When Phil Esposito turned the 1972 Summit Series with an interview
What an absolut legend!
Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito is a Canadian centre who played 1,282 NHL games for Chicago, Boston and the New York Rangers, and scored 717 goals. Esposito won two Stanley Cups and five Art Ross Trophies in Boston, was the first player to reach 100 points in a season, and held the single-season goal record with 76 until Wayne Gretzky passed it in 1981-82. Esposito later ran the Rangers as general manager, co-founded the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1991 as the expansion club's first president and general manager, and works today as the Lightning's radio colour commentator.
| Position | Centre |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1942, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Entered the NHL | Undrafted; signed by the Chicago Black Hawks organisation as a teenager |
| NHL teams | Chicago, Boston, NY Rangers |
| NHL career | 1,282 GP, 717 G, 1,590 P |
| Honours | Hockey Hall of Fame 1984; Stanley Cup 1970 and 1972; Hart Trophy 1969 and 1974; Art Ross Trophy 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974; No. 7 retired by Boston; NHL's 100 Greatest Players |
| Known for | Top scorer of the 1972 Summit Series, and the blunt on-ice speech to booing Canadian fans in Vancouver |
| Now | Radio colour commentator for the Tampa Bay Lightning |
