He had bad knees from playing hockey his whole life. He left the Bruins and then retired in 1978. He was one of hockey’s best players and was entered into the Hall of Fame in 1979. The picture of Bobby Orr was famous because it won the Bruins the 1970 Stanley Cup and the Bruins had not won the Stanley Cup in 29 years. The picture was also famous because it showed Bobby Orr in mid air, 3 feet above the ice, right after he scored the 4th goal to win the Stanley Cup.
On May 11, 2010, a bronze statue depicting this famous scene was unveiled outside the Boston arena, in honour of Orr and all of his contributions to the NHL and the sport of hockey. From 1966-1976 Orr played for the Boston Bruins and in the 1976-1977 season, Orr was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks. Bobby Orr’s final NHL season was in Chicago in 1978-1979, where he played only 6 games before retiring at 30 years of age. Orr’s shortened career was due to a chronic knee injury which began soon after he entered the NHL. He had 5 knee operations between 1968 and 1975 before leaving the Bruins for the Blackhawks.
Their parents, in traditional garb, posed for this photograph before the soldiers left for England. | | | During the First World War, at least 4,000 Indian men volunteered to join the Allied forces in European battlefields. In rallying with the rest of Canada, Aboriginal Canadians faced distinct challenges. At the outbreak of the First World War, a considerable number of Natives lived in remote communities and spoke neither English nor French. For many, joining a Canadian battalion marked their first exposure to the dress, terminology and unique customs of British military tradition.
Life Description Sir Frederick Grant Banting was a Canadian physician, physiologist, and Nobel winner in 1923 for the discovery of the hormone insulin, used in treating diabetes. Early Life Banting was born November 14, 1891, on a farm near Alliston, Ontario. The death of his friend made him having the desire to be a doctor. However, his father was a devoutly religious man, and hoped that Frederick would become minister. After he graduated from high school, the conflicts with his parents begun.
Sydney Crosby Sydney Crosby was born in 1987 in Canada, he is captain of the professional ice hockey team the Pittsburgh penguins. Swiftly shot his way into the record books and reached icon status at a remarkably young age. How it all started When Crosby was young he used to go down into his basement and shot pucks into his drier at the age of two then by the age of three he had already learnt to skate. Why is he famous? Sydney Crosby is probably most famous for the records he has set e.g.
Balbir and his brother are very close and Balbir's family lived with his brother for two months when first coming to Canada. Although they were close siblings Balbir's brother could no longer provided them with housing. This lead to Balbir and his family moving out and finding an apartment in horrible conditions. With both him and his wife working at minimum wage money and time was both tight. When Ikram's school social worker told them join an immigrant serving agency, this worked with the family because they would be able to learn new skills which can help them improve their lives in Canada.
National Hockey League Players Association | Research Paper | Juan Carlos Orduna | 27/11/2012 | | Brief History In 1917 the National Hockey League was born, thirty teams formed this multi-billion dollar industry and they competed to win the Stanley Cup annually. In the 1957-1958 41st season, National Hockey League players Ted Lindsay from the Detroit Red Wings and Doug Harvey of the Montreal Canadiens formed the first attempt to create a players labor association called the “National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA). The attempt was formed because the league refused to offer financial information between players and then the NHL was sued over the issue of players’ pensions. The National Hockey League was decided not
Wayne Gretzky is important to Canada in many different ways. It is the purpose of this essay to provide a biography of this man and to give three reasons that show his important in history. Wayne Gretzky’s was born by his parents Walter and Phyllis Gretzky that were Russian and Polish. He was the first of five children born to Walter and Phyllis Gretzky and became big brother to Kim, Keith, Glen and Brent. His father had hoped himself to become a hockey player but was discouraged because of his size.
Charles Drew: Doctor, Surgeon (1904-1950) Charles Drew was a successful surgeon, teacher, and researcher. He was responsible for the founding of two of the world's largest blood banks. Because of his research into the storage and shipment of blood plasma, he is credited with saving the lives of hundreds during World War II. He was director of the first American Red Cross effort to collect and bank blood on a large scale. In 1942, a year after he was made a diplomat of surgery by the American Board of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University, he became the first African American surgeon to serve as an examiner on the board.
A Miracle on Ice: The 1980 Winter Olympics My second posting for the third era is about the 1980 winter Olympics that occurred in Lake Placid, New York. With all the tribulations going on in the American economy, the Cold War, and foreign diplomacy the American people were losing the great since of American pride that was once there. It took a group of 30 college kids from around the country to defeate a team of more or less professional hockey players from the Soviet Union to make the American people stand up on their feet and sing the nation anthem with pride. A picture can be found at the following address: http://blog.mortgagemarketinggenius.com/images/2008/08/25/1980hockey.jpg The Cold War, never actually being fought directly,