You can tell Bobby is 100% in his “happy place”. On skates, surrounded by a bunch of other hockey players. You get the sense that’s all he ever needed or wanted out of life
I was there that night. The sight of Capt. Raymond Bourque escorting Normand Leveille around the ice brought tears to my eyes. Bobby with his arm around "Pie's" shoulders. Ray and Bobby were the last to leave the Garden ice. It was the most emotional day I ever spent in the old barn. I still miss it to this day. The smelly bathroom's, the rats, the obstructed view seats, the cheap beer, all of it. But it was the most historic building in all of sports. May it rest in peace.
Loved seeing all the Greats from years gone by... and especially liked watching Bourque help Norm Leveille around the ice one more time.... That was Classy.
At this time I will thank my grandfather, for when he left Italy he immigrated to Boston. I was a kid in the 70's. Orr and the gang were Gods back then.. 2019- they still are.. Greatest sports city in history..
Many thanks for these videos. It was fitting that the last event at Boston Garden was a hockey game and it must have been great for the fans that day to see the Bruins legends side by side with the current players.
Boston Garden, Chicago Stadium and Montreal Forum would have been 3 absolutely phenomenal places to see a hockey game! Not a bad seat in the house. Right up close to the action!
Bobby Orr’s final full season was 1974-75 when he won his second scoring title and ended when he had just turned 27. Most players are just entering their prime at that point. He played 36 more games over the next 4 seasons where he scored 45 points.
Just watching All this rerun Made me Choke Up & Cry.. Yes Cry I'm a Man But all these Men Made My Life & Lifetime Esposito Buzchk Borque alot alot alot of Greats of Greats.. I was so poor as a Kid We played Street Ball Street Hockey floor hockey @ Boy's Clb in Taunton Mass Me & my Best Friend Shawn Dennison & his brother Jimmy D. Wed play in Streets plus We'd Play on Ice as I Got older older ..My Brother Jesse Hill took me to my 1st Ever Bruins game 1990 or 91 ' When Bruins played Montreal Canadians in old Boston Garden those Bruin Patches on Bobby Orr Jersery bi bought #2 for $5.00 in thee Garden that night the 1st & only Hockey Game I've ever ever been too I'll never forget 6 Rows behind Bench seats Guy Lefuer It was his last game he came out & Throwing His helmet out to audience also 3 of his jerseys He played the Whole Game without a a helmet he was retiring..The game went 3-3 in Sucicide Overtime.. In all my life I could never never ever afford to go to another "" GAME IN MY LIFE"" that's how expensive things we're growing up I'm glad I can say in 31 year's loving & living in Massachusetts I finally got to go to one yes 1 Boston Bruins GAME... "" I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THAT ONE TIME EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY MEETING BOBBY ORR 4 XS & him coming over our 🏠 house & signing Free Autograph's for Jesse Hill & Jay Hill & just being so Wicked Frickin Awesome & Real Real Word's , Real Truthfull Real Truth Real Professional Real Talk Real.."" You just don't find people like this anymore""..This is what I Miss Most about Home Taunton Mass & Boston Mass & All my Boston Team's & Especially alot alot of My 36 other favorite Team's & Players they Don't ! Don't ! Make them player like they were in 1950s & 1990s Anymore They Signed Free Autograph's they Came over to your House & Family & Were Family & That's what is Missing Today in these Sports & Athletic Altheles... But So isn't thee Cost to go to a Game & See your Favorite Players or Team's..( God I would've love yes over to play Pro Basketball with Larry Bird & Majic Johnson Day I'd play for Free especially Darrell Dawkins or Doc J.. God bless you All & All you Athletic Altheles & Your Families Amen..
These were my days as a little boy in Taunton,Mass Sitting beside my older brother Jesse Hill watching Our Team & these Men of "" BLACK & GOLD"" play Hockey so, so, many Greatest of greats..My Young youth Bobby Orr was doing promotion's for Flinstone Banks & Bay Bank & Fleet Bank.. I remember like it was yesterday Our late father doing road job detail " Taunton's Finest Police Department & he got a Polarod picture With Mr. Orr in his light Blue Dress Shirt Bobby Orr Slacs "" for Flinstone Bank I Taunton , Mass & Met The Great one 4 An asked him to come over Our Home on 72 Fremont St. I almost Shit my Pants I was young very very young 11 or so And Jesse Hill & Jay got pictures with him plus Signed Autograph's 4 Free an our mother made a huge meat loaf dinner an we sat & are wit Bobby Orr.. He was so, so, humble & nice & down to Earth just a regular genuine Human Being.. we'll years later He would Stop in from time to time about 3 more different times having lunch or dinnah with us.. My Family absolutely Loved Him ..How many Real Professional Athletic Altheles Would've Done this Today??. MR. Orr was like part of Our Family absolutely Like Family in our House Hold. I'll always Remember This Man until I die How really great he was just Total Greatest Of thee Now 18+ Professional Athletic Altheles I've met in my short short life of 50 Year's.. I loved playing Hockey also & Men like him & late Gordie Howell & Wayne Gretzky made my love grow Founder of wanting to become a Professional Hockey player.. An a Decent Human Being I like & respect this Sport of Sports & I have 400 Favorites of mine.. Although Bobby Orr really really Taught Me More about Just Being a " DECENT HUMAN BEING TO EVERYONE"".. in this lifetime of mine & Life.. God bless you 4 Number 4 forevermore forever.. God bless you & your family blessings upon you and your family always Orr.. God bless Amen
Great to see Ferny Flaman not just the toughest Bruin all time but arguably one of the NHL's all time toughest. Hockey News picked Flaman in 1966 top heavyweight of his era saying he may have never lost a fight in 908 NHL games.
And Ferny, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame for his playing days, did an incredible job coaching formerly downtrodden Northeastern hockey into respectability, winning 4 Beanpots in the '80's and leading the Huskies into the NCAA tournament a couple of times. He did a lot with a little, the mark of a truly great hockey coach.
I live in Mississauga Ontario ,Canada. Maple leaf fan since I was a. Kid. Leads had some great forwards and defense men but I have been a fan of the greatest defense man in hockey # 4 Bobby Orr. He change how defense men played the game. Before Orr defense man stop at the opposing team blue line. # 4 would not stop and score. I believe two of greatest accomplishments was the Canada , Russia series and the Canada cup. He had two bad knees and still skated like the wind.
Boston Madison Square Garden (the Garden's original official name) was in fact built by the same firm that built the old Madison Square Garden. Very similar buildings, though NY version had more seats.
Blew MSG away. The smallish size of it, the balcony and the sightlines were unmatched. Also, it has really underrated acoustics for concerts. Just an epic barn.
As of January 28, 2015, I believe seven of the players honored her are now deceased: Doug Mohns, Bep Guidolin, Tom Johnson, Bill Quackenbush, Fern Flaman, Jerry Toppazzini and Woody Dumart. Announcers Bob Wilson and Fred Cusick are no longer with us either.
The most electricfying player of all time just never gets old. #4
You can tell Bobby is 100% in his “happy place”. On skates, surrounded by a bunch of other hockey players. You get the sense that’s all he ever needed or wanted out of life
Ray Bourque is a class act. From a lifelong Habs fan
If you didn't tear up when they skated Norman Leveille then you haven't got a heart. Gets me everytime. :(
I was 18 yrs old when in 1982 when he had his stroke. His friend, took his hand. Ray Bourque. Never Forget the love of Boston..... STRONG.
Class act by Ray Borque
Cam Neely, Ray Bourque, Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito.What an amzing franchise and what an amazing rink.sniff.sniff.RIP GARDEN
I was there that night. The sight of Capt. Raymond Bourque escorting Normand Leveille around the ice brought tears to my eyes. Bobby with his arm around "Pie's" shoulders. Ray and Bobby were the last to leave the Garden ice. It was the most emotional day I ever spent in the old barn. I still miss it to this day. The smelly bathroom's, the rats, the obstructed view seats, the cheap beer, all of it. But it was the most historic building in all of sports. May it rest in peace.
Rene's rendition of Auld Lang Syne during the final skate was perfect!
Terry O'reilly has that Penalty box from the Boston Garden in his house
Loved seeing all the Greats from years gone by... and especially liked watching Bourque help Norm Leveille around the ice one more time.... That was Classy.
At this time I will thank my grandfather, for when he left Italy he immigrated to Boston.
I was a kid in the 70's. Orr and the gang were Gods back then..
2019- they still are..
Greatest sports city in history..
Many thanks for these videos. It was fitting that the last event at Boston Garden was a hockey game and it must have been great for the fans that day to see the Bruins legends side by side with the current players.
Boston Garden, Chicago Stadium and Montreal Forum would have been 3 absolutely phenomenal places to see a hockey game! Not a bad seat in the house. Right up close to the action!
Bobby Orr’s final full season was 1974-75 when he won his second scoring title and ended when he had just turned 27. Most players are just entering their prime at that point. He played 36 more games over the next 4 seasons where he scored 45 points.
Just watching All this rerun Made me Choke Up & Cry.. Yes Cry I'm a Man But all these Men Made My Life & Lifetime Esposito Buzchk Borque alot alot alot of Greats of Greats.. I was so poor as a Kid We played Street Ball Street Hockey floor hockey @ Boy's Clb in Taunton Mass Me & my Best Friend Shawn Dennison & his brother Jimmy D. Wed play in Streets plus We'd Play on Ice as I Got older older ..My Brother Jesse Hill took me to my 1st Ever Bruins game 1990 or 91 ' When Bruins played Montreal Canadians in old Boston Garden those Bruin Patches on Bobby Orr Jersery bi bought #2 for $5.00 in thee Garden that night the 1st & only Hockey Game I've ever ever been too I'll never forget 6 Rows behind Bench seats Guy Lefuer It was his last game he came out & Throwing His helmet out to audience also 3 of his jerseys He played the Whole Game without a a helmet he was retiring..The game went 3-3 in Sucicide Overtime.. In all my life I could never never ever afford to go to another "" GAME IN MY LIFE"" that's how expensive things we're growing up I'm glad I can say in 31 year's loving & living in Massachusetts I finally got to go to one yes 1 Boston Bruins GAME... "" I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THAT ONE TIME EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY MEETING BOBBY ORR 4 XS & him coming over our 🏠 house & signing Free Autograph's for Jesse Hill & Jay Hill & just being so Wicked Frickin Awesome & Real Real Word's , Real Truthfull Real Truth Real Professional Real Talk Real.."" You just don't find people like this anymore""..This is what I Miss Most about Home Taunton Mass & Boston Mass & All my Boston Team's & Especially alot alot of My 36 other favorite Team's & Players they Don't ! Don't ! Make them player like they were in 1950s & 1990s Anymore They Signed Free Autograph's they Came over to your House & Family & Were Family & That's what is Missing Today in these Sports & Athletic Altheles... But So isn't thee Cost to go to a Game & See your Favorite Players or Team's..( God I would've love yes over to play Pro Basketball with Larry Bird & Majic Johnson Day I'd play for Free especially Darrell Dawkins or Doc J.. God bless you All & All you Athletic Altheles & Your Families Amen..
These were my days as a little boy in Taunton,Mass Sitting beside my older brother Jesse Hill watching Our Team & these Men of "" BLACK & GOLD"" play Hockey so, so, many Greatest of greats..My Young youth Bobby Orr was doing promotion's for Flinstone Banks & Bay Bank & Fleet Bank.. I remember like it was yesterday Our late father doing road job detail " Taunton's Finest Police Department & he got a Polarod picture With Mr. Orr in his light Blue Dress Shirt Bobby Orr Slacs "" for Flinstone Bank I Taunton , Mass & Met The Great one 4 An asked him to come over Our Home on 72 Fremont St. I almost Shit my Pants I was young very very young 11 or so And Jesse Hill & Jay got pictures with him plus Signed Autograph's 4 Free an our mother made a huge meat loaf dinner an we sat & are wit Bobby Orr.. He was so, so, humble & nice & down to Earth just a regular genuine Human Being.. we'll years later He would Stop in from time to time about 3 more different times having lunch or dinnah with us.. My Family absolutely Loved Him ..How many Real Professional Athletic Altheles Would've Done this Today??. MR. Orr was like part of Our Family absolutely Like Family in our House Hold. I'll always Remember This Man until I die How really great he was just Total Greatest Of thee Now 18+ Professional Athletic Altheles I've met in my short short life of 50 Year's.. I loved playing Hockey also & Men like him & late Gordie Howell & Wayne Gretzky made my love grow Founder of wanting to become a Professional Hockey player.. An a Decent Human Being I like & respect this Sport of Sports & I have 400 Favorites of mine.. Although Bobby Orr really really Taught Me More about Just Being a " DECENT HUMAN BEING TO EVERYONE"".. in this lifetime of mine & Life.. God bless you 4 Number 4 forevermore forever.. God bless you & your family blessings upon you and your family always Orr.. God bless Amen
Thanks for 90 years of memories this year old Boston garden
Great to see Ferny Flaman not just the toughest Bruin all time but arguably one of the NHL's all time toughest. Hockey News picked Flaman in 1966 top heavyweight of his era saying he may have never lost a fight in 908 NHL games.
And Ferny, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame for his playing days, did an incredible job coaching formerly downtrodden Northeastern hockey into respectability, winning 4 Beanpots in the '80's and leading the Huskies into the NCAA tournament a couple of times. He did a lot with a little, the mark of a truly great hockey coach.
The OLD BARN on Causeway St.....Miss it.
Greatest arena ever. To this day the loudest building (crowd noise) I've ever been in and it's not close.
Goosebumps
Thank you for posting, GO BRUINS
Orr at 47 skating pretty good. What a shame and what could have been. He would of been scoring 185 points or more in the Gretzky era.
Oreilly and Jonathan sitting in the penalty box ! that was great ! they made me the fan I am today !
That guy in the crowd "Boston Garden -> too good to (B) #4 gotten" ... dayum
Sweetest words I've ever heard. And I'm not even a Bruins fan.
orr........the greatest hockey player ever........
no questions, no debate. just plain fact!
I live in Mississauga Ontario ,Canada. Maple leaf fan since I was a. Kid. Leads had some great forwards and defense men but I have been a fan of the greatest defense man in hockey # 4 Bobby Orr. He change how defense men played the game. Before Orr defense man stop at the opposing team blue line. # 4 would not stop and score. I believe two of greatest accomplishments was the Canada , Russia series and the Canada cup. He had two bad knees and still skated like the wind.
made it to this place in 1994 to see my rangers play.
felt like i was in a basement all night, but the fans were great!
Boston Madison Square Garden (the Garden's original official name) was in fact built by the same firm that built the old Madison Square Garden. Very similar buildings, though NY version had more seats.
Blew MSG away. The smallish size of it, the balcony and the sightlines were unmatched. Also, it has really underrated acoustics for concerts. Just an epic barn.
Normand Leveielle..You da man!
Tears and goosebumps.... :(...........
I don’t like the Bruins but this was something special
tough watching Norman Levielle
@lstonge88 i wouldn't call it tough, I'd call it beautiful because i don't think anyone expected him to be in that final skate.
I wish I could of been there!!!!
Orr and Bourque could have been on the Bruins power play together for 10 years.
As of January 28, 2015, I believe seven of the players honored her are now deceased: Doug Mohns, Bep Guidolin, Tom Johnson, Bill Quackenbush, Fern Flaman, Jerry Toppazzini and Woody Dumart. Announcers Bob Wilson and Fred Cusick are no longer with us either.
This year should have been 92 years long time
Now it's the last hurrah!
"These Are The Days" by Van Morrison
AND YES IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT BY NOW I WAS THERE..HAD SEASONS TICKETS 👍🏒👍🥅👍🏒😃
Man that guy cannot sing.
But he was OUR guy, Rene Rancourt, who in certain ways reflected the team and fans he sang for.
Lay off Rene dude. He's Bruins family. Hands off
lol okay bud, take your meds
@@911WASanINSIDEjob420 Blue pill is too much for you I guess.
@@garysimard5674 I only take red pills