Penguins Retro: Bobby Orr’s Knuckle Sandwich

I decided to step into the WABAC machine for one last stroll down memory lane.As a kid growing up in Bethel Park, PA, I was an avid baseball and basketball fan. In fact, I paid little attention to hockey until I was in my teens.

When I was 15 years old, I had an emergency appendectomy. During my hospital stay one of the TV networks happened to televise a Penguins-Bruins game. The thing I remembered most was a big brawl involving two of our players, Duane Rupp and Darryl Edestrand, which inspired the following piece.

Hooked a brand-new hockey fan, too.

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