Editing Bobby Orr (section)

====1968–69====
In [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]], Orr skipped the pre-season to rest the knee but was in uniform for the season's start. He required an ice pack on the knee after every game and missed nine games after he caught a skate in a crack in the ice, twisting his knee. He returned to the line-up and finished the season playing through the pain, sometimes struggling to get up to speed and relying on teammates instead of making the plays himself.{{sfn |Brunt |2006 |p=161}} In other games, Orr was outstanding, scoring his first career NHL [[hat trick]] on December 14 against Chicago, adding two assists for a five-point night. He scored 21 goals on the season, breaking the goal-scoring record for a defenceman, and totalled 64 points to set a new point-scoring record for one season for a defenceman.{{sfn |Brunt |2006 |p=162}} He again won the Norris Trophy while nabbing a First-Team All-Star selection and finishing third in the Hart Trophy balloting.

Orr feuded with Toronto rookie defenceman [[Pat Quinn (ice hockey)|Pat Quinn]] that season. In a late-season game, Orr attempted to knock the puck loose from Maple Leafs goaltender [[Bruce Gamble]] and Quinn cross-checked Orr to the ice. Orr kicked Quinn and Quinn kicked Orr. On-ice officials broke it up, but the feud continued into the [[1969 Stanley Cup playoffs|1969 playoffs]]. The Bruins finished second in the NHL's [[East Division (NHL)|East Division]] and drew the Maple Leafs in the first round. In the first game, in Boston, Quinn caught Orr with his head down during a rush, and caught him with an open-ice hit, knocking Orr unconscious. Quinn, assessed five minutes for elbowing, was attacked in the penalty box by a fan and Quinn swung at the fan with his stick, breaking the glass. When Quinn returned, the Boston fans showered garbage onto the ice. Orr was carried out on a stretcher to the dressing room where he revived after the concussion.{{sfn |Brunt |2006 |pp=164–166}} According to a Boston police officer at the scene, "The fans here don't like anybody to touch Orr. He's their [[Frank Merriwell]] and [[Jack Armstrong (baseball)|Jack Armstrong]] rolled into one. To my thinking, it looked like a clean check."{{sfn |Brunt |2006 |p=166}} The game degenerated into a brawl after the score reached 10–0 for the Bruins. The Bruins went on to sweep the Maple Leafs before losing in six games to the Montreal Canadiens in the second round. Orr returned for the third game against Toronto, getting two assists as the Bruins won their first games in Toronto since 1965.{{sfn |Brunt |2006 |p=167}}