Tony Esposito
Chronology
1943 | Born on April 23 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
1962-63 | Plays for the Junior A Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
1963-67 | Attends Michigan Technical University as scholarship athlete |
1967 | Graduates from Michigan Tech with degree in business; turns professional as a hockey player; plays for the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Hockey League |
1968-69 | Plays in 19 games for the Houston Apollos of the Central Hockey League; Joins the Montreal Canadiens for 13 games |
1969 | Picked up by Chicago Blackhawks in the intraleague draft |
1969-84 | Appears in post-season every year with the Blackhawks |
1984 | Retires from professional hockey after being released by the Blackhawks |
1988 | Becomes general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins |
1989 | Fired as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins |
1992 | Becomes director of hockey operations and assistant general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightening |
1998 | Fired from Tampa Bay Lightening |
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