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The number 2 worn by Orr was retired by the Oshawa Generals in November 2008. Orr was born in the town of Parry Sound on the shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada.His grandfather, Robert Orr, was a top-tier soccer pro player who emigrated from Ballymena, Northern Ireland [7] to Parry Sound early in the 20th century. [8]
Bobby Orr pictured in 2010. The greatest player ever to wear an Oshawa Generals uniform, Bobby Orr, became a legend in the NHL and to be inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame. [citation needed] Orr was discovered by Wren Blair as a 14-year-old while playing a game in Gananoque, Ontario. He was quickly signed to a contract and invited to training ...
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario hosted the Final, which featured Bobby Orr, the Generals captain. It was the last of 18 Memorial Cup series to be played at the Gardens. In a best-of-seven series, Edmonton won their second Memorial Cup, defeating Oshawa four games to two. Orr was injured and played sparingly.
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 new sixth team in the league was the reborn Oshawa Generals team, featuring future Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, 14-year-old Bobby Orr, and playing in Bowmanville as there was no suitable arena in Oshawa.
The following is a list of articles of ice hockey players who played for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey ... Bobby Orr; Danny O'Shea (ice hockey) P. Jim ...
The Oshawa Generals were reactivated 1962 as a team playing in the Metro Junior A League. For this year, the team played its home games at Maple Leaf Gardens . In the fall of 1962, while serving as a scout for the Bruins, he signed Bobby Orr , then a 14-year-old phenom, to the Bruins-sponsored Oshawa Generals .
Bobby Orr, formerly the captain of the minor league Oshawa Generals, played his very first National Hockey League game, appearing for the Boston Bruins, and beginning a 12-year career that would include eight consecutive awards of the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the NHL's best defenseman. [113]