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SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 5/10/2020 Boston Bruins Philadelphia Flyers 1184269 50 years later, Bobby Orr remains gracious, humble, and 1184295 Former Flyer Mark Howe knows NHL is trying to stay incomparable 'open-minded' about 2019-20 season 1184270 Childhood memories of the Bruins are still fresh — even if 1184296 2020 NHL draft profile: Hendrix Lapierre could be a steal it was a half-century ago for Flyers if injuries cause him to drop 1184271 NHL focused on getting the game back up and running 1184272 Paul Kenney got a sneak peek at Bruins history 50 years Pittsburgh Penguins ago today 1184297 Penguins A to Z: Jake Guentzel could get a second 1184273 NHL owners, players have will to return to play, but is chance there a way? 1184298 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Ben Sexton 1184274 This Date in Bruins History: Andy Moog shutout powers retires B's sweep of Canadiens 1184299 Ron Cook: With every step forward, a reminder of how far 1184275 The Big, Bad Bruins are once again must-see TV, this away we are from normal sports time in NHL documentary San Jose Sharks Buffalo Sabres 1184300 Evander Kane reveals secret behind Joe Thornton's 1184276 Looking for a good book? The News' sports staff has massive on-ice legs some suggestions 1184301 Sharks' Evander Kane pushing NHL players to show more 1184277 Sabres Mailbag: Will a salary-cap crunch prevent roster personality improvements? 1184302 Sharks' Brent Burns reveals hilarious stories on family RV 1184278 Vote on the semifinals to decide best Sabres team in adventures franchise history Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames 1184303 Mixed feelings around hockey about holding NHL draft 1184279 Flames' Monahan hopes to spend dog days of summer on early Stanley Cup quest Vegas Golden Knights Colorado Avalanche 1184304 Marc-Andre Fleury featured again in NHL’s Greatest 1184280 Chambers: Nashville comes in No. 1 in my top NHL cities Moment bracket 1184305 11 players who weren’t quite Golden Knights Columbus Blue Jackets 1184306 Golden Knights roster review: Ryan Reaves 1184281 NHL faces plenty of issues in planning return to games Websites Dallas Stars 1184308 The Athletic / Wheeler: Why Jan Mysak is one of the 2020 1184282 Former Star Brett Hull ranked among best right wings in NHL Draft’s top forward prospects the NHL’s expansion era 1184309 Sportsnet.ca / ‘The big boys came to play’: How Oilers secured the 1987 Stanley Cup Detroit Red Wings 1184310 Sportsnet.ca / Michael Buble on being a Canucks fan: 'I've 1184283 Griffins goalie Pat Nagle comes 'full circle' with GM Steve been in love my whole life' Yzerman 1184311 Sportsnet.ca / Canucks' Luongo unsung hero of 2011 vanquishing of Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers 1184284 Not much room for Oilers general manager Ken Holland to Winnipeg Jets sign players 1184307 The Athletic’s Winnipeg Jets 2.0 ‘Best Play’ tournament: The final round Minnesota Wild 1184285 Minnesota team owners will lead way as sports start to World Leagues News return 1184312 President Trump congratulates UFC for restarting sports 1184286 Could NHL hold draft before Stanley Cup Final is played? 1184313 Revitalised Hamilton reveals problem with closed-door F1 races Montreal Canadiens 1184314 Kevin Love's first workout back at Cavs' facility during 1184287 Video analysis of what the Canadiens can expect from coronavirus hiatus was 'odd' but 'uplifting' Alexander Romanov 1184315 NFL prepared to adjust 2020 schedule based on how coronavirus develops New York Islanders 1184316 Report: MLB Eyeing Early July for Start of 2020 Season 1184288 Chico Resch became unlikely conduit to my Islanders 1184317 Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wants NFL to reopen all team fandom facilities at the same time 1184289 Return of Jean Potvin was a big lift for Denis Potvin, his 1184318 Is it wise for sports leagues to return this soon from the younger brother coronavirus shutdown? 1184290 NHL return-to-play plans have been narrowed to two 1184319 What if college football returns from coronavirus, but not scenarios, source says every school joins in? The situation could just get 1184291 Clark Gillies passed the 'C' to Denis Potvin before SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 Islanders' first Stanley Cup triumph New York Rangers 1184292 Tom Webster, former Rangers and Kings coach, dies at 71 1184293 Catching up with Rangers’ superstar Artemi Panarin 1184294 NHL return-to-play plans have been narrowed to two scenarios, source says 1184269 Boston Bruins Orr, 18 when he arrived, roomed for years with Frosty, the two sharing apartments in Nahant, Lynnfield, Peabody, and the Prudential Center, prior to Orr getting married and finally telling his good pal he would have 50 years later, Bobby Orr remains gracious, humble, and incomparable to find his own digs. “He sued me for that,” Orr said. "He said, ‘You’re throwing me out!’ I said, ‘C’mon, Frost, I’m getting married, for crying out loud!' ’’ Kevin Paul The breakup didn’t last forever. In the months before he died, too ill to May 9, 2020, 12:31 p.m. live on his own, Frosty moved back in with the Orrs. It was the morning of May 11, 1970, after awakening at the team- designated playoff hotel in Lynnfield, when Orr first saw the famous Ray It will be a quiet Mother’s Day for Bobby Orr and wife Peggy. Fifty years Lussier picture that captured him flying through the air after knocking the after shaking down the thunder on Causeway Street with his Stanley puck between Glenn Hall’s pads. Cup-winning goal in overtime, the great Bruins defenseman will be at his winter home in Florida, heeding the social restrictions necessitated by the “My dad was there, and he had a copy of the [Record American] when I coronavirus pandemic. came down for breakfast,” Orr recalled, noting that he met Lussier later. "That was the first time I saw it. I never thought I’d see the picture so Orr frequently conjured up magic on the ice during his Hall of Fame many times.” career, but some things are beyond even the great No. 4’s vast, unworldly powers. A photo in the next day’s Globe captured Orr, amid a swarm of players and fans on the Garden ice after the game, hugging the legendary Hall, “I wish we could do a lot more, but it’s pretty quiet down here,” said Orr, who was then age 38 and a true netminding warrior, a three-time Vezina who lives in Jupiter. “When this all started, we decided to stay in Florida Trophy winner. to sit it out down here. There isn’t a lot going on. Hall, 88, still owns the NHL record of having played 502 consecutive "Maybe I’ll go outside, hit a couple of golf balls, and walk around the games in net, a mark that Orr continues to marvel over. neighborhood. We’re just trying to be very careful.” “Glenn Hall played [502] consecutive games . won Stanley Cups . I Orr, 72, chatted for some 40 minutes in a Zoom session Wednesday mean, he’s one of the great, great goaltenders of all time,” said Orr, morning with a small number of media members who cover the Bruins on chuckling. “Poor Glenn, this is now what they want to ask him about, a a regular basis. Typical of Orr, he only briefly, yet politely, touched on goal? questions that focused directly on his play, accomplishments, and legacy. "I mean, it’s terrible. Glenn was one of the greatest. Imagine, without a As in his playing days, he treated praise like a puck, moving it quickly off mask, and playing [all those] games in the NHL. Amazing! And they want the end of his stick. to talk about me and the goal. That’s just wrong.” Exhibits A and B: the two statues of Orr, one in wood and the other in The puck that Orr put in the net, along with the stick that banged it home, bronze, to be found in and around the Garden. Most players end careers are arguably the greatest sports heirlooms in the city’s history. Both with merely their names recorded on team rosters and stat sheets. remain in Orr’s possession, the puck coming his way as a gift from the Orr, who won two Cups in Boston (1970, ’72) and redefined how wife of former club owner Weston Adams. defensemen factored into offense in the NHL, has the twin life-size pillars The rest of his gear from that game, noted Orr, was ruined in the days of praise destined to stand in the Hub in perpetuity. after his retirement. The family’s then-live-in babysitter owned a cat that, “To see them is very nice,” said Orr, who arrived in Boston in the fall of unbeknownst to anyone in the house, fashioned a litter box out of Orr’s 1966 as a ballyhooed rookie from Parry Sound, Ontario. “I can assure equipment bag. you, growing up, I didn’t think one day I would have a statue in front of “All of it, gone,” he said. Boston Garden. I can assure you that didn’t happen. The Bruins of that era remain one of the city’s cherished memories. They "I did dream about being on a Stanley Cup team and skating around were joyful, brash, bold, and talented, with Orr the biggest name of the Boston Garden, following the Chief [John Bucyk] around with the Cup bunch. They were rock stars, unique in personality and skill, yet still fun, high over head. So I am honored to have those.