The Boston Globe, April 14th, 2006
It all started when Bobby Orr read a column by the Globe's Brian McGrory about Bill Langan , a junior on East Boston's Savio Prep hockey team. Langan's mother, Karen, died right before the team was to play Scituate for the Eastern Massachusetts championship. Langan quoted his mom as saying that he should play in the state title game at TD Banknorth Garden before her funeral because she asked him to "keep everything routine." Langan told McGrory that his mom attended all of his games and "she used to tell me she was there when Bobby Orr scored. It was like she was up in the rafters watching." (...
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