Tony Esposito (ice hockey player)

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 1988
Tony Esposito (ice hockey player)
Date of birth April 23, 1943
place of birth Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario , Canada
Nickname Tony O
size 180 cm
Weight 84 kg
position goalkeeper
number # 35
Catch hand Right
Career stations
1962-1963 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1963-1967 Michigan Technological University
1967-1968 Vancouver Canucks
1968-1969 Canadiens de Montréal
1969-1984 Chicago Black Hawks

Anthony James "Tony" Esposito (born April 23, 1943 in Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario ) is a former Canadian -American ice hockey goalkeeper, official and scout of Italian descent, who during his active career between 1968 and 1984 among other things Has played 985 games for the Canadiens de Montréal and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Esposito, who won the Stanley Cup in 1969 in the service of the Canadiens de Montréal , was one of the best players in his position, particularly in the 1970s, and received numerous awards during this time. In 1988, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame for his achievements . His brother Phil was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

The Chicago Black Hawks paid $ 30,000 to the Canadiens de Montréal to sign a young goalkeeper. When he kept his box clean in 15 games at the end of the season, this young goalkeeper had become a real star. Only George Hainsworth had managed more shutouts in 1929. With his unorthodox way of playing, he was one of the best goalkeepers in the NHL. He perfected the "butterfly style" and represented Canada in the 1972 Summit Series . "Tony O" failed to win the Stanley Cup in his 15 years with the Hawks and can only look back on a cup win in 1969 as a substitute goalkeeper in Montréal. After accepting US citizenship , Esposito played for the USA selection for the Canada Cup in 1981 .

In 1988 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

Achievements and Awards

Records

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U Min GT SO GTS Sv% Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1962/63 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOJHA 40 - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - -
1963/64 Michigan Technological University NCAA - - - - - - - - -
1964/65 Michigan Technological University NCAA 17th - - - 1020 40 1 2.35 -
1965/66 Michigan Technological University NCAA 19th - - - 1140 51 1 2.68 -
1966/67 Michigan Technological University NCAA 15th - - - 900 39 0 2.60 -
1967/68 Vancouver Canucks WHL 63 25th 33 4th 3734 199 4th 3.20 - - - - - - - - -
1968/69 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 13 5 4th 4th 746 34 2 2.73 91.3 - - - - - - - -
1968/69 Houston Apollos CHL 19th 10 7th 2 1139 46 1 2.42 - 1 0 1 59 3 0 3.05 -
1969/70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 63 38 17th 9 3763 136 15th 2.17 93.2 8th 4th 4th 480 27 0 3.38 90.7
1970/71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 57 35 14th 6th 3325 126 6th 2.27 91.9 18th 11 7th 1151 42 2 2.19 92.8
1971/72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 31 10 6th 2780 82 9 1.77 93.4 5 2 3 300 16 0 3.20 89.5
1972/73 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 56 32 17th 7th 3340 140 4th 2.51 91.7 15th 10 5 895 46 1 3.08 89.8
1973/74 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 34 14th 21st 4143 141 10 2.04 92.8 10 6th 4th 584 28 2 2.88 91.1
1974/75 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 71 34 30th 7th 4219 193 6th 2.74 90.5 8th 3 5 472 34 0 4.32 87.8
1975/76 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 68 30th 23 13 4003 198 4th 2.97 90.4 4th 0 4th 240 13 0 3.25 90.1
1976/77 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 25th 36 8th 4067 234 2 3.45 90.0 2 0 2 120 6th 0 3.00 91.5
1977/78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 68 28 22nd 14th 3840 168 5 2.63 91.4 4th 0 4th 252 19th 0 4.52 83.8
1978/79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 63 24 28 11 3780 206 4th 3.27 90.1 4th 0 4th 243 14th 0 3.46 88.9
1979/80 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 31 22nd 16 4140 205 6th 2.97 90.3 6th 3 3 373 14th 0 2.25 92.4
1980/81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 66 29 23 14th 3935 246 0 3.75 89.0 3 0 3 215 15th 0 4.19 87.8
1981/82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 52 19th 25th 8th 3069 231 1 4.52 86.7 7th 3 3 381 16 1 2.52 91.7
1982/83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 39 23 11 5 2340 135 1 3.46 88.8 5 3 2 311 18th 0 3.47 88.9
1983/84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18th 5 10 3 1095 88 1 4.82 85.9 - - - - - - - -
NHL overall 886 423 306 151 52583 2563 76 2.92 90.6 99 45 53 6017 308 6th 3.07 90.3

International

Represented Canada to:

Represented the National Hockey League at:

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp S. N U Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1972 Canada Summit Series 1st place 4th 2 1 1 240 13 0 3.25 88.2
1977 Canada WM 4th Place 9 6th 2 1 510 27 1 3.17
1979 NHL All-Stars Challenge Cup - Without any effort
1981 United States Canada Cup 4th Place 5 2 3 0 300 20th 0 4.00 87.2
Men overall 18th 10 6th 2 1050 60 1 3.43

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Web links

Commons : Tony Esposito  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ niashf.org, Tony Esposito
personal data
SURNAME Esposito, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Esposito, Anthony James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian-American ice hockey goalkeeper, official and scout
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario)