The Bobby Orr Award
So while watching hockey on TSN, Canada’s major sports network, I was lucky enough to see the analysts discussing the idea of a “Bobby Orr Award” for the highest scoring defenseman in the league.
This is a terrible idea on so many levels for a number of reasons. First of all, lets say a defensemen wins the scoring title one year, does he win the Art Ross AND the Bobby Orr award? If so, then it’s only fair that forwards should have a scoring trophy alotted only to them. So now we have to make TWO new awards instead of one. Why bother? To glorify the greatest curse that ever plagued hockey, Bobby Orr?
Now for the most important reason, why oh why would you name a trophy after a player as poor and despicable as Bobby Orr? If this were to happen, then all of the leagues trophies might as well be renamed. Lets make a list of what we might change those names to.
The Art Ross Trophy: Awarded to the player with the most points at the end of the season. My suggestion for this one would be the Ken Daneko Trophy, honoring Ken Daneko who managed to go 8 of his last 9 seasons without breaking double digits for points. If Orr deserves a trophy, why not him?
The Jack Adams Award: Awarded to the coach of the year. This trophy is a perfect candidate to be renamed the Jim Anderson Award. Jim Anderson coached the 1974-75 Washington Capitals to an impressive 4 wins while suffering only 45 losses.
The Vezina Trophy: The award given to the top goaltender. This trophy would without a doubt be renamed the Buzinski Trophy after goaltender Steve Buzinski. Nicknamed “The Puck Goes In-ski”, Buzinski accumulated 9 career games and posted a stellar career Goals-Against Average of 5.89.
The Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy: Awarded to the player who most displays qualities of perserverance and sportsmanship. Whats more sporting than cheating players out of their pensions? As such this award will be renamed The Alan Eagleson Trophy.
The Lady Bing Trophy: Awarded to the player who most displays gentlemanly conduct. Easy. This one will be renamed The Marty McSorely Trophy. Was there ever a more gentlemanly player? Remember that time he tried to clean Donald Brashear’s helmet with his stick, just out of the goodness of his heart? He deserves this honor.
And the list goes on and on. We could rename ALL the trophies but I think the point is made. Creating a Bobby Orr Trophy would be an undeserved honor and a mockery of those who deservingly have trophies in their names.
Nov 06, 2009
Seriously? What did I ever do to you guys?
Dec 03, 2009
Ive been researching this and I’ll have to agree
Dec 30, 2009
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Jan 24, 2010
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Feb 02, 2010
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lmfao This site is such funny bunk.
Mar 10, 2010
Unibonger seems like Orr in disguise….
Mar 27, 2010
greatest curse that ever plagued hockey, Bobby Orr?!! How can You say this??!!??
Just what Solar system are you from?
I suppose You would rather rename all the awards the “Wayne Gretzky Award” The lamest hockey player on earth.
Bobby Orr reshaped the game of Hockey. Won the scoring title TWICE!!!! Blocked shots and fought,,,, The only shot Gretzky blocked was an accident.
Gretzky would never have survived without McSorely and Semenco.
Its not likely a defensemen will win the scoring title again. Paul Coffey couldn’t do It, Denis Potvin couldn’t do it…Can you name a defenseman in the league now or upcoming that MIGHT be capable of achieving or surpassing the Greatness of Bobby Orr.
Long Live Bobby Orr and lets make the Bobby Orr Award a Reality
Apr 09, 2010
Haha, gotta love how the site’s creator came on here and posted a few uplifting comments to try and make it seem like anyone actually supports his site.
Bobby Orr was a revolutionary player, and this is probably the most unintentionally funny website on the internet.
May 10, 2010
Long live Bobby greatest plus/minus record of all time
May 28, 2010
Seriously? What did I ever do to you guys?
Jun 22, 2010
Finally a site that agrees with me. When I played for Bruins they used to give Bobby Orr all the credit. I was the one that carried the Bruins. Bobby Orr was just a bit player. We kept him around to entertain the fans between fights. He couldn’t decide whether he was a figure skater or a hockey player. Unfortunately I never got a chance to fight him since he was on my team at the beginning. I hated that bloody “spin o rama” he would do. One time I got a chance to kill a penalty and he kept the puck for almost two minutes. That was my chance to show my stuff and he tried to upstage me with his figure skating. The happiest day of my life was when he went to that hell hole in Chicago.