Bobby Orr – A Masterpiece of Hockey
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Bobby Orr is the only defenseman to lead the league in assists, and he did it five times.Orr radically altered the style of hockey by introducing defensemen to the offensive side of the game. A defenseman who scored goals, rushed the puck up ice, set up teammates with pinpoint passes. What a revolutionary concept. READ MORE
“He changed the sport by redefining the parameters of his position,” wrote Sports Illustrated’s E.M. Swift. “A defenseman, as interpreted by Orr, became both a defender and an aggressor, both a protector and a producer. Orr was more than an opportunist: He created opportunities.”
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Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. In many areas, one sport (typically field hockey or ice hockey is generally referred to simply as hockey.
