User:Matt Heard/Tony Esposito/Source mining/Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey

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 * 1) Born 23 April 1943 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
 * 2) Played college hockey at Michigan Tech.
 * 3) Joined the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Hockey League (1967-1968).
 * 4) Played with the Houston Apollos in the Central Hockey League (1968-1969),
 * 5) Joined the National Hockey League (NHL).
 * 6) Was a NHL goalie with the Montreal Canadiens (1968-1969),
 * 7) Joined the Chicago Black Hawks (1969-1984).
 * 8) Was the first goalie to wear the jersey number 35.
 * 9) Had a superstition about his hockey sticks, and he had to line them up in a certain way. Crossed sticks upset him.
 * 10) Popularized the butterfly style of goaltending.
 * 11) Had the nickname "Tony O" due to his shutout talent.
 * 12) During his 16-season NHL career, he had 76 shutouts and led the league with 15 (1969-1970), 9 (1971-1972), and 6 (1979-1980).
 * 13) His brother, Phil Esposito, was a center for 18 seasons in the NHL, from 1963-1981.
 * 14) When Tony once played against Phil, Phil scored two goals for the Boston Bruins, and the game ended in a 2-2 tie.
 * 15) Won the Stanley Cup in 1969, by defeating the St. Louis Blues, 4-0.
 * 16) Won the Calder Memorial Trophy (1970) and Vezina Trophy (1970; 1972, with Gary Smith; 1974, tied with Bernie Parent).
 * 17) Was one of just eight goalies to win the Vezina catching the puck right-handed. Others who did the same included Charlie Gardiner, Bill Durnan, Gilles Villemure, and Grant Fuhr.
 * 18) Led the NHL in wins, with 38 (1969-1970) and 35 (1970-1971).
 * 19) Played in 886 regular-season games and had 423 wins, 306 losses, and 151 ties.
 * 20) Played hockey for Canada in the 1972 Summit Series, sharing duties with Ken Dryden.
 * 21) Played hockey for Canada in the 1977 World Ice Hockey Championships.
 * 22) Became a U.S. citizen.
 * 23) Played for the United States in the 1981 Canada Cup.
 * 24) Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.