Tony Esposito

Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito (April 23, 1943 – August 10, 2021) was a professional ice hockey goaltender, who played in the National Hockey League. He was most known for playing for the hockey team Chicago Black Hawks. He was considered one of the pioneers of the now popular butterfly style. He was put into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Esposito died on August 10, 2021 at the age of 78, from pancreatic cancer.

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Category:1943 births
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Category:American ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Calder Trophy winners
Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Central Professional Hockey League players
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Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Category:Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:People from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Vezina Trophy winners