Karine Hains: Farewell Tony-O Once upon a time, the Canadiens were so deep in goal that they lost a tremendous goalie for absolutely nothing and he went on to write a huge part of the Blackhawks’ history. Yesterday, the curtain fell on the great Tony Esposito’s life, and he’ll always be one of those players you can never forget.

Truly a legend. Sad to see him go.

Well, they got 25K for Tony. saved me from having to watch denis dejordy play net for years.

RIP #35. the one and only.
and thank you from a little fido who often dreamed being you.

RIP #35. the one and only.
and thank you from a little fido who often dreamed being you.


- fidopro

Was heck of a goalie, shame I don't remember watching him play...

Was heck of a goalie, shame I don't remember watching him play...
- Karine Hains

it was a treat. he made what i still consider to be the most incredible save i ever saw. he was flat on his back(he was scrambly at times) and orr was alone n the slot, ripped a shot and somehow tony turned over and caught the puck. orr probably still doesn't believe it to this day

RIP #35. the one and only.
and thank you from a little fido who often dreamed being you.


- fidopro

gotta love that old school gear

It wasn’t all about the numbers and awards though, Esposito was also one of the pioneers of his profession. He was one of the first goaltender to drop to his knees to make saves and is often credited with planting the seeds to what would become the butterfly style of goaltending.


I thought Patrick Roy had come up with the butterfly style, but it turns out it was a "hybrid" that he popularized, so all the credit goes to Tony

gotta love that old school gear
- Pat1993

it was before Tony started adding to his gear.

It wasn’t all about the numbers and awards though, Esposito was also one of the pioneers of his profession. He was one of the first goaltender to drop to his knees to make saves and is often credited with planting the seeds to what would become the butterfly style of goaltending.


I thought Patrick Roy had come up with the butterfly style, but it turns out it was a "hybrid" that he popularized, so all the credit goes to Tony
- Pat1993

it was tony and he had a ton of critics because of it. it was tony who won the big games in the summit series including the crucial game 7 which allowed paul henderson's heroics in game 8.

it was before Tony started adding to his gear.
- Gramps28

yeah I read that he was sometimes quite inventive with his gear, and for a short period of time he even had some sort of net between the pads to block the five hole

gotta love that old school gear
- Pat1993

It was custom stuff. You see that #35 on the blocker?

it was tony and he had a ton of critics because of it. it was tony who won the big games in the summit series including the crucial game 7 which allowed paul henderson's heroics in game 8.
- Gramps28

those must've been some great moments of hockey to witness, too bad I wasn't even born...

yeah I read that he was sometimes quite inventive with his gear, and for a short period of time he even had some sort of net between the pads to block the five hole
- Pat1993

"Ya ain't cheatin' ya ain't tryin'"

- some 90 year old baseball fan in a life lesson to his 7 year old great grandchildren

It was custom stuff. You see that #35 on the blocker?
- Takemedrunkimhome

yeah, I can't recall who but there were French hockey descriptors who called those "le biscuit", cuz they kinda looked like a giant delicious cookie lol

"Ya ain't cheatin' ya ain't tryin'"

- some 90 year old baseball fan in a life lesson to his 7 year old great grandchildren
- Takemedrunkimhome

well, to be fair he technically wasn't even cheating at the time, they came up with the goalie equipment rules only afterwards

yeah, I can't recall who but there were French hockey descriptors who called those "le biscuit", cuz they kinda looked like a giant delicious cookie lol
- Pat1993

I still have a set with the snag along with some super old pads as decorations in my game room

well, to be fair he technically wasn't even cheating at the time, they came up with the goalie equipment rules only afterwards
- Pat1993

The NFL does that all the time but only against defenders. This guy is too good at "x" and he's dominating so let's just completely outlaw it and we'll have more points

It was custom stuff. You see that #35 on the blocker?
- Takemedrunkimhome

he only trusted one person to handle his gear. the place around here to get any real hockey gear was called Gunzo's. they handled all the equipment for the hawks. tony would only let the owner wok on his gear. had the same set of pads for most of his career.

grampy story time. my bro-in-law and his brother were equipment managers for the hawks. joe(the bro) actually had tony's pads because he was going to finally get new ones and at the last minute, tony decided not to change. he decided to just get them re-stuffed again.

its also how i ended up with keith magnuson's elbow pads and pit martin's shin guard. lol my sticks were pierre la plante or something like that.

those must've been some great moments of hockey to witness, too bad I wasn't even born...
- Pat1993

it was. i used to go to about 20 games a year with my family. my dad used to get tickets from trucking companies all the time.

when my cuz was old enough to drive, he and i went to games all the time.

he only trusted one person to handle his gear. the place around here to get any real hockey gear was called Gunzo's. they handled all the equipment for the hawks. tony would only let the owner wok on his gear. had the same set of pads for most of his career.

grampy story time. my bro-in-law and his brother were equipment managers for the hawks. joe(the bro) actually had tony's pads because he was going to finally get new ones and at the last minute, tony decided not to change. he decided to just get them re-stuffed again.

its also how i ended up with keith magnuson's elbow pads and pit martin's shin guard. lol my sticks were pierre la plante or something like that.
- Gramps28

That's pretty awesome

That's pretty awesome
- Takemedrunkimhome

i recall now. i had pierre plante's sticks.

he only trusted one person to handle his gear. the place around here to get any real hockey gear was called Gunzo's. they handled all the equipment for the hawks. tony would only let the owner wok on his gear. had the same set of pads for most of his career.

grampy story time. my bro-in-law and his brother were equipment managers for the hawks. joe(the bro) actually had tony's pads because he was going to finally get new ones and at the last minute, tony decided not to change. he decided to just get them re-stuffed again.

its also how i ended up with keith magnuson's elbow pads and pit martin's shin guard. lol my sticks were pierre la plante or something like that.
- Gramps28

that's a pretty cool story indeed. too bad Esposito changed his mind about the pads though lol

i recall now. i had pierre plante's sticks.
- Gramps28

any relation to Jacques...?

"l want to stay there (Vancouver) now, but I also want to play for a team that's winning and has the chance to go far into the playoffs every year," Pettersson added. "I feel like we've got a chance to do that next year. If we have that chance when my next deal expires... I don't know. I just wanna play where there's a chance of winning."