The voices of Fred Cusick (broadcaster) and Johnny Peirson (color commentator), as well as the play of Bobby Orr (and the rest of the Big, Bad Bruins!), brought New England hockey fans a tremendous amount of excitement, joy, and pride. Thanks for the unforgettable memories!
Remember the pre-cable days huddled around the old black and white TV, fidgeting with the antenna to get WSBK TV38 to come in to see the Bruins? And who can forget doing a jig to the opening tune by the Ventures ("Nutty")! These clips are a little "grainy" and seen best when viewed in the smaller screen but they are a reminder of the days of watching the Bruins before NESN. And, of course, the best Bruin of them all (and greatest all around player ever!) wore Number Four - Bobby Orr!!
(Video Montage) See why he was the best! I always would miss taping Don Cherry's tribute to Bobby Orr when he had it on Coach's Corner. So I decided to just make my own. As Grapes would say, "Beauty!". Enjoy!
mas·ter·piece (noun) 1. An outstanding work of art or craft. 2. The greatest work, as of an artist. Also called masterwork. 3. Something superlative of its kind. Never before accomplished, nor ever duplicated except by Bobby Orr: 1) Eight Norris Trophies (consecutive) Except for his rookie year, Orr won this trophy every year he was relatively healthy. 2) Art Ross Trophy as a Defenseman Bobby Orr remains the only defenseman ever to accomplish this feat, and he did it twice, as well as three runner ups and a third place finish (when he missed 20 games). 3) Multiple Hart Trophies as a Defenseman Orr was the first defenseman to win this during the Norris trophy era, and did it three times. He remains the only multiple winner of the Hart trophy as a defenseman. (Chris Pronger is the only other defenseman to break into this camp, albeit only once). 4) Percentage over Peers by Positional Grouping in Scoring Orr topped the charts over his defensive peers at a far greater rate than any other positional player ever. In 69-70 he was 176% over the next d-man, 123% in 70-71, 88% in 72-73, 81% in 74-75. Gretzky's highest percentage over his positional peers was 73% in 83-84 (Esposito holds the highest % at center with a 79% over positional peers in 70-71). 5) Plus/Minus TWICE as high as anyone else Player /- Per Game Bobby Orr 1.01 Larry Robinson .53 Mike Bossy .51 Bobby Clarke .44 Serge Savard .44 Denis Potvin .43 Guy Lafluer .40 No this is not a misprint. Orr's ...
