Bobby Orr
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Bobby Orr is a legendary Canadian ice hockey defenseman widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NHL history, known for revolutionizing the position with his offensive skill and skating.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bobby Orr canonical | 28 |
| Robert Gordon Orr | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23548 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bobby Orr Context triple: [Boston Bruins, notablePlayer, Bobby Orr]
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A.
Peter Bondra
Peter Bondra is a Slovak former NHL right winger best known as a prolific goal scorer and franchise star for the Washington Capitals during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Yastrzemski is a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman best known for his long, illustrious career with the Boston Red Sox, including winning the 1967 Triple Crown.
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C.
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey winger widely regarded as one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history.
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D.
Larry Bird
Larry Bird is a legendary Hall of Fame basketball player widely regarded as one of the greatest in NBA history, known for his scoring, playmaking, and fierce competitiveness during the 1980s.
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E.
Nicklas Bäckström
Nicklas Bäckström is a Swedish professional ice hockey center renowned as one of the NHL’s premier playmakers and a longtime cornerstone of the Washington Capitals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Bobby Orr Target entity description: Bobby Orr is a legendary Canadian ice hockey defenseman widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NHL history, known for revolutionizing the position with his offensive skill and skating.
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A.
Peter Bondra
Peter Bondra is a Slovak former NHL right winger best known as a prolific goal scorer and franchise star for the Washington Capitals during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Yastrzemski is a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman best known for his long, illustrious career with the Boston Red Sox, including winning the 1967 Triple Crown.
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C.
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey winger widely regarded as one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history.
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D.
Larry Bird
Larry Bird is a legendary Hall of Fame basketball player widely regarded as one of the greatest in NBA history, known for his scoring, playmaking, and fierce competitiveness during the 1980s.
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E.
Nicklas Bäckström
Nicklas Bäckström is a Swedish professional ice hockey center renowned as one of the NHL’s premier playmakers and a longtime cornerstone of the Washington Capitals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League player
ⓘ
defenceman ⓘ human ⓘ ice hockey player ⓘ |
| 1970–71Assists | 102 ⓘ |
| 1970–71Goals | 37 ⓘ |
| 1970–71Points | 139 ⓘ |
| 1976CanadaCupAward | tournament MVP ⓘ |
| ArtRossTrophy |
1969–70
ⓘ
1974–75 ⓘ |
| causeOfEarlyRetirement | chronic knee problems ⓘ |
| ConnSmytheTrophy |
1970
ⓘ
1972 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | hockey legend ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-03-20 ⓘ |
| familyName | Orr ⓘ |
| founded | Orr Hockey Group ⓘ |
| fullName |
Robert Gordon Orr
ⓘ
linked to:
Bobby Orr
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| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Hockey Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionNote | inducted at age 31 ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| HartMemorialTrophy |
1969–70
ⓘ
1970–71 ⓘ 1971–72 ⓘ |
| height |
183 cm
ⓘ
6 ft 0 in ⓘ |
| JamesNorrisMemorialTrophy |
1967–68
ⓘ
1968–69 ⓘ 1969–70 ⓘ 1970–71 ⓘ 1971–72 ⓘ 1972–73 ⓘ 1973–74 ⓘ 1974–75 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| jerseyRetiredBy | Boston Bruins ⓘ |
| jerseyRetiredNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptional skating ability
ⓘ
offensive production from the blue line ⓘ revolutionizing the defenceman position with offensive play ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| NHLDebutSeason | 1966–67 ⓘ |
| notableGoal | 1970 Stanley Cup-winning overtime goal vs St. Louis Blues ⓘ |
| notableSeason | 1970–71 NHL season ⓘ |
| occupationAfterRetirement | player agent ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
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linked to:
Parry Sound
|
| playedFor |
Boston Bruins
ⓘ
Chicago Black Hawks ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Blackhawks
|
| positionPlayed | defenceman ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
one of the greatest defencemen in NHL history
ⓘ
one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time ⓘ |
| representedNationalTeam | Canada ⓘ |
| retirementYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| shoots | left ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| StanleyCupChampion |
1970
ⓘ
1972 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies ⓘ |
| suffersFrom | knee injuries ⓘ |
| teamDuringStanleyCups | Boston Bruins ⓘ |
| tournamentParticipation |
1976 Canada Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
World Cup of Hockey
|
| weight | 197 lb ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bobby Orr Description of subject: Bobby Orr is a legendary Canadian ice hockey defenseman widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NHL history, known for revolutionizing the position with his offensive skill and skating.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Norris Trophy
subject linked to:
Norris Trophy
subject linked to:
CSHoF
subject linked to:
NHL All-Star Game 1973