#2- Bobby Orr was the 2nd greatest hockey player of all time
2 - Bobby Orr - Trust me when I tell you that Bobby Orr came within a whisker of taking top spot on this list, and had his brilliant career not been cut far too short because of chronically bad knees there is a very good chance he would be the consensus choice of the hockey world as the greatest player ever. He helped the Bruins to 2 Stanley Cups in the 1970s, he won 8 consecutive Norris Trophies, and captured the Hart Trophy 3 times. He even led the NHL in scoring on 2 separate occasions, as a defenseman! He holds the single season record for points by a defenseman with 139, and had he enjoyed a career as long as Ray Bourque did you can rest assured he have eclipsed Bourque's 1,579 points by a country mile.