RIP Tony Esposito

[cyclingwriter2]

RIP to an all-time legend. I remember reading a story that he and Phil would wax their basement floor and play vicious games of hockey while “skating” on knees wrapped in diapers.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

I interviewed him at Michigan Tech
Great guy
Great goalie

 

[Tighthead]

Tony O and Rogie Vachon were both Habs originally, coming up at around the same time as Dryden. That’s depth.

 

[goalmouth]

He wrote an excellent book on goaltending that I found at the New York Public Library when I started playing ice hockey. He advised relaxing the body from the top of the head to the end of the toes, which became an integral part of my routine.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Now we’ll find out for real if Jesus saves ... and Esposito scores on the rebound.

I know that was butchered.

 

[matt_garth]

Gotta rummage around and look for my Mylec Tony Esposito goalie mask.

 

[Liut]

I interviewed him at Michigan Tech
Great guy
Great goalie

Good God, how old are you, LOL?

In all seriousness, RIP to a Blackhawks legend. Came oh so close to winning a couple of Cups in the early 1970s against his former team.
IIRC, Tony played a bit with the Houston Apollos in the old Central League.

Awesome memories of Tony O and Chicago Stadium.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Good God, how old are you, LOL?

Not THAT old
Tony O was being inducted into the Huskies Hall of Fame
Late 70s

 

[Liut]

Not THAT old
Tony O was being inducted into the Huskies Hall of Fame
Late 70s

Gotcha. What was the longtime coach's name? John McGinnis, or something like that? FWIW, I once called a D-II Elite Eight women's basketball tournament involving Michigan Tech.

Insofar as Tony O, just wanted to add Team Canada does not win the historic 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union without him.
Was intrigued as a kid by how he implemented "bird cage" wiring to the eye socket areas on his fiberglass mask.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

John MacInnes
Great guy
Great coach

 

[micropolitan guy]

Didn't he whiff on a long shot that was huge in Game 7 of the 1971 SCPs against Montreal? Maybe not Game 7, but something like that. I do remember that Dryden robbed Jim Pappin of the tying goal in G 7.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Didn't he whiff on a long shot that was huge in Game 7 of the 1971 SCPs against Montreal? Maybe not Game 7, but something like that. I do remember that Dryden robbed Jim Pappin of the tying goal in G 7.

Flashback: Blackhawks' painful Game 7 loss in 1971 Stanley Cup Final

 

[Liut]

Flashback: Blackhawks' painful Game 7 loss in 1971 Stanley Cup Final

Thanks for sharing.

 

[canucklehead]

My brother and I got the Esposito brothers table hockey game for Christmas.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Now we’ll find out for real if Jesus saves ... and Esposito scores on the rebound.

I know that was butchered.

Sorry, turned out I got the saying right, even though it doesn't make sense to me because Espo was between the pipes.

 

[goalmouth]

Phil Esposito's cousin was my babysitter.

 

[da man]

Flashback: Blackhawks' painful Game 7 loss in 1971 Stanley Cup Final

Chicago got to the final that year by outlasting the Rangers in an epic seven-game series in the semifinals that included two overtime goals by New York's Pete Stemkowski.

I remember listening to Game 6 on the radio as a kid in New Jersey -- three overtimes. My parents sent me to bed before it was over, but I had a transistor radio up against my ear between my head and the pillow so Mom and Dad couldn't see or hear it. Had to keep myself from shouting when Stemkowski scored the winner to take the series to Game 7. Esposito gave up three goals that night, but he also made 46 saves.

 

[UPChip]

Gotcha. What was the longtime coach's name? John McGinnis, or something like that? FWIW, I once called a D-II Elite Eight women's basketball tournament involving Michigan Tech.

Insofar as Tony O, just wanted to add Team Canada does not win the historic 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union without him.
Was intrigued as a kid by how he implemented "bird cage" wiring to the eye socket areas on his fiberglass mask.

Between you and @Jake from State Farm, lot of memories here. I was a SE in Houghton, where John MacInnes is basically a god, for a long time. Was that Elite Eight in the 2000s? Tech WBB got to the title game one of those years and lost.

 

[Sea Bass]

Sorry, turned out I got the saying right, even though it doesn't make sense to me because Espo was between the pipes.

You know that quote’s about his brother, right?

 

[Liut]

Between you and @Jake from State Farm, lot of memories here. I was a SE in Houghton, where John MacInnes is basically a god, for a long time. Was that Elite Eight in the 2000s? Tech WBB got to the title game one of those years and lost.

Hi there! Want to say it was 2009 in San Antonio. Could be wrong about the year, though.