Bobby Orr Shares Hilarious Gordie Howe Memory
Bobby Orr was one heck of a defenseman, the best of his time. Orr was granted a top 100 NHL players off all time plaque from his excellent play in the late 60's and throughout the 70's. Orr spent 10 seasons with the Boston Bruins as well as finishing his career with 2 more season on the Chicago Blackhawks.
Throughout those 12 total NHL seasons (657 games played) Orr tallied up a whopping 915 points, holding a +/- of +582 throughout his career.
Let's take a look at a little summary of Bobby Orrs time in the league:
Two greats, Bobby Orr and Gordie Howe shared a funny story together that took place in the late of the 1960's.
»Early in the game, I got my elbow a little high on him. A little later, I was watching one of my pretty passes, looking back, and next thing I knew, I was on the ice. I'd had my head down, and he hit me pretty good. Gordie had let me know that he was still the man.
He was standing over me, glaring down at me. A bunch of my teammates skated to my defense and there was a little scrum, but I didn't want that. I told my guys, �It's OK, I asked for that. I'll take care of it myself.' Later on, I had asked him about the hit, and in typical Gordie-fashion said, �It's better to give than to receive.' » � Bobby Orr
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Who would you start a franchise with as your first player? |
Orr | 126 | 41.4 % |
Howe | 76 | 25 % |
Other | 102 | 33.6 % |
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