Orr Biography Pass.
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Extractions: Bobby Orr Bobby Orr quickly achieved superstar status in the National Hockey League. He was a "rookie of the year" in 1967-1968 and had 4 consecutive 100-or-more-point seasons from 1969-1970 to 1972-1973, a rare feat. In the 1970-1971 season, he assisted on 102 goals to set a record. Born 160 mi. north of Toronto, in Parry Sound, where youngsters begin skating at a very young age, he learned how to handle a stick efficiently enough to play organized hockey as a Minor Squirt at the age of 6. He went through the age brackets of Peewees and Bantams and began attracting attention of NHL talent scouts when he was 12. He was signed by the Boston Bruins when he was 14 to play Junior A hockey. Playing against boys 4 and 5 years older, he was an immediate success. At age 16, MacLean's magazine, a Canadian periodical, said of him: "He is a swift, powerful skater with instant acceleration, instinctive anticipation, a quick accurate shot, remarkable composure, and unrelenting ambition. . . ." When he played his last year as a junior for the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey Association, ads in the local newspaper advised: "See Boston's $1 million Prospect, Bobby Orr!" When Orr joined Boston, manager Milton Schmidt said he would not trade him for $2 million. Leighton Emms, who managed Boston in Orr's rookie year, had earlier said he would not trade Orr even-up for the whole Toronto team.
Extractions: ACQUISITION : Most of the material in this collection was donated by Joe Bertagna. ACCESS : There are no restrictions on access to this collection. : Request for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Special Collections Librarian. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This collection includes books, newspaper articles, and published team photographs. SERIES LISTING I. Team II. Bobby Orr III. Boston Garden/Fleet Center I. TEAM BOX 1 f.1 Newspaper articles. f.2 Boston Garden program, 1972. f.3 Team photos. see also: Devaney, John. We Love You Bruins: Boston's Gashouse Gang, from Eddie Shore to Bobby Orr . New York: Sport Magazine Press, 1972. Esposito, Phil, and Gerald Eskenazi. Hockey is my Life . New York: Warner Paperback Library, 1972 II. BOBBY ORR
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Extractions: 71/72 Topps #2 LL (Esposito/Bucyk) - $10 ( 30/70, nrmt) 71/72 Topps #3 LL (Esposito/Bucyk) - $10 ( faint wax on front, nrmt) 88/89 Esso All-Star Sticker - $2.50 99/00 UD Retro Generations #G1A - $4 99/00 UD Ultimate Victory UV Extra #UV4 - $5 99/00 Upper Deck PowerDeck #18 - $9 99/00 Upper Deck PowerDeck Auxillary #AUX18 - $4 99/00 Upper Deck PowerDeck Time Capsule #T4 - $10 00/01 UD Heroes #119 - $2 01/02 UD Honor Roll #34 - $1 01/02 UD Honor Roll Original Six #OS1 - $5 01/02 Upper Deck Chicago National Convention #N-9 (SPA Gem Mint 10) - $15 01/02 Upper Deck Legends #1 - $2 02/03 SPx #79 - $2.50 02/03 UD Artisitic Impressions #7 - $3 02/03 UD Classic Portraits Portrait of a Legend #PL2 - $4 02/03 UD Classic Portraits Portrait of a Legend #PL7 - $4 02/03 UD Foundations #4 - $3 02/03 UD Piece of History # 97 (#1763/2999) - $6 02/03 UD Piece of History #115 (#1293/2999) - $6 02/03 UD Piece of History #115 (#1295/2999) - $6 02/03 UD Piece of History #115 (#2509/2999) - $6 02/03 UD Piece of History #115 (#2617/2999) - $6 02/03 UD Piece of History #116 (#2100/2999) - $6 02/03 UD Piece of History #116 (#2922/2999) - $6 02/03 UD Piece of History #117 (#1298/2999) - $6 02/03 UD Piece of History Hockey's Beginnings #HB1 - $5 02/03 UD Piece of History Simply the Best #SB2 - $5 02/03 Upper Deck #182 - $4 03/04 UD Trilogy #8 - $8 03/04 Upper Deck Performers #PS12 - $2 2004 Mastercard Priceless Moments #4 - $10 - Return to Retired Players page Last edited:
Extractions: Hockey Memorabilia By Player Sports Hockey Football Baseball Basketball ... Display Cases Other/Plaks Movies Cartoons Models Misc Information Authenticity Mailing List Corporate Custom Framing ... Secure Shopping Bobby Orr, is considered as one of the best Hockey players to ever play the game. As a Boston Bruin defenseman, Orr's incredible offensive talents pioneered what is known today as "offensive defensemen". Bobby Orr is the only defenseman to lead the league in scoring, an accomplishment he managed to achieve twice. Due to injuries, Orr only played 12 seasons yet he still managed to win 2 cups and 14 individual awards. Bobby Orr
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Extractions: Truly special athletes, the ones that fathers talk about to their sons and daughters, change the game they play. Arguments emerged late in the 20th century about who most deserved to be called the greatest hockey player of all time. Perhaps it was the retirement of Wayne Gretzky in 1999, or perhaps it was a desire to sum up 100 years of a sport that had come into its own and grown exponentially around the world that led to these discussions. Hockey fans in Parry Sound, Ontario, in the late 1950s saw a lot of this hockey genius in its infancy. Doug Orr, Bobby's dad, had been a speedy player and gifted scorer in his own right. He wanted his son, still small for his age but also enormously talented, to play forward in order to take advantage of his speed and puckhandling abilities. Bucko McDonald, a former NHLer who played defense in the 1930s and 1940s and coached Bobby when the youngster was 11 and 12, believed his charge had all the makings of an outstanding defenseman. He taught Bobby the ins and outs of the position and encouraged him to use his offensive skills as well. In his first National Hockey League game, against the Detroit Red Wings and Gordie Howe, 18-year-old Orr impressed the home crowd and the many reporters with his defensive abilities. He blocked shots, made checks and moved opposing players away from the net. He also recorded his first point - an assist.
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Extractions: Brearley Collection Of the 296 goals Bobby Orr scored in his brilliant career, the one that enters the realm of legend took place in the Stanley Cup final on Mother's Day, Sunday May 10, 1970. A banner high above the ice wished Orr's mother a happy one. She wouldn't be disappointed. The Boston rink was a steaming 90 degree's F as the upstart expansion St. Louis Blues skated out to meet the Bruins in overtime. The players, drained by the deadlock and the humidity, wanted to end this one quickly. With the puck deep in the St. Louis zone, Orr blocked a clearing pass, then slid the puck to teammate Derek Sanderson in a "give-and-go". Sanderson placed the puck perfectly on Orr's stick, and Orr, about to go airborne courtesy of St. Louis defenceman Noel Picard, scored the game winner a mere 40 seconds into overtime to give the Bruins their first Stanley Cup victory in 29 years. For a young hockey player growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, this was a very special moment. This was the first game I could remember watching from start to finish on Television as presented by Hockey Night in Canada. The game has been forever etched in my mind as when I first identified my first hero (next to my mother and father). We all wanted to be Bobby Orr. To Canadiens, these were the days of our youth, we played on outdoor rinks and imitated our hero's. In fact, that was the year I was the leading scorer in the "Tiny Mite League". I scored 29 goals in 12 games and "we won it all". I remember my father in his "goloshes" all bundled up watching me from his vantage point on top of a snow pile by the boards. That was the most exciting time in my life because he was watching my performance as if I was a superstar like Bobby Orr or Phil Esposito. I ended up liking Esposito because EVERYONE wanted to be Orr. I also chose number 7 as my favorite number just like Esposito.
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Extractions: NBA ... Free $10,000 NFL Football Contest NHL Greatest Players THE 15 GREATEST NHL HOCKEY PLAYERS Bobby Orr Bobby Orr was born on March 20, 1948, in the town of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. He first caught the eye of a Boston Bruin scout in 1960 as a 12 year old defenseman playing in a bantam tournament. At age 14 the Bruins had already signed him to a junior contract that saw him begin play with the Oshawa Generals. Orr would go on to set a new record for points by a defenseman in the Ontario League. He played in Oshawa until he was 18, when he signed with the Bruins to play in the National Hockey League. Orr's first season saw him score 41 points, win the Calder trophy and be named as a Second Team All-Star. Bobby Orr had an enormous impact on the game of hockey, pioneering the "mobile" or "rushing defenseman". His blazing speed, quickness, and a knack for scoring changed the face of hockey by bringing offense from the defenseman. Orr would win the Norris Trophy as best defenseman for eight straight years, and added two Art Ross trophies for scoring titles. His first Art Ross was in 1970 as he became the only defenseman to lead the league in scoring, and he would repeat the feat in 1975.
