Bobby Orr Net Worth - Pulptastic

What is Bobby Orr’s net worth and salary?

Bobby Orr, a retired Canadian ice hockey player, has a net worth of $5 million dollars. However, he should be much richer, as he was reportedly swindled by a one-time agent. This financial upheaval reportedly left Orr highly in debt and nearly bankrupt.

Orr played in the NHL for 12 seasons, first with the Boston Bruins and then with the Chicago Black Hawks. He helped revolutionize the defenseman position and won a record eight Norris Trophies in a row, as well as three consecutive Hart Trophies as the most valuable player in the league.

Bobby Orr’s Early Life and Junior Career

Bobby Orr was born in 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. He showed his hockey skills from an early age and played organized hockey in the “minor squirt” division at the age of five. He joined the Oshawa Generals, a junior hockey affiliate of the Boston Bruins, at age 14, where he attended R. S. McLaughlin High School and boarded with a local family. Every year during his junior career, Orr’s goal and point totals increased, resulting in him being named to the OHA First-All Star team.

When Orr turned 16, his father Doug asked the Bruins for more money, but was turned down. Doug subsequently met with Toronto lawyer Alan Eagleson to help out; Eagleson agreed to work with the family for free, and developed a close relationship with Orr. After several offers were made, Orr and the Bruins agreed on a $25,000 signing bonus and a two-year contract that made Orr, at the time, the highest-paid player in league history as a rookie.