Tony Esposito

#35 Chicago Black Hawks / NHL - 83/84

Date of Birth: Apr 23, 1943
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada / USA
Youth Team: -
Position: G
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Catches: R
Contract: -

Tony Esposito Facts

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	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1962-1963	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	NOJHL	40	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	5	-	-	-	-
1963-1964	Michigan College of Mining and Technology	NCAA	-	-	-	-	-
1964-1965	Michigan Tech	NCAA	17	2.35	.912	-	-
1965-1966	Michigan Tech	NCAA	19	2.69	.909	-	-
1966-1967	Michigan Tech	NCAA	15	2.60	.916	-	-
1967-1968	Vancouver Canucks	WHL-Sr.	63	3.20	-	-	-
1968-1969	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	13	2.75	.919	2	5-4-4
1968-1969	Houston Apollos	CenHL	19	2.42	-	1	10-7-2	Playoffs	1	3.05	-	0	-
1969-1970	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	63	2.17	.932	15	38-17-8	Playoffs	8	3.39	.907	0	4-4-0
1970-1971	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	57	2.27	.919	6	35-14-7	Playoffs	18	2.20	.928	2	11-7-0
1971-1972	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	48	1.77	.934	9	31-10-6	Playoffs	5	3.22	.895	0	2-3-0
1972-1973	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	56	2.52	.917	4	32-17-7	Playoffs	15	3.09	.898	1	10-5-0
1973-1974	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	70	2.05	.929	10	34-14-21	Playoffs	10	2.90	.911	2	6-4-0
1974-1975	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	71	2.75	.906	6	34-30-7	Playoffs	8	4.33	.877	0	3-5-0
1975-1976	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	68	2.98	.905	4	30-23-13	Playoffs	4	3.27	.901	0	0-4-0
1976-1977	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	69	3.46	.901	2	25-36-8	Playoffs	2	3.03	.915	0	0-2-0
1976-1977	Canada	WC	9	3.17	-	1	-
1977-1978	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	64	2.63	.914	5	28-22-14	Playoffs	4	4.53	.838	0	0-4-0
1978-1979	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	63	3.28	.902	4	24-28-11	Playoffs	4	3.52	.889	0	0-4-0
1979-1980	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	69	2.98	.903	6	31-22-16	Playoffs	6	2.27	.924	0	3-3-0
1980-1981	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	66	3.76	.890	0	29-23-14	Playoffs	3	4.19	.878	0	0-3-0
1981-1982	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	52	4.53	.868	1	19-25-8	Playoffs	7	2.54	.916	1	3-3-0
1981-1982	USA	CC	5	3.80	.872	0	2-3-0
1982-1983	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	39	3.47	.887	1	23-11-5	Playoffs	5	3.49	.889	0	3-2-0
1983-1984	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	18	4.84	.858	1	5-10-3

Tony Esposito Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1972-1973	Canada Summit	Summit72	4	3.33	.882	0	2-1-1
1978-1979	NHL All-Stars	Challenge Cup '79	0	-	-	-	-

Tony Esposito Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
CC	1	5	3.80	.872	0	2-3-0	0
CenHL	1	19	2.42	-	1	10-7-2	1	1	3.05	-	0	-
Challenge Cup '79	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
NCAA	4	51*	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	16	886	2.93	.906	76	423-306-152	14	99	3.09	.903	6	45-53-0
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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tony Esposito Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Canada	1	9	3.17	-	1	-	0
Canada Summit (Summit)	1	4	3.33	.882	0	2-1-1	0
Chicago Black Hawks	15	873	2.93	.906	74	418-302-148	14	99	3.09	.903	6	45-53-0
Houston Apollos	1	19	2.42	-	1	10-7-2	1	1	3.05	-	0	-
Michigan Tech	4	51*	-	-	-	-	0
Montréal Canadiens	1	13	2.75	.919	2	5-4-4	0
NHL All-Stars	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	1	40	-	-	-	-	1	5	-	-	-	-
USA (CC)	1	5	3.80	.872	0	2-3-0	0
Vancouver Canucks (WHL)	1	63	3.20	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tony Esposito Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1964-1965	NCAA (WCHA) Goaltending Champion NCAA (West) First All-American Team
1965-1966	NCAA (WCHA) Goaltending Champion NCAA (West) First All-American Team
1966-1967	NCAA (WCHA) Goaltending Champion NCAA (West) First All-American Team
1969-1970	NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Shutouts (15) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Wins (38) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1970-1971	NHL Most Wins (35)
1971-1972	NHL Best GAA (1.77) NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Shutouts (9)
1972-1973	NHL Second All-Star Team
1973-1974	NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) NHL Second All-Star Team
1979-1980	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Shutouts (6) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist
1988-1989	Hockey Hall of Fame

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.