Orr
Awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year) in 1967, the youngest ever to win the award, and the youngest ever to win a major NHL award up to that time
Named to the Second All-Star Team in 1966–67 (his only full season when he did not make the First Team, as a rookie)
Named to the NHL First All-Star Team eight times consecutively (1968-1975)
Awarded the James Norris Trophy eight times (from 1968 to 1975, his last full season)
Played in the NHL All-Star Game eight times (from 1968 to 1975)
Won the Art Ross Trophy in 1969–70 and 1974–75
NHL Plus/Minus leader in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1975, the most in history
Awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy three times consecutively (1970–1972)
Awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1970 and 1972, the first two-time winner of the playoff MVP award
Stanley Cup winner in 1970 and 1972
Won Lou Marsh Trophy as Canadian athlete of the year in 1970
NHL All-Star Game MVP in 1972
Received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award in 1970
Awarded the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1975
Named the Canada Cup Tournament MVP in 1976
Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1979
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979, with the mandatory three-year waiting period waived, making him the youngest inductee at 31 years of age
Voted the second greatest hockey player of all time by an expert committee in 1997 by The Hockey News. Orr is behind only Wayne Gretzky and ahead of Gordie Howe as well as being named the top defenceman of all time. Gretzky said he'd have voted for Orr, or for his hero, Gordie Howe.
Ranked 31 in ESPN's SportsCentury: 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century in 1999
Named the top defenceman of all time in 2010 by The Hockey News
Records
Most points in one NHL season by a defenceman (139; 1970–71)
Most assists in one NHL season by a defenceman (102; 1970–71).
Highest plus/minus in one NHL season (+124; 1970–71)
Tied for most assists in one NHL game by a defenceman (6; tied with Babe Pratt, Pat Stapleton, Ron Stackhouse, Paul Coffey and Gary Suter)
Only player in history to win four major NHL awards in one season (Hart, Norris, Art Ross, and Conn Smythe in 1970), as well as only player to win the Norris and Art Ross in the same season more than once.
Fastest goal from start of overtime to clinch the Stanley Cup - 0:40 - 1970 (game 4)
Lemieux:
Records:
5 goals in different ways in one game (shorthanded, full strength, powerplay, penalty shot, and empty net) (December 31, 1988, against the New Jersey Devils; only player to accomplish the feat) - Not an officially recognized NHL record.
Shorthanded goals, season (13 in 1988–89)
Goals, period (4, 26 January 1997, shares record)
Only player to score 30+ power-play goals in two different seasons
One of only two players to score 10 or more short-handed goals in two different seasons. The other is Wayne Gretzky.
Most goals scored or assisted on, season (57.3% of team's goals, 1988–89)
Only player with three 8-point games
Only player with three 8-point games in one season
Best goals per game in the regular season and playoffs at .750 (Mike Bossy is second with .747)
Third best goals per game in the regular season at .754 (Bossy is first with .762, Cy Denneny is second with .756)
Hockey Hall of Fame – 1997
Stanley Cup champion – 1991, 1992, 2009 (as owner)
Olympic gold medalist — 2002
Hart Memorial Trophy – 1988, 1993, 1996
Art Ross Trophy – 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
Conn Smythe Trophy – 1991, 1992
Lester B. Pearson Award – 1986, 1988, 1993, 1996
NHL Plus/Minus Award – 1993
Calder Memorial Trophy – 1985
Chrysler-Dodge/NHL Performer of the Year – 1985, 1986, 1987
Dapper Dan Athlete of The Year – 1986, 1989
Lester Patrick Trophy – 2000
Bill Masterton Trophy – 1993
NHL All-Star Game MVP – 1985, 1988, 1990
NHL First All-Star Team – 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997
NHL Second All-Star Team – 1986, 1987, 1992, 2001
NHL All-Rookie Team – 1985
CHL Player of the Year - 1984
ESPN Hockey Player of the Decade – 2000
ESPY Award NHL Player of the Year – 1993, 1994, 1998
Lou Marsh Trophy – 1993
In 1998, he was ranked number 4 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking French-Canadian player.
Inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2004.
His #66 has been retired by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Team Canada, and Laval Titan.