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Canada USA Tony Esposito

a.k.a. "Anthony Esposito"

#35 Chicago Black Hawks / NHL - 83/84

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Tony Esposito Facts

Date of Birth
Position
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Age
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Catches
R
Youth Team
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Contract
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Highlights
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
3-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 3
3-time NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) 3
3-time NHL First All-Star Team 3
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2

Esposito, 78, died on August 10, 2021, of pancreatic cancer.
Brother: Phil Esposito
Nephew-in-Law: Aleksandr Selivanov

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Tony Esposito Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1962-63 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOJHL 40* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 5 - - - - - - - -
1963-64 Michigan Tech NCAA -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1964-65 Michigan Tech NCAA 17* -* 2.35* .912* -* -* -* - * -* |
1965-66 Michigan Tech NCAA 19* -* 2.69* .909* -* -* -* - * -* |
1966-67 Michigan Tech NCAA 15* -* 2.60* .916* -* -* -* - * -* |
1967-68 Vancouver Canucks WHL-Sr. 63* -* 3.20* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1968-69 Montréal Canadiens NHL 13* -* 2.75* .919* 34* 385* 2* 5-4-4 * 742* |
Houston Apollos CHL 19* -* 2.42* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 1 - 3.05 - - - 0 - -
1969-70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 63* -* 2.17* .932* 136* 1 859* 15* 38-17-8 * 3 760* | Playoffs 8 - 3.39 .907 27 264 0 4-4-0 478
1970-71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 57* -* 2.27* .919* 126* 1 428* 6* 35-14-7 * 3 323* | Playoffs 18 - 2.20 .928 42 540 2 11-7-0 1 148
1971-72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48* -* 1.77* .934* 82* 1 159* 9* 31-10-6 * 2 778* | Playoffs 5 - 3.22 .895 16 137 0 2-3-0 298
1972-73 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 56* -* 2.52* .917* 140* 1 540* 4* 32-17-7 * 3 334* | Playoffs 15 - 3.09 .898 46 406 1 10-5-0 892
1973-74 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70* -* 2.05* .929* 141* 1 836* 10* 34-14-21 * 4 133* | Playoffs 10 - 2.90 .911 28 287 2 6-4-0 580
1974-75 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 71* -* 2.75* .906* 193* 1 854* 6* 34-30-7 * 4 209* | Playoffs 8 - 4.33 .877 34 243 0 3-5-0 471
1975-76 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 68* -* 2.98* .905* 198* 1 884* 4* 30-23-13 * 3 993* | Playoffs 4 - 3.27 .901 13 118 0 0-4-0 239
1976-77 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69* -* 3.46* .901* 234* 2 119* 2* 25-36-8 * 4 056* | Playoffs 2 - 3.03 .915 6 65 0 0-2-0 119
Canada WC 9* -* 3.17* -* -* -* 1* - * -* |
1977-78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 64* -* 2.63* .914* 168* 1 796* 5* 28-22-14 * 3 833* | Playoffs 4 - 4.53 .838 19 98 0 0-4-0 252
1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 63* -* 3.28* .902* 206* 1 893* 4* 24-28-11 * 3 773* | Playoffs 4 - 3.52 .889 14 112 0 0-4-0 239
1979-80 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69* -* 2.98* .903* 205* 1 904* 6* 31-22-16 * 4 131* | Playoffs 6 - 2.27 .924 14 170 0 3-3-0 370
1980-81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 66* -* 3.76* .890* 246* 1 993* 0* 29-23-14 * 3 926* | Playoffs 3 - 4.19 .878 15 108 0 0-3-0 215
1981-82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 52* -* 4.53* .868* 231* 1 515* 1* 19-25-8 * 3 058* | Playoffs 7 - 2.54 .916 16 175 1 3-3-0 379
USA CC 5* -* 3.80* .872* -* -* 0* 2-3-0 * -* |
1982-83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 39* -* 3.47* .887* 135* 1 064* 1* 23-11-5 * 2 337* | Playoffs 5 - 3.49 .889 18 144 0 3-2-0 310
1983-84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18* -* 4.84* .858* 88* 532* 1* 5-10-3 * 1 090* |

Tony Esposito Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1972-73 Canada Summit Summit72 4* -* 3.33* .882* -* -* 0* 2-1-1 * -* |
1978-79 NHL All-Stars Challenge Cup '79 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL General Manager
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL VP. of Hockey Operations
1989-90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL General Manager
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL VP. of Hockey Operations
1992-93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Scout Chief Scout
1993-94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Scout Chief Scout
1994-95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Scout Chief Scout
1995-96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Scout Chief Scout
1996-97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Scout Chief Scout
1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Scout Chief Scout
1998-99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting Fired Oct. 13th
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Tony Esposito Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
CC 1 5* -* 3.80* .872* -* -* 0* 2-3-0* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Challenge Cup '79 1 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
CHL 1 19* -* 2.42* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 1 - 3.05* -* -* -* 0* -* -*
NCAA 4 51* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 16 886* -* 2.93* .906* 2 563* 24 761* 76* 423-306-152* 52 476 | 14 99 - 3.09* .903* 308* 2 867* 6* 45-53-0* 5 990*
NOJHL 1 40* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 5 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
Summit72 1 4* -* 3.33* .882* -* -* 0* 2-1-1* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WC 1 9* -* 3.17* -* -* -* 1* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WHL-Sr. 1 63* -* 3.20* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
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Tony Esposito Biography and Trivia

Number 35 retired by Chicago Blackhawks

Cult/Star player for Chicago Blackhawks

Cult/Star player for Michigan Tech

Esposito was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.

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