Bobby Orr

Today is Bobby Orr's 60th Birthday. He was born in Parry Sound, Ontario. He was signed by The Bruins when he was 12 years old if you can believe that. Played with the Oshawa Generals in the Junior League when he was 14. Due to NHL rules he had to stay in this league until he was 18. Bobby played for The Boston Bruins until he was traded to The Chicago Blackhawks in 1976 where he only played 26 games over three seasons due to injuries.

The only players in league history scoring more points per game than Orr are Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe and Mike Bossy.

Records:

• Most points in one NHL season by a defenseman (139; 1970-71).
• Most assists in one NHL season by a defenseman (102; 1970-71).
• Highest plus/minus in one NHL season (+124; 1970-71).
• Tied for most assists in one NHL game by a defenseman (6; tied with Babe Pratt, Pat Stapleton, Ron Stackhouse, Paul Coffey and Gary Suter).
• Held record for most assists in one NHL season from 1971 to 1981 (102; broken by Wayne Gretzky and also bettered by Mario Lemieux), this is still a record for a defenseman.
• Held record for most goals in one NHL season by a defenseman from 1971 to 1986 (37 in 1971, broke own record in 1975 with 46; broken in 1986 by Paul Coffey with 48).

This Blog post is for Red. She's a huge fan! *s*