He destroyed all of the conventional wisdom about playing defence. He was a superb skater and puck-handler who made end-to-end rushes look easy; he was also a pinpoint passer and an exceptional force on the power play. Suter had an unfortunate injury history in Calgary missing the Stanley Cup finals both times the Flames made it. Murphy was a three quarters of a point a game man throughout his long NHL career. If the James Norris trophy had been given out for the best defenseman in the league at that time he obviously would have won that as well. He was also an ageless wonder, as he played quality hockey right up until his death at the age of 44. The Latvian speedster is still playing in Riga this year and has almost a point a game. Detroit at this time had produced some epically bad teams often scoring 40-50 goals fewer than they gave up. In four seasons, he had a plus/minus rating of plus-40 or higher (including a plus-85 season, which is the eighth-highest rating in history) and he holds the record for the most shorthanded goals in NHL history by a defenseman (28). I apologize in advance for any offensively talented defenseman from the pre-1967 era that I slight. He was not a Sergei Zubov type player, often taking the role of the hard rock NHL defenseman. Not only was he fast, his. This does tend to skew offensive statistics when compared to a player who only played defense, especially in the original six era. Orr's most famous moment his diving goal to secure the 1970 Stanley Cup in overtime against the St. Louis Blues earned him something so many great athletes have: a statue outside their former team's building showing a great moment. This despite the fact that Scott was more of a skater, passer and playmaker while the hulking Pronger has depended more on a big point shot and the long pass out of the zone to generate his offence. He won three James Norris trophies in a row from 1963 to 1965. Pairded with Earl Seibert, Hollett . He had three 20 goal or more seasons in LA all, unsurprisingly enough, while Gretzky was on the team. Available for both RF and RM licensing. The crowd in the background, most of whom had their arms in the air like the legend, were just beginning to fill the stadium with a roar that lasted until the Stanley Cup was skated off the ice. Coffey was also one of those rare offensive lights who managed to be a point a game player in the playoffs. Though injuries limited Orr to 46 games in the 1967-68 season, he still earned an All-Star berth and the first of his eight James Norris Memorial trophies as the leagues top defenseman. SEATTLE The Seattle Kraken acquired defenseman Jaycob Megna from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round draft pick. He managed an impressive 80 goals in his 494-game career. He moved east-west but was constantly looking for the spot where he could move north south and he invariably found it. Luke Fox @lukefoxjukebox September 28, 2012, 4:30 PM. He was basically a point a game defenseman in Calgary but apparently he wasn't Al. As one of the greatest offensive defensemen in NHL history, Housleys scoring totals are remarkable for a D-man, even most forwards could never dream of amassing the numbers that Housley accumulated. Orr picked up the loose puck, skated it to the red line and dumped it back into St. Louis zone. He's evolved into one of great contemporary Canadian born offensive defensemen in the league. Hockey. This all while being one of the best defensive defensmen on this entire list. Some examples of his scoring prowess are: seven 20-goal-plus seasons (including one 31-goal season), 12 60-point-plus seasons (including a 66-point rookie season and a 97-point season), 338 career goals and 1,232 career points (both totals fourth all-time for defensemen, behind Bourque, Coffey and MacInnis). Rafalski has been one of the NHL's best defensemen for the last decade. He revolutionized his position and inspired generations of offensively talented defensemen who came after him. He scored 20 and had 82 points for his first and only point a game season. Lubomir is a creative point man who can make things happen offensively. He helped the Blackhawks to the conference finals that year where they lost to the Canucks. Orr paved the way for such future defensemen as Denis Potvin, Paul Coffey and Ray Bourque. His last major highlight was his final NHL goal (and point) in Detroit on Oct. 28. Hed have been a likely Conn Smythe candidate that year if the trophy had existed back then. His three best seasons came in the war years with Toronto when he set the record for most points by a defenseman in a season with 57 points in 50 games in 1943-44. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Mathieu Schneider was definitely the most traveled of any of the defensemen on my list. Brown was another goal scoring defenseman who managed to score more than a fifth of a goal per game for his career. Since Oct. 30 of last year, when Orr bought a full-page advertisement in the New Hampshire Union-Leader to endorse incumbent United States . Howe's peak looks like it was about 21 years long. Duchesne had his best season in the NHL after he went to Quebec as part of the Eric Lindros deal. Poor Reed though was gone. He was also a stellar stick handler and could keep the puck away from checkers with skill. Zubov moved on to Dallas to be the power play quarterback there and help them win a Cup in 1999. Part of the problem with a career that spans eras is that the beginning can be lost in the mists of time. The wisdom at the time was Swedish players would not endure rough play and if hit enough would go back home to Sweden. By his third season Borque was a point a game NHL defenseman. His 59 points in the 1964-65 season was a record for defenseman in the pre-expansion era. He was the master of the long headman pass out of his zone as well. After leaving the NHL Fredrick played five more seasons in the Swedish Elite League. He was 82. Being one of the first Europeans to make an impact in the NHL, Borje Salming has paved the way for many of the greats and almost single-handedly eradicated the hatred for Europeans in the league, because his superb, gritty and respectable play countered the European "chicken" hockey stereotype. His best season came in Washington with the Capitals where he had 25 goals and 66 points in 81 games. Closest Norris Finish: Second (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978). Had eight monster seasons with Calgary, including a Calder-winning rookie season and a 91-point season in which he finished third in Norris voting. Despite all of this, Gadsby never won a Norris, but came runner-up three times. He became "the" offensive defenseman on those great Avalanche teams. His 46 goals stood as a record for a defenseman until Paul Coffey scored 48 in 1985-86. Still in 1978-79 he scored 31 goals and 101 points. The Ducks look to be hoping his numbers with them will closer to the .686 points per game he's managed since coming back from Slovakia. Even at the end of his career in Detroit Murphy was still scoring 10 goals a year and 40-50 points. Twenty-three different defensemen have won this award since its inceptionfrom Red Kelly to Bobby Orr to Denis Potvin to Nicklas Lidstrom, with Orr leading the way with eight wins. This was the first time a player had been a first team all-star as both an forward and a defenseman. Bourque was Boston's other great defenseman, a magisterial, super smooth stalwart who nonetheless has always been cloaked in a touch of shadow. He was no slouch as a defender either. The puck bounced off the right boards and Orr stopped short,corralling the puck with his skate. Larry Murphy is another of those offensive defensemen who found he was playing all over the league. Impressively, he amassed more than 100 points for a sixth consecutive (and last) season. Athleticism ran in Orrs family. The answer to this crossword puzzle is 8 letters long and begins with C. Below you will find the correct answer to Bobby __ one of the greatest midfieldersCrossword Clue, if you need more help finishing your crossword continue your navigation and try our search function. Only Ray Bourque managed to score more with 410, while playing 203 more games. He saw the ice like a forward, made incredible passes or would take it in himself. For 1973-74, the Bruins amassed the NHLs best regular-season record (52-17-9) while once again boasting the leagues top four points leaders in Esposito (145), Orr (122), Hodge (105) and Wayne Cashman (89). His shot while not devastating allowed him to provide a very consistent 10 goals a year everywhere he's played until injury caught up with him. Boston did it in impressive style, too, beating the New York Rangers in six games in the quarterfinals, then sweeping the Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues. After beating St. Louis in four straight games to win the 1970 Stanley Cup finals, the Bruins returned to the finals in 1972 to beat the New York Rangers in six. He also won four Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh and Detroit. His legacy isn't complicated. Orr did it seven straight seasons (1968-69 until 1974-75), five times scoring more . Without getting into the entire story, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building in what appeared to be an attempt to stop the results of October's election from being certified. To achieve greatness Green will have to be able to put his game together in the playoffs which he hasn't managed yet. So I got a little lucky there.Blues defenseman Jean-Guy Talbot also took a one-handed swipe at the puck as Orr skated it to the corner, proceeding to dish it to Sanderson who was still waiting below the goal line. The following year Turnbull lead a Salming-less Leaf team past the Kings and to an upset of the heavily favoured New York Islanders in the second round of the playoffs. Douglas Orr, the father of hockey great Bobby Orr, has died. "With Orr's exit, Boston fans felt as if a loved one had disappeared," Conway wrote. While not the goalscorer some of these offensive defensemen are, his skating ability made him capable of end to end rushes that were a trademark with the lanky Robinson. Despite injury and despite six years in the WHA Howe still has phenomenal career offensive numbers as a defenseman in the NHL. His career featured five 20 goal or better seasons. A native of Parry Sound, Ontario, Orr scored 270 regular-season goals and assisted on 645 more. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. After signing with the Black Hawks as a free agent in 1976, Orr was unable to accomplish much for his new team. He was one of the best offensive defensemen of all time. Orr was the best defenseman of all-time (Dick Raphael-US PRESSWIRE) When the debate over which player was the best of all-time rears its ugly head, three names always come up Wayne Gretzky,. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2003-04 Upper Deck Trilogy Bobby Orr #8 Hockey Card NHL Boston Bruins Defenseman at the best online prices at eBay! 4 jersey retired by the Bruins and was invested as an officer in the Order of Canada. He was eighth in league scoring that year and finished only behind the legendary Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull on his own team. Teams: Buf, Win, Stl, Cal, NJ, Wsh, Cal, Chi, Tor. He was fair skater and an able puck mover, but his shot moved him into the offensive elite of the game. Still in that time he's been an exemplary defenseman for Nashville both offensively and defensively. Derek Sanderson picked up the ricochet and took his own slap shot which whistled wide according to Kelly. Published on January 8, 2021 at 4:43 a.m. That was the only year Phil scored more than 30 goals in an NHL season. Fred Olausson was not as spectacular an offensive defenseman as the five we've looked at already, but he managed to be a useful offensive defenseman in the NHL for much longer than they did or have so far. The young defenseman was already turning heads with his ability to score goals and win fights. The only NHL season that Ray Bourque scored fewer than 10 goals in a season was his last in Colorado. He has 202 goals in what has been a 1002 game career. Housley was never treated very well by the fans in Calgary despite leading the team in assists during the strike curtailed 1994-95 season. As knee surgeries limited him to just 10 games, Orr endured a most frustrating 1975-76 season. Salming was an elite two-way defenseman, capable of attaining high offensive numbers as well as shutting down the most talented opposing players. You name it, Howe was great at it. Borje Salming was the first of what came to be a flood of talented Swedish players to the NHL. He lead the Leafs in goal scoring and points that playoff year. Iafrate possessed some of the best hockey skills ever to be seen in a defenseman. Robinson never scored 20 goals in a season though he had 19 goals and 85 points during the 1975-76 season and 19 goals and 82 points in 1985-86. he also had 20 points in 17 games in the Canadien's 1985-86 playoff run. Duchesne had a good shot and was a puck mover and thus could always find work but like Mathieu Schneider he always seemed to be on the move. Ray Bourque had nine seasons when he scored more than 20 or more goals. Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos. He was famous for his end to end rushes and brutal hits. As well as being one hell of a donut-maker, Horton was one hell of a hockey player. Fraser hopes, like many fans, that Orr will change his position and be part of the solution. The list of defenders in NHL history with two Norris Trophies and a Conn Smythe Trophy includes only Bobby Orr, Larry Robinson, Brian Leetch, Nicklas Lidstrom and Duncan Keith. Nick Lidstrom has scored almost three-quarters of a point a game throughout his long career, making him one of the best offensive defensemen of all time. He was a stick handler, play maker and scorer of the first calibre. Before he was a coach, Randy Carlyle played 17 seasons as a defenseman in the NHL. According to Orr, though, his flight through the air was by choice. This is how it was explained in the Hockey News, per Ken Campbell: Hey Bobby. Opinion. An extra 20 years has got to mean a lot! His plus-minus total of 124 for the 1970-71 season when the Bruins scored 124 more even-strength and shorthanded goals than they gave up with Orr on the ice remains a record today. Ultimately, he wound up playing in seven NHL All-Star Games. The Leafs were soon dismantled by Harold Ballard after this and Turnbull moved on to LA. The multi-talented Potvin broke in to the NHL as injuries were forcing Bobby Orr out. He skated like the wind and had one of the hardest slap-shots ever. He was a strong skater with a great point shot and nose for the net. Defensive short-comings kept him from being chosen for Canada's Olympic team and may start to effect his game and ice time in Washington. Answer: First off, he was rugged. In 1985-86, Coffey scored 48 goals, breaking Orr's record for goals by a defenseman (46, set in the 1974-75 . Though his highest goal total in a season to date is 16 he looks to have the potential to score 20 in a season. During the Boston Bruins 1969-70 seasonif(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'thehockeywriters_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_3',823,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-medrectangle-3-0');,Orr netted a remarkable 33 goals and 87 assists in 76 games. If the James Norris was available, Eddie would have won four at least and probably would have equalled or surpassed Orrs eight and Harveys seven and Lidstroms six James Norris trophies if the award had been given out when he played. His contributions are still undeniable. Ken Dryden, Hall of Fame goalie for the Montreal Canadiens, summed it up best. Only Paul Coffey has had a better offensive postseason as a defenseman with 37 points in 1985. He scored 20 goals in 1987-88. He's tied for Kevin Hatcher for 13th in goal scoring. His goal per game scoring numbers put him in a class with anyone who has ever played the game on defense except Orr, Coffey and Potvin. Larson was the first US born player ever to score 200 goals in the NHL and the sixth defenseman to do so. The club newsletter even carried an apology for the delay. He is the best defenseman since Bobby Orr. So rather than penalizing him for playing so long I want to reward the offensive skill he did show for over 1006 NHL games. According to photos and replays, however, it seems as if the overtime hero was indeed tripped. His playoff totals admittedly only cover 71 games. The scrappy Chelios sometimes gets forgotten when lists of great offensive defensemen are put together. 1968 O-Pee-Chee. Hatcher managed 24 goals with Washington during the 1990-91 season and an amazing 34 goals for the Capitals during 1993-94. He has been called the best offensive defenseman of the Original Six era of the NHL. January 27, 2017, 9:36 PM. He was an extremely physical and at times reckless D-man, who received more than 600 stitches to his face during his career. His shot from the point let him score enough to keep above that magic fifth of a goal a game for an 1113 game career. Celebrating Alan Eagleson's plea deal in Boston, from left to right, are Bruins legend Bobby Orr, ex-Bruins defenseman Rick Smith, Russ Conway and Tom Lockwood at The Fours on Canal St. in. Borje wasn't the goal scorer that most of the defensemen this high up on the list but his .686 points per game for his long career put him in the neighborhood of highly respected offensive defensemen Mike Green and Sergei Gonchar. Park had the 10th-most points per game in the regular season among all defensemen for his career. Dit managed to help the Bruins win a cup again in 1941. Orr also remains the only defenseman to win the Art Ross Trophy as league scoring leader, which he did twice (1969-70 and 1974-75), and the Lester B. Pearson Award (1974-75, now known as the Ted Lindsay Award, voted by the players). It's this more than anything that has me place Chris Pronger one step higher on my list of best offensive defensemen. He quarterbacked one of the greatest power-plays of all time in Montreal, featuring himself and Geoffrion on the points and Beliveau, the Rocket and Bert Olmstead. He was incredible offensively and defensivelyon the power play, shorthanded, in the playoffs. Bobby Orr (69/70 - Norris, Hart, Art Ross, Conn Smythe) is one of two players to win four major awards in one season (Ovi 07/08 - Richard, Hart, Art Ross Lester B. Pearson). His six James Norris Trophy wins as the league's best defenseman put him behind only Bobby Orr (eight) and Doug Harvey (seven). Out of that group . He's not the goal scorer of some defenseman on this list and never experienced great success in the playoffs either. Having made the trade for Esposito and with Orr already in the mix, the Bruins sensed better times ahead. Craig Hartsburg after a year in the WHA with the Birmingham Bulls was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars. Brad Park suffered from but also benefited from being the second-best defenseman in the league during the Bobby Orr era. He used his fearless defensive ability to help the Red Wings reach the Stanley Cup finals three times, but unfortunately, they lost each time. United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955) United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843) 3 letter answer (s) to hockey great bobby ORR Canadian hockey player (born 1948) Orr on '72: Best player misses greatest win. 5 Orr's vs. 5 Howe's, like that could happen. But the nature of the play represents what truly made Orr immortal to hockey. The game took place on May 10, 1970 Mothers Day. Both those averages go up marginally in the playoffs. In the late 1980s, about 10 years after retiring, Orr and his wife, Peggy, wound up in Jupiter, splitting their. During the 1998 playoff run he had 15 points in 22 playoff games and won his second cup in a row with the Red Wings at the grand old age of 37. 4 took his first strides in the NHL during the 1966-67 season but, it was during Orrs prime that he dominated the league. A second team all-star as a rookie in 1967, Orr was selected to the first team in each of the next eight seasons. He won the James Norris trophy as the leagues best defenseman that year. Canada's most dangerous hockey player was there in Russia watching Game 8 of the Summit . In 22 seasons he managed to play for 10 different teams and the Montreal Canadiens twice. The .277 goals per game in the playoffs puts him behind only Bobby Orr, Dennis Potvin, Paul Coffey and Brian Leetch, four of the greatest offensive defensemen of all time. Though only 14, Orr thrived against players as old as 20. Likewise, earlier than that, slowly evolving offside rules and different rules for what constituted an assist severely limited what kind of statistically counted offensive contribution even the most skilled defenders could make. Leetch won two James Norris trophies to go with his Calder and Conn Smythe. His .292 goals per game for his career put him behind only the incomparable Bobby Orr. He held the record for most goals in a season by a defenseman with 46 in 1974-75. 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That combined with his performance in the Olympics where he was arguably Canada's best defenseman indicates a player capable of raising his game when the stakes get higher. He had 22 goals and 85 points on that offensive juggernaut that year and thought he was on his way to winning his third cup in a row in Pittsburgh. Sergei Gonchar is a pretty similar statistical player to Jeff Brown but he has played in an era where it's been notoriously harder to score. He was respected as a great defenseman and had come with some unique techniques which continue to benefit the players. The Slovakian has yet to score 20 in a season, but he has managed 17 and 18 in two years in LA. Add in his devastatingly accurate shot from the point and creative instincts, and Potvin was the second-best goal scoring defenseman in history. Harvey was eventually dealt to the New York Rangers when he supported Ted Lindsays attempt to start a players association. Meanwhile, Rick Smith, Esposito, and John Bucyk netted three goals for Boston in order to send the game into overtime. Orr Destroyed By "Loonies" TORONTO (Mar. Playing against the completely unknown Russian speedsters in the seminal Summit Series in 1972, Park was never at a loss. Horton was offensively gifted as well and also a model for consistency, as he recorded 20-plus points 15 seasons in a row during the defensive defensemen era. He also won the Hart Memorial Trophy as regular-season Most Valuable Player three consecutive seasons (1969-70 through 1971-72). While racking up all those accolades, the defenseman remained the best in the business as he was handed the Norris Trophy eight seasons in a row. Niedermayer won a Conn Smythe and a Norris, Pronger won a Hart and a Norris. Now, at least five people are dead and President Trump is under real threat of being removed from office prior to Joe Bidens inauguration on January 20th. Manage Settings After sweeping the Chicago Black Hawks in the second round, the Bruins went on to face the Blues. He had a career best season with 91 points in 75 games in his third year in Calgary. Closest Norris Finish: Second (1983, 1986, 1987). Hewon the NHLs hardest shot competition at the All-Star game seven times. Buy images; Sell images; Photo by Ray Lussier/The Boston Herald via AP, File. He was a runner up for the Hart Memorial trophy as the leagues MVP twice. The versatile Conacher didn't start skating until he was 16 and poor skating hindered his career. His record for most goals in a season by a defenseman (46) was broken by Paul Coffey, who had 48 during the 1985-1986 season. Cart. He was known for his offense and defense in Montreal. Orr made the OHAs first all-star team his remaining three junior seasons. Moreover, Orr helped make hockey more popular and helped make the Bruins a big draw both at home and on the road. He was a defenceman who played with skill in every part of the rink. He used his lethal slap shot and prime playmaking ability to tie for the second-most career playoff points by a defenseman in the history of the franchise. Zubov was named to the NHLs second All-Star team in 2006 and played in three All-Star Games over the course of his career. Injury and age interfered with his skating but he was still a crafty passer and had a useful point shot on the power play till the end. Most of the players on this list come from 1967 on. Teams: LA, Phi, Que, Stl, Ott, Stl, LA, Phi, Det. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 03/04 BAP Ultimate Bobby Orr Defenseman Glove Patch Auto Signature 4/4 1/1 Jsy# at the best online prices at eBay! His first full season ,1977-78, featured the only playoff series Detroit won while he was on the team. His considerable goal scoring ability improved in the post season where he managed to score almost a quarter of a goal a game. But Orr was equally amazing to watch and let's not forget that he only played 36 games after age 27. He was also an aggressive checker and shot-blocker. During New York's Stanley Cup winning playoff run, Zubov put up five goals and 19 points in 22 playoff games. He scored 23 goals and 81 points with the Flames 1992-93 and 20 goals and 67 points with the Blackhawks in 1995-96. I'd love to hear from anyone who has thoughts or even memories of some of those earlier offensively talented defensemen forced to play in a much more circumscribed role. He took home the Hart, Norris, Art Ross, and Conn Smythe Trophies and his first Stanley Cup . Eighty games were the most he ever managed in a single year. Nobody who ever laced up skates played the game better than No. Housley was traded again for another teams veteran hero. He retired, early for a Howe at age 40. Bourque comes second with 451 goals in 1826 games. Eddie Shore was another iconic Boston Bruin offensively-talented defenseman. 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