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Phil Esposito

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Philip Anthony Esposito ( ESP-ə-ZEE-toh, Italian: [eˈspɔːzito]; born February 20, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach and executive, and current broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Lightning. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, he played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers, winning two Stanley Cups with Boston. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time, and is the older brother of fellow Hall-of-Famer Tony Esposito, a goaltender. He became the first player to score more than 100 points in a season, with 126 in 1968–69, a feat he would later achieve a further 5 times, also becoming the first player to score 50 goals in a season 5 times in a row, including the then record of 76 goals in 1970–71 to go with the then record 152 points the same year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Esposito is the 10th most popular hockey player (up from 14th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from Canada (up from 244th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Phil Esposito ranks 10 out of 676. Before him are Vladislav Tretiak, Valeri Kharlamov, Václav Nedomanský, Viktor Tikhonov, Jaromír Jágr, and Jiří Holeček. After him are Stan Mikita, Mario Lemieux, Lal Bokhari, Jiří Holík, Bobby Hull, and Ray Bourque.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Phil Esposito ranks 268. Before him are Edward Luttwak, Marta Kubišová, Ivan Mládek, Björn Nordqvist, Graham Nash, and Montserrat Figueras. After him are Gunilla Bergström, Gijs van Lennep, Colin Groves, Radu Vasile, David Stern, and Gregorio Rosa Chávez.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Phil Esposito ranks 211 out of 1,622. Before him are George Eaton (1945), Arthur Hiller (1923), David Hall (1875), Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680), Alfred Aho (1941), and Hayden Christensen (1981). After him are Paul Haggis (1953), Alanis Morissette (1974), Robert H. MacArthur (1930), Shawn Mendes (1998), Steve MacLean (1954), and Joe Shuster (1914).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Phil Esposito ranks 4. Before him are Wayne Gretzky (1961), Maurice Richard (1921), and Gordie Howe (1928). After him are Mario Lemieux (1965), Bobby Hull (1939), Ray Bourque (1960), Henri Richard (1936), Bobby Orr (1948), Jacques Plante (1929), Georges Vézina (1887), and Guy Lafleur (1951).

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