Editing Bobby Orr (section)

===Early life===
[[File:Bobby Orr Oshawa Generals banner (photo by Djuradj Vujcic).jpg|thumb|The number 2 worn by Orr was retired by the Oshawa Generals in November 2008]]

Orr was born in the town of [[Parry Sound, Ontario|Parry Sound]] on the shores of [[Georgian Bay]] in [[Ontario]], Canada. His grandfather, Robert Orr, was a top-tier [[Association football|soccer]] pro player who emigrated from [[Ballymena]], [[Northern Ireland]]<ref name="SI1966" /> to Parry Sound early in the 20th century.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=14}} Orr's father, Doug Orr, had once been a hockey prospect and was invited to join the [[Atlantic City Seagulls (ice hockey)|Atlantic City Seagulls]] in 1942 but turned down the offer.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|pp=14–15}} Doug Orr instead joined the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], serving during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref name="SI1966" /> He returned after the war to Parry Sound and Arva Steele, whom he had married before he left for war, and to a job in the [[Canadian Industries Limited|CIL]] dynamite factory.{{sfn |Brunt |2006 |p=14}} Doug and Arva had five children together: Patricia, Ronnie, Bobby, Penny, and Doug Jr.<ref name="SI1966" /> Bobby was born on March 20, 1948, at St. Joseph's Hospital, where his grandmother Elsie Orr was a nurse.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=17}} Bobby was a sick baby at birth and his survival was tenuous.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=17}}

Bobby Orr displayed his hockey talents from an early age. Orr played his first organized hockey in 1953 at age five, in the [[Minor ice hockey|"minor squirt" division]], a year after getting his first skates and playing [[shinny]].{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=27}} Although he was tiny and somewhat frail, he soon was able to skate faster than anyone his own age, with speed he demonstrated in races around the rink and in games.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=27}} Until he was ten years old, Orr played on the wing, as a forward. His coach, former NHL player [[Bucko McDonald]], moved Orr to defence. Although Orr played defence, McDonald encouraged Orr to use his talents as a stickhandler, skater, and scorer to make offensive rushes.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=33}} According to McDonald: "I used to tell Doug the kid was in his natural position when he played defence. You didn't have to be genius to see that – honest. I don't think Doug agreed, but he accepted my decision." Orr would later credit McDonald: "Bucko taught me almost everything I know."{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=34}}

Orr was noticed by the [[Boston Bruins]] in the spring of 1961, playing in a youth hockey tournament in [[Gananoque]], Ontario.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|pp=41–42}} The Bruins' [[Wren Blair]] described him as "a combination of [[Doug Harvey (ice hockey)|Doug Harvey]] and [[Eddie Shore]]."<ref name="rimstead" /> The Bruins immediately pursued Orr. Blair made regular visits to the family home.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|pp=43–48}} In the fall of 1961, the Bruins invested {{CAD|1,000|link=yes}} (CA${{formatnum:{{Inflation|CA|1000|1961}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}}) to sponsor his minor hockey team.{{sfn|Dryden|2000|pp=26–32}} Although three other NHL teams ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]], [[Detroit Red Wings]], and [[Montreal Canadiens]]) were interested in Orr, he signed in 1962 with the Bruins.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=72}} Orr explained that he signed with the Bruins because "they're a team of the future. They're rebuilding and I want to be part of that building program."<ref name="rimstead" />

Blair was involved with a plan to start a new [[Oshawa Generals]] franchise in a new arena in [[Oshawa]], Ontario. Despite the Bruins already having a [[junior hockey]] franchise, the [[Niagara Falls Flyers]], Blair convinced the Bruins to own another. He arranged a deal whereby the Bruins owned 51% of the franchise, but Orr would have to play for Oshawa. When Orr was fourteen, Blair convinced the Orr family to allow Bobby to attend the Flyers' tryout camp. When camp ended and it came time to sign with the Bruins, a meeting with Bruins' owner [[Weston Adams]] went sour and Orr headed back to Parry Sound. Blair was able to smooth over the situation and convince Arva that Bobby was old enough to leave home.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|pp=51–53}} To get the Orrs' signatures on a [[C form|"C" Form]],<ref>A legal form used by professional hockey prior to the introduction of the entry draft system. The other forms, entitled "A" and "B" forms were less legally restrictive, while the "C" Form bound the player to be the exclusive property of the professional ice hockey team.</ref> committing Bobby to the Bruins at age eighteen, Blair agreed to have Bobby stay in Parry Sound for his schooling, skipping Generals' practices and only driving south to play games on weekends, a three-hour trip one way.<ref name="SI1966" /> The bonus for signing was {{CAD|10,000}} (CA${{formatnum:{{Inflation|CA|10000|1962}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}}), a new [[Automobile|car]] and the Bruins would pay to [[stucco]] the family home.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|pp=51–53}}

Orr debuted in junior hockey in the [[1962–63 OHA season|1962–63 season]] for the new Generals in the new [[Metro Junior A League]]. Orr was only fourteen, competing against eighteen-, nineteen- and twenty-year-olds. The [[1963–64 OHA season|1963–64 season]] brought further changes as the Metro League folded and Oshawa joined the [[Ontario Hockey Association]] (OHA). Orr moved to Oshawa, where he started attending R. S. McLaughlin high school and boarded with a local family.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|pp=78–79}} Orr scored 29 goals to set a junior record for goals by a defenceman and was named to the OHA's first All-Star team.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|pp=84–85}}

Orr's goal and point totals increased every year during his junior career, and he was named to the OHA First-All Star team every season he was in the OHA. Orr had his best season in [[1965–66 OHA season|1965–66]], his fourth season of junior. Orr scored 38 goals to increase his goal-scoring record and finished with 94 points to average two points per game for the Generals. The Generals finished fourth in the league, but won the OHA championship, the [[J. Ross Robertson Cup]], by defeating the [[St. Catharines Black Hawks]], the [[Montreal Junior Canadiens]] and the [[Kitchener Rangers]]. The team defeated the Northern Ontario champions [[North Bay Trappers (1962–1982)|North Bay Trappers]] and the Quebec champions [[Shawinigan Bruins]] to win a berth in the [[Memorial Cup]] Final for the junior championship of Canada.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|pp=103–104}}

Oshawa's hopes in the [[1966 Memorial Cup|1966 Memorial Cup Final]] were damaged when Orr suffered a [[groin]] injury against Shawinigan, a painful injury that weakens a player's skating ability.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=104}} To promote the event, held in Toronto's [[Maple Leaf Gardens]], the Generals had advertised it would be the last chance to see Orr in junior and were anxious for him to play.{{sfn|Brunt|2006|p=104}} Bruins' management demanded Orr not play in the Final, not wanting to risk further damage to their property. Orr and his parents, however, were adamant he be allowed to play for the national championship. As he had not signed to the Bruins, they threatened he would never play for Boston if he was held out. Blair decided to defy the Bruins' ownership and let Orr play. While Orr dressed and played some, he was not a factor and Edmonton defeated Oshawa for the Cup. Oshawa coach [[Bep Guidolin]] was fired for letting Orr play, while Blair left the organization of his own accord to join the expansion [[Minnesota North Stars]].{{sfn|Brunt|2006|pp=103–107}}