This Is Not The Same Bobby Orr

When discussing ice hockey legends, the name Bobby Orr stands out, often hailed as the greatest of all time. Renowned for revolutionizing the role of defensemen, Orr's dominance on both ends of the ice is unmatched. But what if there's more to his story than we remember? In this video you will find out more about the untold aspects of Orr's career, revealing the complexities that shaped his unparalleled legacy. Discover the hidden side of the player who transformed hockey forever.
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To understand the dominance a player has with their team in the NHL you really look at the +/- statistic. The number indicates if a player's on ice presence left his team up or down a goal at games end.
Booby Orr was drafted at 18 onto a very weak Boston team, who themselves were a minus team (the goals against the team versus the goals for the team). despite this Bobby Orr came away his first season a +1. During all of Bobby Orr's career he always was a + player (even when he was traded to Chicago.
Larry Robinson (a defenseman for Montreal) holds the record of having the largest +/- positive number at +722 in 1,384 regular season games for a rate of 52.2% of all the games Robinson played in, he accumulated a plus number when the game was over.
Mike Bossy (a forward for the Islanders) who holds the NHL record for the highest scoring percentage of goals to games played also possesses a +/- value of +380 in only 752 regular season games in his career for a rate of 50.5%
Wayne Gretzsky numbers in this area is +520 in 1,487 regular season games played for a rate of 35.0%.
Bobby Orr played 631 regular season games with Boston and recorded a + 574 giving him a 91.0% rating. Bobby Orr was only able to play 26 regular season games for Chicago before he announced his retirement from hockey. He recorded a + 8 for Chicago giving him a value of 30.8%.
Orr's overall career number based on a total of 657 regular season games with Boston & Chicago gave him a + 582 total or a rate of 88.6%.
This statistic clearly shows how dominant Bobby Orr was when he played in the NHL and the fact that he was in a league of his own.
91% of the games Bobby Orr played for Boston his presence on the ice during the game gave the Bruins a goal more than the opposition scored on Boston. That is how dangerous Bobby Orr was when he set foot on the ice.
Only 2 players in NHL history have a rating in the 50 percent range.
Only 5 players in NHL history have a rating in the 40 percent range (Bobby Clarke 44.3%; Serge Savard 44.4%; Mark Howe 43.1%; Steve Shutt 42.4%; Jacques Lemaire 40.3%)
Who are often reported as the big 3 defensemen from the Montreal Canadiens when Montreal won 6 Stanley Cups during the 1970's have made up this list. Every player on this list is in the NHL hockey hall of fame.