| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Espo |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Centre ( center in the USA) in Ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 85 m) 205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb) |
| Pro clubs | New York Rangers Boston Bruins Chicago Black Hawks |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | February 20, 1942 , Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CAN |
| Pro career | 1963 – 1981 |
| Hall of Fame, 1984 | |
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Playing career
Esposito joined the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1964 season and, centering for the great Bobby Hull for four seasons, proved himself a quality playmaker, twice finishing amongst the league-leading scorers. The 1963–64 NHL season was the 47th season of the National Hockey League. Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player
In 1967, he was dealt to the Boston Bruins in a blockbuster trade, along with Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield. The 1967–68 NHL season was the 51st season of the National Hockey League. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. Kenneth Raymond Hodge Sr (born June 25, 1944, Birmingham, England) is a retired hockey player for the NHL Boston Frederick William Stanfield (born May 4, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former Professional Ice hockey left While the hitherto unremarkable Hodge and Stanfield became stars in the Black-and-Gold, Esposito blossomed into the greatest scorer of his day, becoming the first NHL player to score 100 points in a season with 126 in the 1969 season. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The 1968–69 NHL season was the 52nd season of the National Hockey League. He would top the "century" mark six times in all, including five consecutive seasons between 1971 and 1975 (plus a 99-point season in 1970). Esposito would also capture the Art Ross Trophy in 1969 and 1971–74 as the top regular season scorer. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season
Esposito was named to the NHL's First All-Star team six consecutive times (from 1969–74), and won the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player in 1969 and 1974. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the His Boston fans printed and displayed bumper stickers during his best years to celebrate his scoring: they read, "Jesus saves, Espo scores on the rebound. " Esposito, while not a fast or graceful skater, was best known for his unmovable presence in front of the opposition net from which he could score from all angles. Esposito has said: “Scoring is easy. You simply stand in the slot, take your beating and shoot the puck into the net. ”[1]
During these great years, centering one of the most renowned forward lines in history with Hodge on right wing and left winger Wayne Cashman, Esposito and fellow superstar Bobby Orr led the Bruins to Stanley Cup victories in 1970 and 1972, and first-place finishes in the league in 1971, 1972, and 1974. Wayne Cashman (born June 24, 1945 in Kingston Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and a former NHL head coach Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr OC (born March 20 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenseman The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
During 1970–71, Esposito shattered the record for most goals scored in a season when he finished up with 76. The 1970–71 NHL season was the 54th season of the National Hockey League. This record stood until 1982 when Wayne Gretzky scored his 77th, 78th and 79th goal against the Buffalo Sabres. The 1981–82 NHL season was the 65th season of the National Hockey League. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The Buffalo Sabres are a professional Ice hockey team based in Buffalo New York. Esposito was on hand to present the game puck to Gretzky. Esposito also set the single season point-scoring record in 1971 with 152, a mark likewise now held by Gretzky. Only three other players have reached the 150 point-scoring plateau — Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman and Bernie Nicholls — and only Gretzky, Lemieux, Brett Hull, Teemu Selanne and Alexander Mogilny have scored 76 or more goals in a season. Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins Stephen Gregory Yzerman ˈaɪzɚmən (born May 9, 1965 in Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional hockey Bernie Irvine Nicholls (born June 24, 1961 in Haliburton, Ontario) is a former professional Ice hockey centre. Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario and raised in Chicago, Winnipeg and Vancouver) is a Teemu Ilmari Selänne (ˈteːmu ˈilmɑri ˈselænːe (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Alexander Gennadevitch Mogilny (Александр Геннадиевич Могильный Aleksandr Gennadijevič Mogil'nyj) born on February 18, 1969
After his performance in the Summit Series, where he was the inspirational captain for Team Canada and its leading scorer in the series, he won the 1972 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of the year and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national Ice hockey teams an eight-game series held in Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Lou Marsh Trophy, also known as the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy and Lou Marsh Award is a trophy that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete professional or The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Esposito also scored the first goal of the series and he scored or assisted four times in the deciding game. During that series, his scolding of Canadian fans, who booed the national team after a 5–3 loss to the Soviet Union in Game Four, was credited with firing up his teammates [1]:
"If the Russian fans boo their players in Moscow like you people are booing us, I'll come back and apologize personally to every one of you, but I really don't think that will happen. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of We gave it and are doing our best. All of us guys are really disheartened. . . . We came out here because we love Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They're a good hockey team, and we don't know what we could do better, but I promise we will figure it out. But it's totally ridiculous — I don't think it is fair that we should be booed. "
He also played for Team Canada in the inaugural Canada Cup in 1976, on a line with Hall of Famers Bobby Hull and Marcel Dionne. Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Marcel Elphege "Little Beaver" Dionne (born August 3 1951 in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian The following year, Esposito would represent Canada once more in the 1977 World Championships.
In 1975–76, he and Carol Vadnais were traded to the New York Rangers for Brad Park, Joe Zanussi and Jean Ratelle. The 1975–76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. Carol Marcel Vadnais (born September 25, 1945 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former Professional Ice hockey defenceman The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. Douglas Bradford (Brad Park (born July 6, 1948 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League Joe Zanussi (born September 25, 1947 in Rossland, British Columbia) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 149 games in the Joseph Gilbert Yvon "Jean" Ratelle (born October 3, 1940 in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and While not as glittering an offensive force as in his glory days, as captain of the Rangers, Esposito led the Blueshirts in points each of his full seasons with the club and remained an effective scorer until his final season. The highlight of his years in New York was leading the Rangers to the Stanley Cup final in 1979 where he finished third in postseason scoring. The 1978–79 NHL season was the 62nd season of the National Hockey League. He retired in 1981, then only second to Gordie Howe in career goals and total points, and third in assists to Howe and Stan Mikita. Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC (born March 31 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan) is a former professional Ice hockey player from Canada Stanislav "Stan" Mikita (born May 20 1940) is a Slovak born Canadian retired professional Ice hockey player generally
Retirement
Esposito served as General Manager and coach of the Rangers for three years in the mid 1980s, during which he earned the nickname "Trader Phil" for the numerous transactions he made. During his tenure as GM, he made more trades than the Vancouver Canucks had made in the entire 1980's. [3] While serving as GM, two of his most famous trades included the trade for the legendary Marcel Dionne and one which he sent a first round pick to the Quebec Nordiques as compensation for signing Michel Bergeron to be the Rangers' coach. Marcel Elphege "Little Beaver" Dionne (born August 3 1951 in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were
He moved on to found the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning but faced competition from the Compuware Group who wanted to place a team in nearby St. The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa Florida. Petersburg. It was proposed to Esposito that he merge his bid with the Compuware Group to which he refused. [4] His reputation and force of personality was widely credited with winning the expansion bid for Tampa Bay -- in 1992, serving as the team's president and general manager until 1998. The 1992–93 NHL season was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. Compuware eventually purchased the Hartford Whalers. The Hartford Whalers were an American professional Ice hockey team based in Hartford Connecticut.
In the Lightning's inaugural season, he made hockey history by signing Manon Rheaume, making her the first woman to sign with an NHL team. Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972) is a Canadian Goaltender and Olympic Silver medalist who was the first - and as He later admitted in his autobiography that signing Rheaume was only a publicity stunt for the new franchise and that she had no business being in the NHL. He remains the team’s radio color commentator, and also co-hosts a daily call-in show on XM Satellite Radio's Home Ice channel. In sports home is a term referring to both the City and Stadium, Arena, or Field where an athletic team plays games at their venue whilst He has appeared in the last two seasons on the FX network show Rescue Me, a show with strong hockey elements, in a recurring role as a hockey-loving fire chief. Rescue Me is an American Television drama series created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan.
Esposito was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In December of 1987, his #7 jersey was retired by the Boston Bruins in an emotional ceremony where the then-current wearer, superstar defenseman Ray Bourque, pulled off his #7 jersey to reveal his new number, 77--dramatically "surrendering" his old number in Esposito's favor. Raymond Jean "Ray" Bourque (born December 28 1960 in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, now a district of Montreal) is a retired professional Ice hockey Esposito was "visibly moved" when Bourque showed the Boston Garden crowd his new number, which he used for the rest of his career. The Boston Garden was a famous Arena built in 1928 in Boston Massachusetts. [5] Esposito was also on hand in Boston to hand Bourque his retired number after the latter retired.
Phil Esposito was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Esposito's younger brother Tony is also an Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. For the Italian The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Former NHLer Alexander Selivanov is Esposito's son-in-law. Alexander Selivanov (born 23 March 1971 is a professional Ice hockey left winger who has played in the NHL and also in various European leagues
Awards & achievements
- 1968–69 - Art Ross Trophy Winner
- 1968–69 - Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
- 1969–70 - Stanley Cup Champion
- 1970–71 - Art Ross Trophy Winner
- 1970–71 - Lester B. Pearson Award Winner
- 1971–72 - Stanley Cup Champion
- 1971–72 - Art Ross Trophy Winner
- 1972–73 - Lester B. Pearson Award Winner
- 1972–73 - Art Ross Trophy Winner
- 1973–74 - Art Ross Trophy Winner
- 1973–74 - Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
- 1977–78 - Lester Patrick Trophy Winner
- 1984 - Inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame
- December 3, 1987 - #7 jersey retired by the Boston Bruins
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980)
- NHL First Team All-Star (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)
- NHL Second Team All-Star (1968, 1975)
- Retired as the second leading all time NHL goal and point scorer, and third in assists. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The Lester B Pearson Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League 's outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The Lester B Pearson Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League 's outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The Lester Patrick Trophy has been has presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to Ice hockey The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The National Hockey League All-Star Game (Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey is an exhibition Ice hockey game that traditionally marks the midway
- Among the all-time NHL leaders in Goals scored (5th), Assists (18th), and total points (8th).
- Won Lou Marsh Trophy as Canadian athlete of the year in 1972. The Lou Marsh Trophy, also known as the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy and Lou Marsh Award is a trophy that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete professional or
- Still holds the record for shots on goal in a single season with 550 in 1971 (over a hundred more than the second highest total).
- Had thirteen consecutive 30+ goal seasons, second most in history.
- In 1998, he was ranked number 18 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Hockey News is a North American hockey magazine published by Transcontinental.
- Inducted in 2007 (alongside brother Tony) into the Sault Ste Marie Walk of Fame. Sault Ste Marie Walk of Fame is a series of markers located on Queen Street in downtown Sault Ste
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1961–62 | St. Catharines | OHA | 49 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1961–62 | Sault Thunderbirds | EPHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1962–63 | St. Louis Braves | EPHL | 71 | 36 | 54 | 90 | 51 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1963–64 | St. The St Catharines Teepees were a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1947 to 1962 The Sault Thunderbirds were a professional Ice hockey team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League from 1959 to 1962 For information about the EPHL beginning play in 2008 please see Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008 The Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL was a The St Louis Braves were a minor league hockey club located in St Louis Braves | CPHL | 43 | 26 | 54 | 80 | 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1963–64 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 1965–66 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1966–67 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1967–68 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 74 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 74 | 49 | 77 | 126 | 79 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1969–70 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 76 | 43 | 56 | 99 | 50 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 16 | ||
| 1970–71 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 76 | 76 | 152 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1971–72 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 76 | 66 | 67 | 133 | 76 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 24 | ||
| 1972–73 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 55 | 75 | 130 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 68 | 77 | 145 | 58 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 25 | ||
| 1974–75 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 61 | 66 | 127 | 62 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1975–76 | New York Rangers | NHL | 62 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1976–77 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1977–78 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 38 | 43 | 81 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978–79 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 1979–80 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | 41 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 1282 | 717 | 873 | 1590 | 910 | 130 | 61 | 76 | 137 | 138 | ||||
International play
- Played for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series
- Played for Team Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup
- Played for Team Canada in the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Summit | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 |
| 1976 | Canada | Canada Cup | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | Canada | WC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
Pop-culture references
Phil Esposito is referred to in the Barenaked Ladies song "Celebrity", and the Fun Lovin' Criminals song "Smoke 'Em". The Central Hockey League was a minor professional Ice hockey league that operated in the United States from 1963 to 1984 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national Ice hockey teams an eight-game series held in After the Summit Series of 1972 and 1974, the NHL and NHLPA decided to broaden the scope of the competition inviting to the tournament a number of hockey Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Juno -winning and Grammy -nominated Canadian Alternative The Fun Lovin' Criminals (often referred to by their initials FLC) are an American Alternative rap / Alternative rock group from New York City
A shortened version of his speech during the Summit Series was paraphrased by Brent Butt on the The Good Old Table Hockey Game episode of Corner Gas. The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national Ice hockey teams an eight-game series held in Brent Butt (born August 3, 1966 in Tisdale Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Stand-up comedian actor and writer Corner Gas is a Canadian Television sitcom created by Brent Butt and airing on CTV and in the United States on WGN Later in the same episode, a table hockey figure is shown to be fallen on the ice, it is remarked to be Esposito.
He also made an appearance in the first season of Rent-a-Goalie in a subplot involving the stealing of his DNA. Rent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that is broadcast on the CanWest Mediaworks channel Showcase. Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known
References
- ^ McDonell, Chris. Hockey's Greatest Stars. Page 15.
- ^ McDnell, Chris. Hockey's Greatest Stars. Page 24.
- ^ Remembering Phil Esposito, Craig McInnis, Editor, ISBN 978–1551926391
- ^ Thunder and Lightning: a No-B. S. Hockey Memoir, Phil Esposito and Peter Golenbock, ISBN 978–0771030864
- ^ McDonell, Chris. Hockey's Greatest Stars. Page 104.
See also
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL seasons
- Notable families in the NHL
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- List of NHL players with 500 goals
- 1972 Summit Series
External links
- Phil Esposito's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Phil Esposito's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Esposito learned to love the Big Apple
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Brad Park |
New York Rangers captains 1975-78 |
Succeeded by Dave Maloney |
| Preceded by Michel Bergeron |
Head Coaches of the New York Rangers 1989 |
Succeeded by Roger Neilson |
| Preceded by Tom Webster |
Head Coaches of the New York Rangers 1986–1987 |
Succeeded by Michel Bergeron |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Bobby Hull |
NHL Goal Leader 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
Succeeded by Reggie Leach |
| Preceded by Bobby Clarke |
Lester B. Pearson Award Winner 1974 |
Succeeded by Bobby Orr |
| Preceded by new award |
Lester B. Pearson Award Winner 1971 |
Succeeded by Jean Ratelle |
| Preceded by Bobby Clarke |
Winner of the Hart Trophy 1974 |
Succeeded by Bobby Clarke |
| Preceded by Stan Mikita |
Winner of the Hart Trophy 1969 |
Succeeded by Bobby Orr |
| Preceded by Bobby Orr |
Winner of the Art Ross Trophy 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
Succeeded by Bobby Orr |
| Preceded by Stan Mikita |
Winner of the Art Ross Trophy 1969 |
Succeeded by Bobby Orr |
| Preceded by Hervé Filion |
Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1972 |
Succeeded by Sandy Hawley |
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