I'm studying both wayne gretzky and bobby orr for a project and I have to write about their impact to the sport not just their achievements in the game.
2006-12-04 09:22:52 · 10 answers · asked by scluby2k 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Orr invented the offensive defensemen. After retiring, he got screwed by his agent. Had a chance to buy part of the Bruins and missed out. He became an agent himself and helped guys nogotiate their contracts.
2006-12-04 20:10:48 · answer #1 · answered by Speed Of Thought 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bobby Orr also invented the zamboni, the horn that sounds when someone scores and the athletic cup. Its true, look it up.
He holds the record for helping old ladies across the street and for drinking the most beers in one sitting!
And anyone that would put Wayne Gretzky ahead of Bobby Orr is a dope.
2006-12-05 13:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by holicheese 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I watched Orr as a rookie, I was 10 when he began his career. He revolutionized the offensive defenseman position. And all of his career was played on bum knees. I read somewhere that he'd already had 6 operations before finishing junior. As far as Gretzky, I was living in Edmonton when the WHA Oilers signed him and was a season ticket holder during his stay in Edmonton. He was neither the fastest, nor the had the hardest shot, nor was he a physical presence on the ice but his sense of what was going to happen next, of where everyone else on the ice was, is his legacy. He made others around him better. He couldn't do it alone, he had some great teammates but he showed a smaller man could dominate and the records he holds speak for themselves.
2006-12-04 18:06:48 · answer #3 · answered by Bob D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bobby was the first defenceman to exploit his skating skills and great shot. Before he arrived in Boston the typical defenceman was a classic stay at home player (meaning of course making sure they were in a defensive mode at all times). He was the first defenceman to skate in one on one and challenge the offensive zone, the numbers speak for themselves. Without Bobby Orr obviously they would have attacking offensive minded defencemen now but who knows how much later hockey would have recognized the advantage of the offensive defenceman. Not only was he the first (dont get me wrong, defenceman did attack before him) but he was the first to exploit that advantage from day one and be a difference maker for the Bruins. He truly marked a new era in the way the game is played.
2006-12-04 20:56:25 · answer #4 · answered by viphockey4 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply by being the greatest talent the game ever saw. Unfortunately the owners saw this as a tool for marketing, thus the arrival of the first superstar. The fact that the USA was more interested in superstars than the game, led to the need for teams to gain revenue thru marketing than talent. The greatest player in the league impacted hockey in the worst way. Not his fault, sorry #4, you and I have been exploited.
2006-12-04 19:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think it's been said already, but I'll sum up the important points for you. Basically, he's the first defenceman who can play an offensive role by stick-handling, scoring, etc. He used his brains and imagination more than conforming to the standard play of hockey back then.
2006-12-05 00:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would put Gretzy ahead of Orr
2006-12-04 21:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by Toronto boy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
BOBBY ORR WAS THE GREATEST PLAYER EVER
FOR A DEFENCE MAN
HE WAS THE BEST
2006-12-08 16:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bobby Orr CAN NOT BE REPACED
2006-12-04 21:46:59 · answer #9 · answered by CROSS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
+ 124!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-05 13:09:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋