8 Results for ice skating

Howe kept going and going and ...

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...Dad's mind-set on the ice was different than most anybody else I've...up and learned to play hockey. He started skating at four and at nine he was playing...

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Orr's great goal

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...his head down and smashed him to the ice. "I saw birds for a while," Orr said. Howe said, "All of the Boston players were skating over and the young kid got up and...

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Mario was super despite the obstacles

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

"Mario was one guy that could really motivate me to push my game to another level. I knew eventually he was going to chase me down and pull me back. T...

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Great and Gretzky belong together

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...where it has been" -- he was a star at a young age. At five, he already was skating rings around boys twice as old. When he reached two figures in age, he was scoring in...

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Hull helped WHA into hockey family

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...miles northeast of Toronto. He was a toddler when his sisters Maxine and Laura introduced him to skating at an outdoor rink near their home. After progressing through Canada's junior hockey system, he was...

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Bobby Orr: 'The goal' and other tidbits

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday is the 30th anniversary of Bobby Orr's famous Cup finals goal vs. the Blues. ESPN.com looks back at the goal and other parts of Orr's career.

Story | Conversation | May 05, 2000

A defenseman ahead of his time

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

A profile of NHL Hall of Fame defenseman Bobby Orr.

Story | Conversation | May 05, 2000

'Great' and 'Gretzky' belong together

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

ESPN's examination of sports in the 20th century includes The Great One, of course.

Story | September 01, 1999