It's one of the most iconic photographs in sports history, taken after one of the most iconic goals in hockey history.
Bobby Orr took to the sky 46 years ago Tuesday, after scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Boston Bruins in the 1970 finals. There's a Vine, because we live in marvellous times, and you should watch it:
For more context, here's a seven-minute video on the goal, the series, and Orr's wizardry:
Also be sure to read this Deadspin piece, "The Story Behind Hockey's Most Famous Photo." An excerpt:
But one image looms above the rest: Ray Lussier’s photograph of Bobby Orr immediately after he scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the 1970 Finals. The black-and-white image shows Orr in mid-air, hovering above the ice, as all of Boston Garden - all of New England - erupts.
At the time, Lussier was a staff photographer for the Boston Record American newspaper. That he was in the right place at the right time to snap the photo, he later said, combined a lot of hustle, no small amount of luck, and a lifelong passion for hockey.
"You have to know and love a sport to get peak action shots," Lussier once said. “My (love) is ice hockey."
