Harry Orr

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Harry Orr
Born (1944-11-18)November 18, 1944
Port Credit, Ontario
, Canada
Died July 27, 2019(2019-07-27) (aged 74)
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 158 lb (72 kg; 11 st 4 lb)
Position
Defenseman
Played for
NHL Draft
Undrafted
Playing career 1964–1968

Henry Andrews "Harry" Orr was a Canadian ice hockey

defenseman who was an All-American for Cornell.[1]

Career

Orr was a member of

NCAA
, Cornell declined its invitation to the national tournament.

The dispute was eventually settled in the offseason and Orr entered his senior season with a chance to compete for a national title, something that Harkness had promised Orr years earlier. The team continued to be the best defensive club in the nation, this time allowing just 46 goals in 29 games, setting a host of NCAA records in the process and finishing the regular season with a 24–1–1 record. Orr was named as an All-American and the

NCAA Tournament
. Orr was named to the All-Tournament First Teams for both championships and skated away as one of the all-time Cornell greats.

After graduating he played one year of professional hockey before retiring and embarking on a 30-year career in Ministry of Natural Resources.[5] He was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.

Harry Orr died in his sleep after a battle with cancer.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 Dixie Beehives OHA-B
1964–65 Cornell ECAC Hockey 26 16 30 46 28
1965–66 Cornell ECAC Hockey 27 5 20 25 50
1966–67 Cornell ECAC Hockey 28 5 21 26 81
1967–68 Port Huron Flags IHL 56 9 19 28 90
NCAA Totals 81 26 71 97 159

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1965–66 [2]
All-Tournament First Team
1966
[6]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1966–67 [2]
AHCA East All-American 1966–67 [1]
All-Tournament First Team
1967
[6]
All-Tournament Team
1967
[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "1966-1967 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ a b c "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  4. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Henry Andrews "Harry" ORR". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  7. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
ECAC Hockey Outstanding Defenseman
1966–67
Succeeded by
Award Discontinued