Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito was a Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender, who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League, 15 of those for the Chicago Black Hawks.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,945 |
25 Facts About Tony Esposito
2.
Tony Esposito was one of the pioneers of the now popular butterfly style.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,946 |
3.
Tony Esposito won the NHL's Vezina Trophy, then awarded to the goaltender of the team which allowed the fewest goals in the regular season, three times, most notably in 1970, when he recorded the modern NHL record of 15 shutouts in a season.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,947 |
4.
Tony Esposito was awarded the Calder Trophy as the best rookie in the league that season.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,948 |
5.
Tony Esposito was named to the league's First All-Star Team three times and to the Second All-Star Team two times, and served as one of Canada's two goaltenders in the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,949 |
Related searches
Chicago Black NHL Soviet Union Canada Oakland Seals Worsley Stanley Cup Montreal Ken Dryden Bernie Parent Philadelphia6.
In 2017 Tony Esposito was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,950 |
7.
Three-year hockey varsity letter winner, Tony Esposito was a three-time first-team All-America selection.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,951 |
8.
In 2021, Tony Esposito was named to the WCHA All-Decade Team for the 1960s.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,952 |
9.
Tony Esposito was only the third American college player selected by an NHL team.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,953 |
10.
Tony Esposito made his NHL debut against the Oakland Seals, playing 26 minutes in relief of Rogie Vachon.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,954 |
11.
Tony Esposito played thirteen regular-season games, due to both Gump Worsley and Vachon being injured.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,955 |
12.
However, Tony Esposito returned to the minor leagues when they both returned from their injuries.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,956 |
13.
Tony Esposito served as backup to Vachon, dressing for all four games in the Finals as Montreal won the Stanley Cup, with Esposito having his name engraved on there as a winning member.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,957 |
14.
Tony Esposito took the Vezina Trophy and was named to the First All-Star team at season's end.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,958 |
15.
Tony Esposito was named to Team Canada for the Summit Series of September 1972.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,959 |
16.
Tony Esposito was the first goalie to earn a win against the Soviets, splitting Canada's goaltending duties with Montreal's Ken Dryden.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,960 |
17.
Tony Esposito posted both the lowest GAA and the highest save percentage of the three goalies who appeared in the series.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,961 |
18.
Tony Esposito was named to the NHL's Second All-Star team that year.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,962 |
19.
Tony Esposito won his third Vezina, sharing it with the Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent, and was again named a Second Team All-Star.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,963 |
20.
Tony Esposito is one of eight goalies to have won the Vezina catching the puck right-handed.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,964 |
21.
Tony Esposito was noted as being superstitious, becoming upset by crossed hockey sticks, and regularly lining up his hockey sticks in a particular way.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,965 |
22.
Tony Esposito has the record for most Consecutive Stanley Cup playoff losses at 16.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,966 |
23.
Tony Esposito retired from professional play in 1984 and was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,967 |
24.
In 2007, Tony Esposito was inducted, alongside his brother Phil, into the Sault Ste.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,968 |
25.
Tony Esposito died on August 10,2021, at the age of 78, from pancreatic cancer.
| FactSnippet No. 2,174,969 |