Tag Archives: Bobby Orr
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This Day In Sports History (May 10th) — Bobby Orr
It was on this day in 1970 that the Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues to capture the team’s first Stanley Cup since 1941. The Bruins won the game 4-3 in overtime to sweep the Blues in their best-of-seven series. Game Four of the series would go into overtime, but it did not last [...]
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11 Best NHL Defensemen of All Time
Nw that Nicklas Lidstrom has decided to call it a career—he officially retired this past Friday—it’s time to once again attempt the absurd: ranking the greatest NHL defensemen of all time. Why is it absurd? Because there are a hell of a lot of good defensemen who’ve played the game and, more importantly, there are [...]
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11 Fantastic Sports Statues
Sports statues are like pizzas: sometimes you don’t know how truly bad one is until you get a taste of the really good stuff. Thus, maybe you checked out our list of bad sports statues yesterday and thought to yourself, “these aren’t that bad, are they?” But they really are bad. And once you see [...]
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A Tattoo In Honor Of Bobby Orr
Playoff season in the NHL is set to kick off tonight with the Pens taking on the Sens, the Devils hosting the Flyers, the Wings visiting the Coyotes and the Sharks battling the Avs. The Boston Bruins do not begin their run for Lord Stanley until tomorrow evening, but it appears as though their fans [...]
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Johan Franzen Scores A Superman Type Goal
Total Pro Sport – The Mule Johan Franzen of the Detroit Red Wings scored an amazing Superman type goal flying through the air, in a losing effort to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night 5-4. Franzen made it 4-3 with a spectacular effort at 3:52. He made a move and jumped around St. Louis [...]
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April 1st Sports History
Total Pro Sports- April first is not just a day for fools in world of sports. Lots of history was made, especially in the NHL. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest events in sports history that have taken place on April 1st. 1978 – Mike Bossy becomes 1st rookie to score 50 [...]
