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Position: G
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
Born:
4/23/1943
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Club 1972:
Chicago Blackhawks
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Tony Esposito
Team Canada # 35
One of the greatest NHL goalies, Tony Esposito was famous for his successful exciting style in the net. He loved to play an unorthodox butterfly style frequently outsmarting his opponents with the mastery of goalie’s tricks. His shutouts record, impressive GAAs, several Vezinas and All Stars appearances are definite indicators of his all time elite goalie reputation in the NHL.
Career Statistics
| Competitions |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
| NHL Reg. Season |
886 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
31 |
| NHL Playoffs |
69 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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CAREER HIGHLIGTS:
- Played in the professional hockey leagues: 1968-1984
- Professional hockey clubs that Tony Esposito played in: Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks
- Stanley Cups (1) : 1969
- Professional hockey awards:
Calder Memorial Trophy 1969-70
Vezina Trophy 1969-70, 1971-72, 1973-74
Hockey Hall of Fame 1988
PERFORMANCE IN THE 1972 SUMMIT
"Tony Esposito played a strong, confident game in goal and repeatedly made the big saves." Ken Dryden, Team Canada 1972
Tony Esposito showed an outstanding performance at the Summit earning Team Canada's MVPs in Game 2 in Toronto and Game 5 in Moscow. He played in 4 games (13 goals against, 3.25 average) and was instrumental in solving the puzzles of the attacks by Soviet forwards.
1972 Summit Overall Statistics
| GP |
G |
A |
P |
PIM |
SOG |
SAG |
+/- |
| 4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
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