1970 Stanley Cup Program Signed Bobby Orr #4/ Flying Goal Boston Bruins vs St Louis May 10 COA
May 10,1970 At the Boston Garden Bobby Orr Flying Goal rated one of the top events in NHL history . Scarce and historic program.
Vintage Boston Bruins program Game 4 of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals on May 10, 1970, Bobby Orr scored his famous flying goal in overtime to win the Stanley Cup
The program insert is not directly stapled to the inside of the program which has no staples showing, rather the eight page inserct is stapled like a booklet and inserted in the program. See photos for details. Condition Ex . A good solid program the best condition program from this game on eBay. Fifth years old. no writtting, pages missing , cutouts.
Boston Bruins (4) vs St Louis Blues (3) STANLEY CUP 5/10/70 Game 4 OT Program with Phil & Tony Esposito on Cover.
Comes with COA from Bobby Orr.
Bobby Orr Career achievements One of the most beloved Athletes in Boston and Hockey land.
Despite playing only twelve seasons and 657 games (of which only his first nine seasons, totalling 621 games, were full seasons), and only playing 47 NHL games after his 27th birthday, Orr accomplished many records and achievements, a number of which still stand today, and are listed below.
As of the end of the 2018–19 season:
- First and only defenceman to score nine hat tricks.
- First defenceman to score 30 goals (1969–70) [49] and 40 goals (1974–75) in a season.
- First player to record 100 assists in a season (1970–71) [53]
- Only defenceman to win the Art Ross Trophy as league leader in scoring (1969–70, 1974–75)
- Only defenceman to win the Lester B Pearson Award.
- Only player ever to win the Norris Trophy, Art Ross Trophy, Hart Trophy, and Conn Smythe Trophy in one season (1969–70) [49]
- Highest single season plus-minus rating, +124 in 1970–71.
- Fourth in league history in career point-per-game average, all-time, (1.393) (highest among defencemen, minimum 500 career points). [88]
- Sixty-sixth overall in league history in career assists and tied for 109th in career points. [158]
Awards
- OHA First All-Star Team – 1964, 1965, 1966 [159]
- Awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year) in 1967, the youngest ever to win the award, and the youngest ever to win a major NHL award up to that time. [160]
- Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1967 (his only full season when he did not make the First Team, as a rookie) [161]
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
- Named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 [161]
- Won the James Norris Trophy in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 [162]
- NHL Plus/Minus leader in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1975, the most in history.
- Won the Art Ross Trophy in 1970 and 1975 [163]
- Won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1970, 1971, 1972 [163]
- Awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1970 and 1972, the first two-time winner of the playoff MVP award [164]
- Stanley Cup champion in 1970 and 1972 [165]
- Won Lou Marsh Trophy as Canadian athlete of the year in 1970 [166]
- Received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award in 1970 [167]
- NHL All-Star Game MVP in 1972 [168]
- Voted the greatest athlete in Boston history in the Boston Globe newspaper's poll of New Englanders in 1975, beating out baseball and basketball stars such as Ted Williams, Bill Russell, Carl Yastrzemski and Bob Cousy. [169]
- Awarded the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1975 [162]
- Named the Canada Cup Tournament MVP in 1976 [84]
- Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1979 [170]
- His #4 Jersey is retired by the Boston Bruins.
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979, with the mandatory three-year waiting period waived,[168] making him the youngest inductee at 31 years of age.
- Voted the second greatest hockey player of all time by an expert committee in 1997 by The Hockey News. Orr is behind only Wayne Gretzky and ahead of Gordie Howe as well as being named the top defenceman of all time. Gretzky said he'd have voted for Orr, or for his hero, Gordie Howe. [171]
- Ranked 31 in ESPN's SportsCentury: 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century in 1999 [172]
- Named the top defenceman of all time in 2010 by The Hockey News [173]
- In 2017 Orr was named by the National Hockey League as one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history. [3]
Records
- Most points in one NHL season by a defenceman (139; 1970–71) [62]
- Most assists in one NHL season by a defenceman (102; 1970–71). [62]
- Most 100-point seasons by a defenceman (1969–70 to 1974–75).
- Highest plus/minus in one NHL season (+124; 1970–71) [174]
- Most assists in one NHL game by a defenceman (6; tied with Babe Pratt, Pat Stapleton, Ron Stackhouse, Paul Coffey and Gary Suter) [62]
- One of two players to win four major NHL awards in one season (Hart, Norris, Art Ross, and Conn Smythe in 1970), as well as the only player to win the Norris and Art Ross in the same season. The other was Alexander Ovechkin in 2007–08, who won the Hart, Art Ross, Lester B. Pearson Award, and Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, with the Pearson Award and Richard Trophy being awarded started in 1971 and 1999, respectively. [49] [50]
- Fastest goal from start of overtime to clinch the Stanley Cup (0:40; 1970, game 4) [175]
- Records since surpassed
- Most assists in one NHL season from 1970 to 1981 (87 in 1969–70,[176] which he surpassed in 1970–71 with 102;[177] broken by Wayne Gretzky and also bettered by Mario Lemieux) [177]
- Most goals in one NHL season by a defenceman from 1969 to 1986 (21, in 1968–69, 33 in 1969–70, 37 in 1970–71, broke own record in 1974–75 with 46; broken in 1985–86 by Paul Coffey with 48) [62]
- Most points by a defenceman in one game from 1973 until 1977 (7) in game November 15, 1973) [62]
- Longest consecutive point-scoring streak by a defenceman from 1971 until 1984 (15 games, set in 1970–71 and 1973–74) [178]
- Career goal-scoring by a defenceman (270) until surpassed by Denis Potvin in 1986. [62]
- Held record for most consecutive 100-or-more point seasons by any player from 1974 until 1980 (6, from 1969–70 until 1974–75) [179]
- Career plus-minus rating from 1978 until 1985 (+597) [174]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
- Career highs in each statistical category are marked in bold
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1962–63 Oshawa Generals Metro Jr.A 34 6 15 21 45 — — — — — 1963–64 Oshawa Generals OHA 56 29 43 72 142 6 0 7 7 21 1964–65 Oshawa Generals OHA 56 34 59 93 112 6 0 6 6 10 1965–66 Oshawa Generals OHA 47 38 56 94 92 17 9 19 28 14 1966–67 Boston Bruins NHL 61 13 28 41 102 — — — — — 1967–68 Boston Bruins NHL 46 11 20 31 63 4 0 2 2 2 1968–69 Boston Bruins NHL 67 21 43 64 133 10 1 7 8 10 1969–70 Boston Bruins NHL 76 33 87 120 125 14 9 11 20 14 1970–71 Boston Bruins NHL 78 37 102 139 91 7 5 7 12 25 1971–72 Boston Bruins NHL 76 37 80 117 106 15 5 19 24 19 1972–73 Boston Bruins NHL 63 29 72 101 99 5 1 1 2 7 1973–74 Boston Bruins NHL 74 32 90 122 82 16 4 14 18 28 1974–75 Boston Bruins NHL 80 46 89 135 101 3 1 5 6 2 1975–76 Boston Bruins NHL 10 5 13 18 22 — — — — — 1976–77 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 20 4 19 23 25 — — — — — 1978–79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 2 2 4 4 — — — — — OHA totals 193 107 173 280 391 29 9 32 41 45 NHL totals 657 270 645 915 953 74 26 66 92 92 International play
- Was named to Canada's 1972 Summit Series team, but did not play due to injuries.
- Played for Team Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup.
International statistics
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1972 Canada Summit Series 0 0 0 0 0 1976 Canada Canada Cup 7 2 7 9 8