“Great moments are born from great opportunities.” Bobby Orr gave himself opportunities, and from that he created great moments. He is a former hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins. He wore the number four and represented Boston as one of their great players in the team's history. Robert Gordon Orr was born on March 20, 1948, in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. He had two sisters and two brothers. Bobby Orr started playing hockey when he was five years old, as a forward. He started playing in the minor squirt division a year after getting his first pair of skates and playing pond hockey. The level that he started playing in is very tough for kids his age because usually those aged kids only play for practice. As he started playing
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The Bruins were not convinced Orr belonged on defence, trying him out at center first. Through the pre-season, Orr was given jersey number 27. At the season's start, the Bruins offered him jersey number 5, which was Bruins former player Dit Clapper, but Orr chose jersey number 4. Orr made his NHL regular-season debut on October 19, 1966, against the Detroit Red Wings, getting one assist. On October 22, he scored his first NHL goal against the Montreal Canadiens. It was a slap shot past Gump Worsley. The crowd gave Orr a standing ovation. In that first season, he was challenged by the veterans, and he earned respect by beating Montreal's tough guy Ted Harris in his first NHL fight. On December 4, 1966, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Marcel Pronovost checked him into the boards, injuring his knees for the first time in his NHL career. He would miss nine games and the Bruins would lose six of them. The team finished with a 17–43–10 record, and ended the season in last place. However, the attendance at Boston Garden increased by 41,000 people. In 1967–68, his second season, injuries limited Orr to just 46 games. Before the start to the season, Orr had injured his right knee during a charity game in Winnipeg during the summer requiring five weeks in a cast. In December, a hit by Frank Mahovlich caused a fracture to Orr's collarbone and a shoulder separation. Orr returned in January in time to play in the …show more content…
His record for goals by a defenceman stood until Paul Coffey totalled 48 in 1985-86. He won the league scoring title and the Art Ross Trophy for the second
The Bruins were not convinced Orr belonged on defence, trying him out at center first. Through the pre-season, Orr was given jersey number 27. At the season's start, the Bruins offered him jersey number 5, which was Bruins former player Dit Clapper, but Orr chose jersey number 4. Orr made his NHL regular-season debut on October 19, 1966, against the Detroit Red Wings, getting one assist. On October 22, he scored his first NHL goal against the Montreal Canadiens. It was a slap shot past Gump Worsley. The crowd gave Orr a standing ovation. In that first season, he was challenged by the veterans, and he earned respect by beating Montreal's tough guy Ted Harris in his first NHL fight. On December 4, 1966, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Marcel Pronovost checked him into the boards, injuring his knees for the first time in his NHL career. He would miss nine games and the Bruins would lose six of them. The team finished with a 17–43–10 record, and ended the season in last place. However, the attendance at Boston Garden increased by 41,000 people. In 1967–68, his second season, injuries limited Orr to just 46 games. Before the start to the season, Orr had injured his right knee during a charity game in Winnipeg during the summer requiring five weeks in a cast. In December, a hit by Frank Mahovlich caused a fracture to Orr's collarbone and a shoulder separation. Orr returned in January in time to play in the …show more content…
His record for goals by a defenceman stood until Paul Coffey totalled 48 in 1985-86. He won the league scoring title and the Art Ross Trophy for the second