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This Day In Hockey History-June 11, 1974-Bobby Orr Wins 7th Norris Trophy

2022-06-11

MONTREAL -(AP)- Bobby Orr, Boston’s peerless defenseman, won the National Hockey League’s Norris Trophy for a record seventh straight time Tuesday, while his teammates Phil Esposito and Johnny Bucyk, plus Henri Richard of Montreal and Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders, also received honors for the 1973-74 season. The 26-year-old Orr’s selection made him …

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This Day In Hockey History-June 7, 1972-New York Islanders, Atlanta Flames fill (own) nets in NHL Expansion draft

2022-06-07

Atlanta Flames, New York Islanders, This Day In Hockey History

Bep Guidotin made the observation yesterday after watching the two new NHL teams, Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders, choose as their first skaters two immortals from the Canadiens’ farm system, Kerry Ketter and Bart Crashley. Passing over the likes of Teddy Green and Bryan Campbell and Dale Hoganson and Chuck Lefley and Bob Murdoch, …

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