A famous photo of a Boston Bruins legend has resurfaced
It's World Photography Day and one fan showed on X, his favorite Photo of Bobby Orr.
Of course, it is the iconic flying goal photograph from the Bruins Stanley Cup Finals from 1970, the first Stanley Cup meeting between the Bruins, and the Blues a match-up we wouldn't see till 2019.
The photo had occurred after the Bruins had swept the Blues in game 4 of overtime, as the goal occurred 40 seconds into overtime.
Orr would pass to Sanderson, back to Orr which Orr had shot the puck and scored on the Blues Glenn Hall.
CBS Sports broadcaster Dan Kelly is the voice behind the famous call: «Orr behind the net to Sanderson to Orr. Bobby Orr scores and the Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup!»
«Once I chipped the puck in Derek's direction, I went hard to the net,» Orr wrote. «Derek fed it back to me immediately, Glenn Hall's legs opened up in the crease, and bingo, the puck was in the back of the net.»
«For (Orr) to get that goal, that's what I was happiest about. He did everything for everybody and it came to him. It was just great,» Sanderson said in a recent interview organized by the Bruins. «I'm glad he didn't miss the pass, because there's nobody behind him except St. Louis Blues players.»
The footage and the photo will forever remain iconic, and a massive piece of hockey history, as sweeps in the Stanley Cup Finals are rare.
Source: Sportsnet
Remember When? Bobby Orr flies through air after winning Stanley Cup
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