Red Berenson, Gary Sabourin, and Larry Keenan were credited for the three Blues goals during Game 4. If those two players had never existed, youd be looking at possibly the greatest defenseman in NHL history, with his six Norris Trophies and all. He quarterbacked one of the greatest power-plays of all time in Montreal, featuring himself and Geoffrion on the points and Beliveau, the Rocket and Bert Olmstead. During the Boston Bruins 1969-70 season, Orr netted a remarkable 33 goals and 87 assists in 76 games. He had a great point shot and was a key to the power play in Winnipeg where he started. He had enough offensive skills though to see him picked for both the 1981 and 1987 Canada Cup Canadian teams. Though he never led the league in goals, Orr scored a career-high 46 in 1974-75 with additional seasons of 37 (1970-71 and 1971-72), 33 (1969-70) and 32 (1973-74). Twenty-three different defensemen have won this award since its inceptionfrom Red Kelly to Bobby Orr to Denis Potvin to Nicklas Lidstrom, with Orr leading the way with eight wins. Just like the citys hero, hockey itself took flight in Boston. It is unlikely that all of Orrs awards can fit into a single trophy case. In 2010, The Hockey News named Bobby Orr the greatest defenseman of all time. Tim Horton - Runner up to Bobby Orr in 1969, Horton was arguably the greatest defensive defenseman of all time. A . Despite being overshadowed by the likes of Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey and Chris Chelios, who were all hitting their primes at the same time as him, he still was a second-team All-Star three times, played in three All-Star Games and finished in the top five in Norris Trophy voting four times. 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. Forced to play in Sweden and Finland for four years after graduating from university, Brian Rafalski was finally given a chance by the New Jersey Devils. During the 1980-81 season he had 83 points to finish second in team scoring behind Rick Kehoe. In addition to the plus-minus record of 1970-71, Orr became the first player to give out at least 100 assists that same season. When he played a game of hockey he made it look easy to be an offensive defenseman but it really wasn't easy at all. The 1966 Topps #35 Bobby Orr rookie hockey card is his only rookie card and one of the most recognizable in the hobby. Pronger is a man whose offensive production increases in the playoffs. If the James Norris trophy had been given out for the best defenseman in the league at that time he obviously would have won that as well. When the Bruins won the Cup in 1970, nearly every kid in the area wanted to lace them up wearing No. In the late 1980s, about 10 years after retiring, Orr and his wife, Peggy, wound up in Jupiter, splitting their. That combined with the Second Six expansion that doubled the number of NHL teams from six to 12 teams for the 1967-68 season lead to an era of unrivaled offensive production, especially from defensemen. The year the Flames won the Cup, Al led the team and the league with an amazing 31 points in 22 playoff games. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Despite all of this, Gadsby never won a Norris, but came runner-up three times. He was a better skater and play maker early in his career but even at the end he could shoot and he could hit. The Original Six era featured a conservatism of play that frequently quashed any offensive creativity from defensemen. Howe's peak looks like it was about 21 years long. Visnovsky has managed to average .572 points per game for his career so far. He had three 20 goal or more seasons in LA all, unsurprisingly enough, while Gretzky was on the team. Carlyle scored an impressive 647 points in 1,055 regular season games. His point totals weren't quite as glowing and so he ends up here on the list of top offensive defensemen. Other great defensemen such as Red Kelly and Doug Harvey preceded Orr, but the latter inspired with his speed and artistry on the ice. Only Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky have ever had better assist totals in a season. Opinion. 4 earned the 1966-67 Calder Trophy, three Hart Trophies, two Art Ross Trophies, two Conn Smythe Trophies and was named to nine all-star teams. Orr is one of three players (Guy Lafleur in 1976/77 and Gretzky in 84/85) to win the Hart . As I skated across, Glenn had to move across the crease and had to open his pads a little. Orr was an unrivalled skater. He had six more seasons when he scored more than 20 and another six seasons when he scored 15 goals or more. Wednesdays events at the Capitol building in Washington D.C. are literally unprecedented. During the playoffs, that increased to .23 goals per game near the very top of career performances for defensemen. He was another big point man who was a better point per game player in the playoffs. His .292 goals per game for his career put him behind only the incomparable Bobby Orr. That was the only year Phil scored more than 30 goals in an NHL season. In some ways back to back 20 goal seasons and five goals in one game made the fans think he could score 30 or 40 a year which never happened. Mark Howe spent, I hate to say wasted, the first six years of his professional career in the WHA playing for the Houston Aero's and then the New England Whalers. The talented Gonchar is the definitive power play quarterback, confident and creative at the point with a fine hard, accurate shot. He's a player who could easily slip off this list with a couple of bad seasons. Closest Norris Finish: Second (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978). During the postseason the defenseman went on to produce 26 goals and 66 assists (92 points) in 74 playoff appearances. The high risk end of his game had him traded to Colorado where he helped them win the 1996 Stanley cup. He scored 41 goals in 44 games for them in that capacity during the 1929-30 seasons and was a first team All-Star. His skills were critical to early Islander success, especially in 1975-77 where he almost singlehandedly lead the team on long playoff runs. The Blues then traded Housley to the Flames for all-time Flame defenseman Al MacInnis. Suter had a long offensively prolific career in the NHL. Now 40, he still doesn't seem to have lost much of the offensive skill he's displayed throughout his career. Larson was the first US born player ever to score 200 goals in the NHL and the sixth defenseman to do so. His legacy isn't complicated. Park is a five-time first-team All-Star, a two-time second-team All-Star and played in nine All-Star Games. As I went across, Glenns legs opened. Rafalski has been one of the NHL's best defensemen for the last decade. Sergei Zubov - Underrated. His career featured five 20 goal or better seasons. 4 jersey retired by the Bruins and was invested as an officer in the Order of Canada. The record held until Chicago Blackhawk star Pierre Pilote broke it with 59 points in 68 games in the 1964-65 season. Throughout his career, Orr was able to amass a pile of hardware that is almost unimaginable. He didn't begin getting the respect he deserved until the second half of his career and didn't win his first Norris Trophy until. After a stint in the minors during his second season, Turnbull put his offensive game together in his third year, scoring 20 goals and 56 points. Leetch had four game-winning goals on his way to a Conn Smythe win. MOVE OVER, BOBBY. He is the WHA career leader in playoff points. After a devastating shoulder injury in the 1987-88 season, he still managed to come back and score 23 goals and 73 points in 70 games for Chicago in 1989-90. "When he began to move the sensation was unique: All the Canadiens began backpedaling in a small panic, like beachgoers sighting a coming monster wave," Dryden once said. It can be said that Bobby Orr created the "Offensive defenseman.". Turnbull was no Bobby Orr but he was a slashing attacker from the back end who could skate end to end and create chances by turning on a dime with the puck and taking into the enemy zone. He holds numerous Toronto team records including: most career regular-season assists (620), highest career plus/minus rating (plus-155) and most career regular-season goals and points by a defenseman (148 and 768). Orr, widely regarded as the greatest defenseman to ever play, agreed. The crowd in the background, most of whom had their arms in the air like the legend, were just beginning to fill the stadium with a roar that lasted until the Stanley Cup was skated off the ice. When he retired in 1966, he was 20th all-time in scoring for any position. Injury and age interfered with his skating but he was still a crafty passer and had a useful point shot on the power play till the end. Hockey Player #22. Bourque was Boston's other great defenseman, a magisterial, super smooth stalwart who nonetheless has always been cloaked in a touch of shadow. No. Duchesne had a good shot and was a puck mover and thus could always find work but like Mathieu Schneider he always seemed to be on the move. His hockey hero is widely regarded as the greatest blueliner ever, Bobby Orr. Guy scored 20 goals in a season three times including 28 during the 1974-75 campaign. He was a strong skater with a great point shot and nose for the net. When we speak of the greats of ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Maurice Richard and Jean Beliveau enter into the conversation. Not only did Orrs flying goal net the Bruins their first Stanley Cup since 1941, but it changed the landscape of hockey in New England forever. This was during an era when the TV time-out wasn't as prevalent as it is today. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. His plus-minus rating for those games resides at a whopping plus-582. But there is one campaign that seems to rise above the rest. Paul "Rhino" Reinhart was an Atlanta Flame rookie who made the jump with the organization to Calgary. It wasn't simply what happened the Boston hockey . He is just ahead of Paul Coffey, who had 196 points in 194 games. Niedermayer also won three Cups with New Jersey. The former Minnesota Golden Gopher and Herb Brooks protege, played for some of the worst Red Wing teams of all time. Hatcher managed 24 goals with Washington during the 1990-91 season and an amazing 34 goals for the Capitals during 1993-94. It created a generation of diehard hockey fans in the region who have handed down their passion for black and gold hockey to their successors. Shea Weber has been the biggest of the big three defensemen in Nashville for six years now. The multi-sport athlete was also a rugby, baseball, lacrosse and hockey star. He set the record for assists by a defenseman in a season with 46 in 1959, and became the first defenseman in history to amass 500 points. Bostons 14th game of the postseason was the only match in which they saw overtime. His shot from the point was also a feature on the power play. Robinson won two James Norris trophies. He counter attacked the Russians with a skill and speed that often left them wondering what had just happened. He would miss nine games and the Bruins would lose six of them. Thousands had to wait weeks to join up. He retired, early for a Howe at age 40. His playoff totals admittedly only cover 71 games. Gretzky himself said he would have voted for Orr, or possibly for Howe. Not only was he one of the best at reading plays, he was also more than capable of contributing offensively. Cart. He had 31 points in 33 games during his next season in Vancouver. That was second on the team in playoff scoring only to Patrik Elias and Petr Sykora. Dave Babych was a big point man in Hartford, Winnipeg and Vancouver. If you ask the average hockey fan, who was the greatest defenseman to ever play the game of hockey, most would say it was Bobby Orr. Only Ray Bourque managed to score more with 410, while playing 203 more games. He broke the 80 point barrier twice. Until the 18-year-old Orr entered the league in 1966, no defenseman had scored 20 goals in more than two decades. Campbell ends his article by pleading with Orr to change his position, hoping that he will be, once again, the player and teammate we all admire. Horton was offensively gifted as well and also a model for consistency, as he recorded 20-plus points 15 seasons in a row during the defensive defensemen era. Al, in his injury-shortened 799-game career averaged .19 goals per game, which puts him in the top 30 goal scorers per game of all defenseman. Pre-Orr a player with Park's obvious defensive skills would never have been given the free rein that coaches and general managers gave defensemen after Bobby Orr made it evident what a talented defenseman could do for his team offensively. he became the Jets best player leading the team in scoring from the back end three years in a row. His .602 points per game is impressive and indicative of an able playmaker. Without getting into the entire story, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building in what appeared to be an attempt to stop the results of October's election from being certified. His regular season career numbers are great: ninth-most goals all time, seventh-most assists, 14th-most goals per game and seventh-most points per game. In between he managed to play almost 80 games a season every year. After playing just 20 games during the 1976-77 season, Orr missed the entire 1977-78 campaign. Bobbys father, Doug Orr, also was a hockey prospect. He got the 14 during the Stanley Cup winning run despite having to come back from a knee injury to play in the final. A second deal was worked out with the Imlach coached Toronto Maple Leafs that Kelly accepted. He was another of a wave of talented American-born offensive defensemen who grew watching Bobby Orr play hockey. Salming endured what was at times brutal treatment with a stoicism and toughness that helped pave the way for every other Swedish player who has come to North America. Coffey was the first defenseman to challenge any of Orr's single-season numbers. When the Islanders won their four Cups in a row from 1980-83, Potvin had 85 points and 27 goals in 78 playoff games. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Teams: LA, Phi, Que, Stl, Ott, Stl, LA, Phi, Det. His best statistical season in the league came while playing with Mario Lemieux and company in 1992-93. These are all factors that are keeping Housley out of the Hall of Fame for now. During the Boston Bruins 1969-70 seasonif(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'thehockeywriters_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_3',823,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-medrectangle-3-0');,Orr netted a remarkable 33 goals and 87 assists in 76 games. Chelios had 72 and 73 point seasons with the Blackhawks. Murphy was a three quarters of a point a game man throughout his long NHL career. You name it, Howe was great at it. But wait they did. Everyone agrees that Gretzky, Orr, Lemieux, and. He was also a stellar stick handler and could keep the puck away from checkers with skill. Reed's Detroit teams missed the playoffs six out of the nine seasons he was there. Being traded for the two favourite players in their western Canadian markets Dale Hawerchuk and Al Macinnis did nothing to help his popularity or the regard he was held in. He was fair skater and an able puck mover, but his shot moved him into the offensive elite of the game. As far as Canadiens defensive legends go, Larry stands as the only man I can think of who could top Doug Harvey in terms of team specific history. At 31, he was the youngest former player living at the time of his induction. Bobby Orr Highlights. 1 in all-time NHL postseason points-per-game . The hockey was indelible, but Hull, who died Monday at age 84, had demons behind . Maybe he didnt want the media to run rampant with such a small footnote after all, the Bruins had just clinched the franchises first championship since 1941. Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Known as a devastating hitter, shutdown defenseman and long-time Devils captain, Stevens memorable and iconic career spanned 22 seasons and 1,635 games, and it's hard to believe that in that much time, he never won a Norris Trophy. Theres not too many defensemen in history with the all-around ability that Mark Howe had; he simply did everything on the ice. His last three playoff runs he's scored 14, 14 and 12 points. The sports spectrum in New England was dominated by basketball at the time, as the Celtics had already brought home 11 championships by the time 1970 rolled around. Despite all of this, Park played at a time where Bobby Orr was breaking records every night, and therefore, never got the true recognition that he deserved. He was incredible offensively and defensivelyon the power play, shorthanded, in the playoffs. Some examples of his scoring prowess are: seven 20-goal-plus seasons (including one 31-goal season), 12 60-point-plus seasons (including a 66-point rookie season and a 97-point season), 338 career goals and 1,232 career points (both totals fourth all-time for defensemen, behind Bourque, Coffey and MacInnis). His considerable goal scoring ability improved in the post season where he managed to score almost a quarter of a goal a game. He scored at least 20 goals in a season on two more occasions. He accomplished all of this while playing at a time where offensive defensemen were rare, as he and Orr were basically the only ones in the league during the late '60s and early '70s. Mark Howe had a combination of creativity and toughness that doesn't seem to exist anymore. He then helped the Leafs beat the Penguins in the first round of the playoffs and then extend the eventual Stanley Cup losing Philadelphia Flyers to seven games in the second round. Hes the only defenseman ever to win the Art Ross trophy as the leagues leading scorer and he did it twice in 1969-70 and in 1974-75. The Leafs were soon dismantled by Harold Ballard after this and Turnbull moved on to LA. He was a great skater and supremely confident with the puck. Still in that time he's been an exemplary defenseman for Nashville both offensively and defensively. Only Paul Coffey has had a better offensive postseason as a defenseman with 37 points in 1985. Associated With. Even in his 97-point season, he still managed to finish with a minus-14. Gonchar at 36 is likely approaching the end of his career but a good season or two in Ottawa certainly won't hurt his offensive reputation. Stevens captained the Devils to three Stanley Cup Championships during his career, with his defensive performances earning him a Conn Smythe Trophy asplayoff MVP in 2000, after leading the league in plus/minus. He is a creative offensive force on the point for the Canadiens. Ray Borque burst on to the scene in Boston with 17 goals, 65 points and a Calder Memorial trophy as the league's best rookie. He was long overshadowed on a team full of future Hall of Famers. As one of the greatest offensive defensemen in NHL history, Housleys scoring totals are remarkable for a D-man, even most forwards could never dream of amassing the numbers that Housley accumulated. Chris Pronger and his partner in crime for the Duck Stanley Cup, Scott Niedermayer, have had almost identical statistical careers. That notion proved correct. Park was chosen MVP of the last and deciding game, Game 8. Here are 21 reasons why Orr is hockey's GOAT. It is claimed by some that Horton was the first player in the NHL to use the slap shot as a reliable offensive weapon. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. LOS ANGELES - It was looking at a living Mount Rushmore of hockey. The quick skating Housley was an offensive force for the Sabres and he played forward as well as defense for them. He was 82. The record of 20 goals would stand for 24 years until a young man named Bobby Orr came along. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Is a seven-time Stanley Cup winner, one-time Conn Smythe winner, named to second All-Star team once, played in four All-Star Games and finished in the top five in Norris Trophy voting four times. His best year was with St Louis in 1992-93 when he scored 25 goals and had 78 points in 71 games. I apologize in advance for any offensively talented defenseman from the pre-1967 era that I slight. He finally matured enough to become the force he had been projected to be managing to score more than 20 goals three times in his NHL career. THATS the kind of teammate you want??? The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Youve probably heard of Bobby Orr. Ken Dryden, Hall of Fame goalie for the Montreal Canadiens, summed it up best. Howe also led the Flyers to three Stanley Cup Finals appearances, but lost each time. Many Bruins fans who werent alive to witness Orrs most famous moment were surely told about it with the sense of an old folk tale though this one is 100-percent true. Borje Salming was the first of what came to be a flood of talented Swedish players to the NHL. He was beaten out by the 24-year-old Petr Stasny, who had 109 points with the Nordiques that year for the Calder Memorial trophy as rookie of the year. Both teams fought for possession along the left boards before the puck squeaked out and a streaking Sanderson took a shot from the left face-off circle which also missed the cage. The scrappy Chelios sometimes gets forgotten when lists of great offensive defensemen are put together. Leetch's play in the Stanley Cup run for New York gets overshadowed by the prominence of Messier's promise. His playoff numbers were even better. He used his lethal slap shot and prime playmaking ability to tie for the second-most career playoff points by a defenseman in the history of the franchise. Orr was certainly an unbelievable player, so was Howe. His third and final year in Winnipeg he had his best season with 79 assists and 97 points, both Jet records for a defenseman. Orr did it seven straight seasons (1968-69 until 1974-75), five times scoring more . Play-by-play announcer Dan Kellys call of the final moments of Game 4 will give you goosebumps even to this day. He was a key to the offensive transition game the Jets liked to run. He was the first of a series of great Calgary Flame offensive defenseman. Orr was great, he played 12 NHL seasons between the years 1966 and 1979. Bobby Hull was a great hockey player and a miserable human being. Teams: Edm, Pit, LA, Det, Har, Phi, Chi, Car, Bos. Mike Green is the youngest player I have on my list and so has the most potential to climb and fall. Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack. Available for both RF and RM licensing. He was considered one of the sport's greatest players. He scored well over a fifth of a goal a game in his NHL career and had almost .8 points per game for 929 regular season games. Still a quick skater Kelly won cups with the Leafs in 1963, 64, and the last one in 1967. (from Former Haverhill newsman captured Orrs famous flight, Eagle-Tribune, 05/11/2010) He was forever remembered as a superhero in the eyes of Bruins fans. He had the skills to rush from end to end and the desire to do it. Ron Greschner was a career Ranger. Playing in an era where defensemen usually didnt contribute offensively, "The Great" Gadsby was far ahead of his time. He also won the Conn Smythe in 1977-78 with 21 points in 15 playoff games to tie with Guy Lafleur for the team playoff scoring lead. Despite a much different ending, the 2019 Stanley Cup Final between the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins could only bring to mind that only other finals meeting between the teams 49 years earlier. Trumps tumultuous first term in office has been beset in recent months by high rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths, and now the events that occurred at the Capitol building. 10. Olausson did manage to win his only cup with Detroit in 2002. Halifax Mooseheads. He spent a lot of his two seasons with the Vancouver Canucks injured, but when he did play for them he was phenomenal. Boston Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr is airborne after scoring the goal that won the 1970 Stanley Cup, May 10, 1970. In 22 seasons he managed to play for 10 different teams and the Montreal Canadiens twice. Salming was named to the NHL first All-Star team once, the second All-Star team five times and played in three All-Star Games. Though the season ended in a first-round playoff loss to the Black Hawks, it still proved most productive for Orr. He favoured long passes out of his own zone after drawing the forecheckers into him. He was famous for his end to end rushes and brutal hits. Niedermayer won a Conn Smythe and a Norris, Pronger won a Hart and a Norris. Equally amazing to me if . He followed this up with a 15 point in 16 game playoff performance as the Flames swept Chicago and beat Philadelphia in seven games before losing to the North Stars in their first playoff year in Calgary. Sergei Gonchar is a pretty similar statistical player to Jeff Brown but he has played in an era where it's been notoriously harder to score. That didn't detract from the fact that he was a skilled offensive contributor early on. Larson followed this season up with 18 goals the next year five seasons in a row where he scored more than 20 goals as a defenseman. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2003-04 Upper Deck Trilogy Bobby Orr #8 Hockey Card NHL Boston Bruins Defenseman at the best online prices at eBay! Unfortunately for Reed during his last season in Detroit the Red Wings gave up 415 goals while scoring only 266 and winning only 17 of 80 games. Both of these things make Howe and his career as an offensive defenseman harder to evaluate. Cale Makar Quickly Gaining Reputation as Great Defenseman. Orrs regular season totals rest at 270 goals and 645 assists (915 points) in just 657 games. lilitu pathfinder: wrath of the righteous; boise state radio live stream; best weekend trips from paris by train; muskegon high school football score The photo was snapped by photographerRay Lussier as Orr flew through the air like a Superman, his arms outstretched and an ecstatic expression on his face. Ever since Bobby Orr came into the National Hockey League in 1966 and singlehandedly changed the concept of how to play defense, people have been waiting for . That same year, Zubov scored five goals and assisted on 14 others in the postseason to help the Rangers win their first Stanley Cup in 54 years (he won another Cup with Dallas in 1999). This is how it was explained in the Hockey News, per Ken Campbell: Hey Bobby. He lead the Leafs in goal scoring and points that playoff year. Babych had a career high with 74 points in Winnipeg. The talented defender was phenomenal in San Jose right from the start. Orr could lead every rush and still come back in time to play defense. Manage Settings He played his only games in November 1975 after the Bruins already had traded Phil Esposito to the New York Rangers. He quarterbacked the power play in Tampa Bay and he was able to keep up with the high priced talent that was there. Though his highest goal total in a season to date is 16 he looks to have the potential to score 20 in a season. However it fits in your life as a sports fan, what Bobby Orr and the Boston Bruins did on May 10, 1970, still resonates 50 years later. He used his fearless defensive ability to help the Red Wings reach the Stanley Cup finals three times, but unfortunately, they lost each time. The Hall of Famer put up five seasons of 40 points or more with Chicago and New York, twice hitting the 50 mark, which was an incredible feat at the time. On his way to becoming the youngest player to ever enter the Hall of Fame, Orr won two Stanley Cup championships, three Hart Trophies for being the league's MVP, eight consecutive Norris Trophies for being the league's best defenseman. Robert Orr, AKA Bobby Orr, was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes - but sadly, he's not a defenseman. Rob Blake has managed two 20 or more goal seasons in his career. In total, No. Phil Esposito led the team with 13 goals and 14 assists, followed by none other than Orr who tallied nine goals and 11 helpers. He won the James Norris trophy in his last year in New Jersey. He's had more success, winning a Cup with Pittsburgh, and still has the potential to put up some good offensive numbers for a few more years. Its time for Orr to step up and to speak out against Trump and his sycophants just as forcefully as he did two months ago. 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