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Canada Cup. 1976 Canada. Ice hockey. 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 ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. [2]
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Mar 29, 2024 · 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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Feb 22, 2023 · Robert Gordon “Bobby” Orr is a former professional ice hockey player regarded as one of the greatest ever players of the game. He played as a defenceman and used his ice skating speed and play-making abilities to develop his own unique technique of playing in that position.
Jan 1, 2017 · Orr, a 1979 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, won the Calder Trophy as the top rookie in the NHL in 1966-67; the Norris Trophy as the best defenseman in the League eight times (still a record) in...
May 8, 2018 · 1948- Canadian hockey player. B obby 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.
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. Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 12 seasons, the first 10 with ...
Robert Gordon Orr (born March 20, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time. Orr used his ice...
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