<Tr> <Th> Playing career </Th> <Td_colspan="3"> 1966--1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td_colspan="3"> www.bobbyorr.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Robert Gordon Orr, OC (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest hockey players of all time . Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play - making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman . He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 12 seasons, starting with 10 with the Boston Bruins followed by two with the Chicago Black Hawks . Orr remains the only defenceman to have won the league scoring title with two Art Ross Trophies . He holds the record for most points and assists in a single season by a defenceman . Orr won a record eight consecutive Norris Trophies as the NHL's best defenceman and three consecutive Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player (MVP). Orr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979 at age 31, the youngest to be inducted at that time . In 2017 Orr was named one of the' 100 Greatest NHL Players' in history . After his hockey career, he became a well - known scout for many professional teams . He also spends time talking to and mentoring young skaters . </P> <P> Orr started in organized hockey at age five . He first played as a forward, but was moved to defence by his coach, Royce Tennant . Going against the standard practice of the time, Tennant felt Orr's offensive skills were best suited for a rushing defenceman role and he gave Orr the freedom to play that role despite its inherent risks . With Orr on defence, the Parry Sound Shamrocks had many successes . After Tennant, Bucko MacDonald coached Orr, and Orr continued to excel against small town Ontario provincial competition on defence . At fourteen, Orr joined the Oshawa Generals, the Bruins' junior hockey affiliate, and he was an all - star for three of his four seasons . </P>

Boston bruins retired his number 4 in 1979 robert