There are an uncanny number of associations between Bobby Orr’s flying goal and the number four. Here are a few---some obvious, some obscure---from a total list of 70 associations compiled by hockey trivia author Liam Maguire in his book What’s the Score?
• Bobby Orr wore #4 • Bobby Orr was in his 4th NHL season • Bobby Orr captured 4 major trophies that year (Norris, Hart, Art Ross, Conn Smythe) • Bobby Orr became the 4th non-goalie to win the Conn Smythe (after Jean Beliveau, Serge Savard and Dave Keon) • Blues defenseman Noel Picard---the player who tripped Orr---also wore #4 • Blues lost in overtime for the 4th time in the playoffs • Blues would have enjoyed a 4-on-1 odd-man rush the other way had Orr coughed up the puck while pinching • Goal was scored in Period 4 (overtime) • Goal was scored 40 seconds into overtime • Goal was Orr’s 4th of the playoffs • Final score: 4-3 • Bruins took the series in a 4-game sweep • Bruins won their 4th Stanley Cup (1929, 1939 and 1941) • Bruins won their first Stanley Cup since 1941 • Bruins won 40 games during the regular season
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There are an uncanny number of associations between Bobby Orr’s flying goal and the number four. Here are a few---some obvious, some obscure---from a total list of 70 associations compiled by hockey trivia author Liam Maguire in his book What’s the Score?
• Bobby Orr wore #4
• Bobby Orr was in his 4th NHL season
• Bobby Orr captured 4 major trophies that year (Norris, Hart, Art Ross, Conn Smythe)
• Bobby Orr became the 4th non-goalie to win the Conn Smythe (after Jean Beliveau, Serge Savard and Dave Keon)
• Blues defenseman Noel Picard---the player who tripped Orr---also wore #4
• Blues lost in overtime for the 4th time in the playoffs
• Blues would have enjoyed a 4-on-1 odd-man rush the other way had Orr coughed up the puck while pinching
• Goal was scored in Period 4 (overtime)
• Goal was scored 40 seconds into overtime
• Goal was Orr’s 4th of the playoffs
• Final score: 4-3
• Bruins took the series in a 4-game sweep
• Bruins won their 4th Stanley Cup (1929, 1939 and 1941)
• Bruins won their first Stanley Cup since 1941
• Bruins won 40 games during the regular season
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