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The trophy is named in honour of Bobby Orr, a graduate of the Oshawa Generals, and a recurring coach in the CHL Top Prospects Game. Orr played and 193 games with the Generals from 1962 to 1966, scoring 280 points. He won the J. Ross Robertson Cup in the 1965–66 season, and led the Generals to a 1966 Memorial Cup appearance.
The Bobby Orr Trophy represents the Central Hockey League's highest individual defensive award. Previously recognized as the CHL Most Valuable Defenseman Award , [ 1 ] beginning with the 1979–80 CHL season , [ 2 ] the Bobby Orr Trophy was named in honour of the Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman .
The Boston Bruins have had the most Norris Trophies winners with 14; the Montreal Canadiens have had the second most with 12. [ 2 ] Only two players have won both the Norris and Hart Memorial Trophy for the league Most Valuable Player in the same season: Bobby Orr, who won both trophies in the 1969–70 , 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons, and ...
Guy Lafleur and Wayne Gretzky have each won the Art Ross, Hart, and Conn Smythe trophies, as well as the Cup, in 1976–77 and 1984–85, respectively. Bobby Orr won the Hart, Norris, and Conn Smythe trophies, along with the Stanley Cup, in 1969–70 and 1971–72. In 1970, Orr also won the Art Ross which makes him the only player to capture ...
He won three consecutive Norris Trophies from 2001 to 2003 to become the first defenceman since Bobby Orr to win three straight. [11] In the 2003–04 season, he played in the 1,000th game of his career, having missed only 17 games in 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 seasons (1994–95 was shortened to 48 games instead of the usual 82 by a labour dispute). [12]
Two buildings in his hometown of Parry Sound are named after Orr. The first is the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, where his Order of Canada medal is on display along with other exhibits. The second is the Bobby Orr Community Centre, a multi-purpose entertainment facility. [152] In 1995, Bobby Orr was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. [153]
The first winner of the original trophy, Frank Nighbor [1] Elmer Lach with the original trophy in 1945 The Hart Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Canadian Dr. David Hart. Dr. Hart, who donated the original trophy to the NHL, was the father of Cecil Hart, a former coach and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.
Team trophies awarded to the Chicago Blackhawks Award Description Times won ... Bobby Orr: Player 1979 1976–1978 [155] Pierre Pilote: Player 1975 1955–1968