Phil Esposito
Chronology
| 1942 | Born February 20 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| 1961 | Turns pro as a hockey player |
| 1963 | Is called up by the Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1963-67 | Plays with the Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1967 | Traded to Boston Bruins |
| 1969 | First player to score more than 100 points in a season |
| 1970 | Wins Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins |
| 1972 | Wins Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins; plays for Team Canada in the Summit Series |
| 1975 | Traded to New York Rangers on November 7 |
| 1981 | Retires as a player in mid-season, becomes coach (January) |
| 1984 | Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame |
| 1986 | Named general manager of the New York Rangers |
| 1989 | Fired as general manager of Rangers in May |
| 1990 | Part of team that gets expansion franchise Tampa Bay Lightning admitted to NHL for 1992-93 season |
| 1992 | Is general manager and president when Tampa Bay joins the NHL |
| 1998 | Fired as general manager of Tampa Bay Lightening |
| 1998-99 | Works as analyst for Fox Sports |
| 2000 | Buys (with partners) the Cincinnati Cyclones, a minor league hockey team |
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