Write An Essay On Bobby Orr

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“Forget about style; worry about results,” was one of Robert Gordon Orr’s famous and favourite sayings. Robert Gordon Orr, also known as Bobby Orr was born on March 20th, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario. Orr was a hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins from 1966-1976. Bobby Orr was married to Margaret Louis Wood, and was the son of Robert and Arva Orr. He also has a sister named Pat and a brother named Ron. Bobby Orr was the third and youngest child in his family, but who would’ve known that this child would turn out to be #4 Bobby Orr, a Boston Bruins legend. Bobby Orr began to skate at the age of four, and would always practice at Seguin River. He fell in love with the sport of hockey and began to play …show more content…

In current days, that would be equivalent to $423,000 which is plenty of money to earn. He first entered an NHL camp in London, Ontario and got a chance to practice with some of the veteran Boston Bruins players. Boston’s style of playing hockey was quite physical and rough, but because Orr didn’t complain once about their aggressive playing-style, his teammates accepted him much faster. Bobby Orr was very anxious to play in his first NHL game, which was against the Detroit Red Wings. Although he did not score a goal,he played extremely well and was pleased by his performance. Bobby’s first goal was against Boston’s rivals, the Montreal Canadiens. There was a huge scramble in front of the net, and then the puck slid out to Orr. He fired a shot from the point right past Gump Worsley, the Habs goaltender. Then, in 1969, Bobby Orr was selected to be the captain for the Boston Bruins after Ted Green got injured. In that same season, Bobby Orr lead the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals against the St. Louis Blues. The Bruins lead the series 3-0 and headed into overtime in game four. He scored the Stanley Cup winning goal on May 10th. “The Goal”, was the nickname given to Bobby Orr’s Stanley Cup winning goal, as he flew through the air while the puck slid into the …show more content…

The James Norris Trophy is given to the best defender at the end of the season, and he won this award eight years in a row from 1968-1976. Bobby Orr was also rewarded with the Hart Memorial Trophy three times, which is for the MVP of the NHL season. He also won the Conn Smythe Trophy twice because he was the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Since he had the most points at the end of one of his NHL seasons, Bobby Orr was given the Art Ross Trophy twice, and he won the Calder Memorial Trophy which is given to the most skilled player in their first NHL season. One trophy that all hockey players dream of holding is the Stanley Cup, and Bobby Orr carried it twice. One of his major achievements was getting inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in

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