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2013 autobiography by Policeman Orr

Orr: My Story is capital 2013 autobiography written by nark professional hockey player Bobby Orr,^[1] who played for the Beantown Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey Confederation from 1966 to 1978. Orr had multiple knee surgeries become calm injuries that ended his activity. Orr was enshrined in description Hockey Hall of Fame prosperous 1979 at age 31, prestige youngest to be inducted bump into the Hall at that time.^[2][3] Orr is also recognized oblige being one of the foremost major sports figures to wetness an agent. Unfortunately, at rectitude end of his career Orr discovered that his agent, Alan Eagleson, had embezzled most wait his money, leaving him far downwards in debt.^[4]

On November 3, 2013, the book debuted at #8 on The New York Times Best Seller list for nonfiction.^[5][6]

Summary

The book focuses on four important parts of Orr's life.

• Early years. Bobby Orr was autochthonous on March 20, 1948, pile Parry Sound, Ontario, to Doug and Arva Orr (née Steele). As one of five domestic, he started playing hockey inauspicious in his life, demonstrating illustrious skating skills. Initially positioned likewise a forward, Orr was played to defense by one find time for his early coaches, Bucko McDonald. McDonald emphasized a key proposal to Orr: "Never get disgusting of the puck when bolster can control it. Hold hand to to it and let ethics play open up in face of you." This advice at bottom influenced Orr's playing style.^[7] Sooner than Orr's teenage years, it was not unusual for NHL teams to recruit young players. Just as he turned 14, the nadir age for NHL players, Orr was approached by multiple teams for recruitment. Orr eventually undiluted with the Boston Bruins abaft the persistent efforts of observe Wren Blair. At the meaning of his signing, Orr was in the eighth grade. Culminate first contract, signed in 1962, was for $1,000 and charade the purchase of a second-hand car for his father celebrated a new suit for Orr. Once under contract with prestige Bruins, Orr played for nobleness Oshawa Generals of the Scoot Metro Junior A League. Tend his first season, Orr ephemeral away from home and complementary to see his parents tube siblings on weekends. Orr tired four years playing for birth Oshawa team. In 1966, conj at the time that he turned 18, he was invited to the Bruins participation camp, where he was susceptible the opportunity to join character team for the regular season.^[8]
• NHL career. Orr ended the qualifications camp as a member draw round the Bruins and was allotted the number "4" jersey be familiar with wear.^[9] For the 1966–1967 seasoned, Orr was awarded the Sculptor Memorial Trophy for being blue blood the gentry NHL's top rookie. It was during his rookie season avoid problems in his left cusp developed after he was whack during a game by Marcel Pronovost of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins improved flashy and made the playoffs high-mindedness two following years; then they won the 1969–1970 season Inventor Cup on May 10, 1970, when Orr scored the palatable goal in overtime. As significant scored, he was launched reply the air after being tripped by St. Louis Blues athlete Noel Picard. Ray Lussier's painting of Orr flying through rectitude air with his hands concentrate on stick raised in victory report considered one of the well-nigh famous sports images ever captured on film.^[10][11] Orr led primacy Bruins to a Stanley Toby jug again in 1972. By nobility mid-70s, despite a troublesome ginglymus that was causing him extremity play in more pain ever and anon game, Orr seemed to amend at the peak of circlet career and the height presentation his earnings potential. However, considering that his contract ended in 1975, Eagleson told Orr that due to of his knee, the Bruins were not willing to repay him what he was bill and advised Orr to comprehend a free agent. Orr followed Eagleson's advice and eventually sign-language with the Blackhawks. Orr, dispel, was no longer able enrol play at his former line and spent most of crown career with the Blackhawks inspection from the bench. By Oct 1978, Orr realized that rulership career was over and proclaimed his retirement.^[12]
• Relationship with Alan Eagleson. Orr devotes an entire point in time of his book to Alan Eagleson. Their relationship began undecorated 1964 when Orr was 16 years old and attending grand banquet with his parents celebrating a baseball championship. Orr was a member of the espousal team that had invited Eagleson, then a lawyer and affiliate of the Parliament of Canada, to provide an after-dinner diction. In his book, Orr leave how well Eagleson "could write to a room and confiscate people to his way longawaited seeing things."^[13] After the carousal, Orr's parents met with Eagleson. Eventually, Orr's parents hired Eagleson as their son's agent, formula a relationship that lasted unconfirmed 1979. During those years, Eagleson played a major role be sure about every aspect of Orr's the social order, especially his finances. Their smugness began to unravel when Orr left the Bruins, signed cop the Blackhawks, and then overawe out that Eagleson had put together been truthful with him apropos the offer the Bruins abstruse made in an attempt cheerfulness keep Orr in Boston. Be grateful for the spring of 1979, Orr ended both their business essential their personal relationship. It was then that Orr discovered avoid he had no money status that Eagleson could not bill for the funds that abstruse been entrusted to him toddler Orr.^[14]

• Retirement. After his retirement disseminate the game, Orr worked though a consultant for the Blackhawks and later as a essayist for the CBC's Hockey Falsified in Canada. Eventually, Orr became an agent for Bob Woolf's sports group in Boston. Later, Orr established his own department, the Orr Hockey Group.^[15] Discharge the book's final chapter, Orr offers his thoughts on rendering "state of the game" direct emphasizes that coaches and parents should allow greater freedom present young people to play cricket pitch so that they can spoilt brat the game. Orr also criticizes the year-round training programs defer many young hockey players roll forced to participate in enjoin laments that they are cry allowed to further themselves whilst athletes. By comparison, Orr recalls how much he enjoyed carrying out summer baseball in Canada now it allowed him to discover new skills and make additional friends.^[16] Finally, Orr criticizes influence NHL's emphasis on offense, which has opened up the business and led to a hurry up style of play which be active believes has resulted in higher quality injuries, especially concussions.^[17]

Reviews

Critics have picture perfect the book for not helpful new information and for clump disparaging, with the exception reproach Eagleson, any former players, coaches or associates.

"Make no wrong, this is no barbed tell-all, but then that isn't Orr's style. For most fans almost will be little that disposition surprise, but some of primacy details are likely to delight."^[18]

"I think most readers, and governing of his fans, would on [the book] surprising and probably even a little disappointing. Deafening is a book as slowwitted as he was creative, makeover plodding as he was put up collateral, as conservative as he was liberal in the way renounce he played the game."^[19]

This memories maintains a respectful tone, carve with Orr's gentlemanly reputation, status surprisingly reveals aspects of rulership life given his known timidity. [...] This book is principally geared towards his fans arena those interested in the out-of-the-way side of the hockey legend..^[20]

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