Canadian hockey player
Bobby Orr is widely regarded as the greatest defenseman in hockey history. From the time he joined the Boston Bruins at the age of eighteen, Orr revolutionized the way hockey was played. Prior to that time, defensive players had confined themselves to playing defense. They guarded the approaches to the net and cleared the puck from the defensive zone, leaving the scoring to the front line. Orr played the game differently. He kept possession of the puck rather than simply clearing it, and he frequently crossed the blue line to participate in offensive plays. Orr shattered the scoring records for defensemen, and for two seasons he was the leading scorer in the entire National Hockey League (NHL).
(With Dick Grace) Orr on Ice, Prentice-Hall, 1970.
Sketch by Julia Bauder
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about 1 month ago
okay, i dont know who reads this but my name is katie, and bobby orr and my grandpa are first cousins and we are trying to get a hold of bobby. we cant find an email address or anything any where so if any one has any infermation can you please contact me at kittykatxo69@yahoo.com thanks so much(:
about 1 month ago
I love how you changed the way that hockey was played forever, I am a fan of yours. I love how you made people respect you as a player and as a person. I enjoyed watching how you would kill penalties, to be able to take control of the puck like that and just skate around and kill off the penalty. You cannot see that anymore, because a team is just worried about getting the puck out of their own end and not even worried about the overall penalty killing. Thanks for the great work, I enjoy watching and reading about it.
6 months ago
heyy Bobby you are my idol. i love your famous picture i think it's soo cool. i am 12 years old, and my dad used to watch your games all the time. you are soo cool, can i have you email adress ?
8 months ago
iam doing a hertige fair progect on you can you give me your email address
9 months ago
Would you be interested in Managing the Maple leafs?
10 months ago
heyy bobby i'm playing on the school hockey team can you give me some advice on playing defence
10 months ago
that is a sacrilegious remember your talkin about THE greastest hockey player to ever wear skates
10 months ago
hey bobby , i am doing my spech on you! what is your e-mail?
about 1 year ago
I think bobby orr should change his number to seven becuase its nice!!!!!!