We will never know what Bobby Orr could have done on a pair of good knees, had he not seen the knife more often than a dinner plate.
How good would Orr have been in the day of arthroscopic surgery, in a time of modern medicine and advanced methods of rehabilitation, and if he hadn't been forced to prematurely retire at age 30 when even walking on a flight of stairs left him in excruciating pain?
For more of Bobby Orr's 100 Greatest Players bio, please click here.
We will never know what Bobby Orr could have done on a pair of good knees, had he not seen the knife more often than a dinner plate.
How good would Orr have been in the day of arthroscopic surgery, in a time of modern medicine and advanced methods of rehabilitation, and if he hadn't been forced to prematurely retire at age 30 when even walking on a flight of stairs left him in excruciating pain?
For more of Bobby Orr's 100 Greatest Players bio, please click here.
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1966)
- NHL Second All-Star Team (1967)
- NHL First All-Star Team (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
- Canada Cup All-Star Team (1976)
- Canada Cup MVP (1976)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)
- Signed as a free agent by Chicago, June 24, 1976.
