Bobby Orr Memorabilia
Bobby Orr was fours years of age when he began skating. The Seguin River became Bobby's rink of choice where he'd spend hour after hour practicing his skating and stick handling playing Shinny. If that was not enough, he would spend another hour nightly practicing that lethal shot in his garage.
Bobby began playing organized hockey at age five. By the age of twelve was playing against young adults 4 years his elder. While Bobby was in kindergarten, he began playing in the Parry Sound Minor Squirt Hockey League. By 9 he had won the MVP in the Pee-Wee Division. He may have been smaller than the other boys, but not in heart and he knew he would have to develop a strong body to keep up with the bigger kids.
At thirteen, Bobby signed a Junior A contract with Boston, and he began playing with the Oshawa Generals while still attending elementary school. At 14 he was playing against 19 and 20 year old men.
Orr played well in his first season of "A" hockey, then was described in his second year as positively phenomenal. Still just 15 years old he was the unanimous choice for first string All-Star defenseman in the strong Ontario Junior A League. He was regarded as unquestionably the outstanding defenseman in the league but he was also one of the most dangerous scorers.
At the age of 18, Bobby Orr joined the NHL signing with the Boston Bruins. In May 1970 Bobby led the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup in 29 years.
Simply put, what Bobby did was change the face of hockey forever. Defensemen were "Stay at Home" types. Never daring to charge the net, they knew their place was at "the point". But not Bobby... he set the tone for today's great defensemen, the likes of Ray Bourque, Chris Pronger, and Paul Coffey. But no one has ever done it quite like Robert Gordon Orr.
Bobby Orr was fours years of age when he began skating. The Seguin River became Bobby's rink of choice where he'd spend hour after hour practicing his skating and stick handling playing Shinny. If that was not enough, he would spend another hour nightly practicing that lethal shot in his garage.
Bobby began playing organized hockey at age five. By the age of twelve was playing against young adults 4 years his elder. While Bobby was in kindergarten, he began playing in the Parry Sound Minor Squirt Hockey League. By 9 he had won the MVP in the Pee-Wee Division. He may have been smaller than the other boys, but not in heart and he knew he would have to develop a strong body to keep up with the bigger kids.
At thirteen, Bobby signed a Junior A contract with Boston, and he began playing with the Oshawa Generals while still attending elementary school. At 14 he was playing against 19 and 20 year old men.
Orr played well in his first season of "A" hockey, then was described in his second year as positively phenomenal. Still just 15 years old he was the unanimous choice for first string All-Star defenseman in the strong Ontario Junior A League. He was regarded as unquestionably the outstanding defenseman in the league but he was also one of the most dangerous scorers.
At the age of 18, Bobby Orr joined the NHL signing with the Boston Bruins. In May 1970 Bobby led the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup in 29 years.
Simply put, what Bobby did was change the face of hockey forever. Defensemen were "Stay at Home" types. Never daring to charge the net, they knew their place was at "the point". But not Bobby... he set the tone for today's great defensemen, the likes of Ray Bourque, Chris Pronger, and Paul Coffey. But no one has ever done it quite like Robert Gordon Orr.
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3/12/2010
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