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#4 Bobby Orr Turns 60
2008-03-25 05:07:00 As a young boy growing up in Toronto, I fell in love with the game of hockey. Watching the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux ply their trade was something I'll never forget. Those two players are, and always will be, synonymous with hockey greatness, along with one more: Bobby Orr.Number four. The man whom Don Cherry says is the greatest hockey player to ever lace up a pair of skates. Of course, I never got to see Orr play. He was before my time. But many didn't get the chance either, as wonky knees robbed Orr of his prime years, and forced him into retirement at the unbelievably young age of 31.Bobby Orr, the kid from Parry Sound, turned 60 last week. For those that were lucky enough to watch him play, it seems like only yesterday that he did. Last night on TV Ontario's The Agenda With Steve Paikin (you know, the primetime current affairs program I work for) Globe and Mail sports columnist Stephen Brunt, whose work I thoroughly enjoy both at The Globe and on McCowan's Pr...
Bobby Orr?s 74-75 Season Passes the Test of Time
2008-01-18 05:02:00 In light of Tom Brady?s other-worldly accomplishments over the previous four months our friends over at ESPN.com ran a series on the greatest individual seasons in the history of sport. The articles caught my interest, and got me thinking about the most impressive individual I have witnessed over the course of a season. Which single-season ...
Kukla’s Korner- Hockey :: Nude Bobby Orr
2007-11-30 02:11:00 Geez, scary headline? (sorry, Bobby!) From UPI via Earthtimes.org,Kurt Kauper?s 7 1/2-foot-tall oil painting of Boston Bruins icon Bobby Orr is unique?it shows the NHL Hall-of-Famer in the altogether.Orr didn?t pose for the painting. He didn?t know it existed until recently, The Boston Globe reported Thursday.Then there is the painting of former Bruins center Derek Sanderson, who is painted standing next to his locker with nothing more than his hockey stick.?Hey, you know, he has p… More: continued here
Bobby Orr painting stirs up controversy
2007-11-30 00:22:00 Here is something I'll bet none of you — well, most of you — has ever wondered about a hockey player."Gee, I wonder what he looks like naked?"It seems avant-garde artist Kurt Kauper has, and Bobby Orr probably isn't happy about it.Your childhood memories of the Hall of Famer might be forever tarnished, too, if you see Kauper's nude rendering of Orr .If you're old enough to remember going to the store to buy hockey cards for a quarter, you'll know what I am talking about. Nothing matched the euphoria of ripping open a few packs to see if a coveted player showed up.Kauper's oeuvre is the kind of thing that will give you nightmares about being seven again, doing the old "Got ‘em, got ‘em, need ‘em" routine with friends. Hey, I've got a Ken Dryden! Wow, Guy Lafleur! How about a Bobby... What the *&^&!#! ?Ewww! Now, Kauper's paintings are art, but some things need to remain sacred. That is, iconic images of ...
By: Hockey.com
Bobby Orr - Handyman
2007-04-25 00:00:00 Check out this very funny ad for Kodiak Boots featuring Bruin great Bobby Orr....
By: HockeyDirt
Bobby Orr - Handyman
2007-04-15 00:00:00 Check out this very funny ad for Kodiak Boots featuring Bruin great Bobby Orr....
By: HockeyDirt
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