Longevity has played a part in the selections of some of our top 10 bruins of alltime, but had nothing to do with us choosing phil esposito at no. Derek sanderson left, bobby orr middle and phil esposito celebrated in the locker room after winning the stanley cup in 1970. Oct 19, 2004 phil esposito broke in with the blackhawks, and skated alongside bobby hull, stan mikita, pierre pilotte and glenn hall, all future hall of famers. Phil esposito reminisces about playing with bobby orr duration. One does not read a book written by phil esposito for its prose and flowery use of the english language. Esposito tells the tale of his hospital kidnapping nhl. Phil is pretty much what you expect phil to be throughout this lifeinhockey memoir. Derek sanderson, bobby orr, and phil esposito celebrate winning the stanley cup in 1970. Bobby orr nhl fan jerseys, topps 197273 season hockey trading cards, phil esposito vintage sports magazines, phil esposito vintage sports photos, topps bobby orr boston bruins ice hockey trading cards, bobby orr nhl fan action figures, bobby orr single 197273 season hockey trading cards, topps bobby orr hockey trading cards 197677 season. Drydens full explanation of orrs effect taken from his book, the game. Hes an extraordinary stickhandler and a superb shooter, but he doesnt have. Oct 02, 2014 in 196869, bobby hull of the chicago black hawks set a national hockey league record that would last for just two seasons.
After a dreadful run in the 1960s, during which the bruins finished last in the nhl in six of the seven seasons from 196061 to 196667, superstars bobby orr and phil esposito emerged to resurrect the franchise. As of 2019, orr is the only defenceman in history to win the art ross trophy as the leagues leading scorer, which he also achieved a second time, in 197475. In fact, the cover of the book pretty much tells it like it is, with the use of words like ribald in it description of the contents. Centennial portraits phil esposito, bobby orr portraits unveiled color paintings of greats will be revealed on nhl. Actually, orr can be a hatchet man just like some of his boston teammates. Hockey memoir, is esposito s account of his life in hockey over the past five decades. Today in hockey history for march 15, we look at bobby orr becoming the first defenceman to get 100 points in singles season.
Esposito bobby starred in many allstar games and here is a classic with bobby facing another hall of famer tony esposito. Contact athletespeakers today at 8009166008 to book phil esposito for a keynote. The way phil esposito writes, it doesnt even feel like a book. Marie, ontario, canada is a former professional centre who played in the national hockey league for the chicago blackhawks, boston bruins and new york rangers. The book was released in 2003 with the aid of peter golenbock. During an interview on the marek vs wyshynski podcast, author stephen cole revealed that research for his book hockey night fever showed that phil esposito s name was a bona fide swear word in the soviet union for a time due to his performance in the summit series vs russia. A look at 8 of the boston bruins greatest of all time.
However, phil esposito has lived an extremely interesting life in the world of professional hockey. In 196970, orr almost doubled his scoring total from the previous season, to 120 points, six shy of the league record which had been set by his teammate phil esposito the previous season, leading the league in scoring. Phil esposito right celebrates with boston bruins teammates derek sanderson left and bobby orr middle after the bruins sweep of the st. Phil esposito plans to attend 196970 bruins reunion this month. Mike francesa is joined by legendary hockey figure bobby orr as he talks about his new book, todays nhl and his career with the bruins.
Among other records and honors, he remains the only defenseman to win the art ross trophy league scoring titletwiceand he still holds the record for most points and assists at that position. Bobby orr, phil esposito, ray bourque, warner bros. Dec 18, 2014 hockey hall of famer phil esposito reflects on his favorite memories playing with the legendary bobby orr on the boston bruins. This group is for fans of one of the nhls greatest goal scorers phil esposito. Phil esposito may 8, 2019 on may 8, 1972 bobby orr and i were featured on the cover of sports illustrated on the heels of bostons 32 win over the new york rangers on may 7th, to take a 31 series lead in the stanley cup finals. Bobby orr and phil esposito emerged to resurrect the franchise. Phil esposito speaking fee and booking agent contact. Phil esposito reflects on the last bruinsblues stanley cup finals. Bobby orr and phil esposito of the boston bruins sit. Phil esposito reminisces about playing with bobby orr youtube. Hfboards is the largest ice hockey discussion forum, covering the nhl, college, europe, and any other area of major hockey around the world. Espo goes on to tell of the story of the night on the town the four of them had that night, with the accompaniment of a female companion. My story this is a book more about a man than about a hockey player. Espo was traded to the boston bruins to join bobby orr and form the nucleus of a two time.
Derek sanderson, bobby orr, and phil esposito from left of the 196970 stanley cup champion bruins. Playing with legendary defenseman bobby orr proved to be one of the. Another myth about orr is that hes a gentlemanly and clean player. Eddie shore might be the hardest man who ever lived and milt schmidts story about taking out rocket richard is just hilarious. The second is the bobby orr community centre, a multipurpose entertainment facility. Hull scored 58 goals, a record that would remain a nhl best until phil esposito shattered the mark with 76 goals two years later in 197071. Hockey memoir, is espositos account of his life in hockey over the past five decades. Bostons savior bobby orr commands respect, high price at 18. Drydens full explanation of orr s effect taken from his book, the game. Boston bruins celebrating 75 years hc book bobby orr. One of the myths about hockey is that bobby orr is unstoppable.
Bobby orr recalls playing days with phil esposito, derek sanderson. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Phil esposito canadian ice hockey player britannica. A starstudded team led by the likes of bobby orr and phil esposito, the boston bruins of the 1970s should have collected stanley cups. The 1970 boston victory will always be known for bobby orrs flying celebration, but the lightning founder was the leading scorer. Terry oreilly, derek sanderson, phil esposito and general manager milt schmidt, to whom he attributes a lot of his pro success. In 196869, bobby hull of the chicago black hawks set a national hockey league record that would last for just two seasons. The autograph on the item of sports memorabilia accompanying this certificate is guaranteed by great north road america. In the 2 nd round, boston unleashes bobby orr and phil esposito on the first place chicago black hawks. Phil esposito talks about being benched by scotty bowman at 1976 canada cup nextsportstar. And to have the opportunity to be involved in this project, not only as the screenwriter but as the producer, was a great. Regarding his nationality, he is a canadian and he belongs to white ethnicity. Throughout the 95year history of the boston bruins franchise, there have been 11 different instances of a player reaching the 50goal mark.
Phil esposito, bobby orr, boston bruins hockey, boston sports, nfl fans, nhl, athlete, 4 life, legends phil esposito, new york rangers rangers hockey bruins hockey ice hockey phil esposito vince lombardi hockey games win or lose new york rangers best games. Phil esposito talks about the night this photo was taken in his book from 2003 thunder and lightning. But jari kurri was the only other oiler in the top11 in scoring while boston in 197071 had seven scorers in the top11 including the topfour in phil esposito, bobby orr. The career of phil esposito is celebrated in two books this season, one a rowdy autobiography, the other a collection of thoughtful prose. Esposito faces his brother tony, the eventual calder trophy winner, but the series is no. Park also sniped at phil esposito, the bruins fan favorite. The way phil esposito writes, it doesnt even feel like a book and it reads like. Great north road america takes tremendous pride in offering only genuine bobby orr memorabilia. Instead, they achieved far less than they should have. The career of phil esposito is celebrated in two books this season, one a. One does not read a book written by phil esposito for its prose and flowery use of the.
Both players images are color enhanced and the photo is personally signed by bobby. You get interviews with bobby orr, cam neely, ray bourque, phil esposito and even interjections and reflections from the new blood of the bruins tim thomas, zdeno chara and milan lucic. Hockey hall of famer phil esposito reflects on his favorite memories playing with the legendary bobby orr on the boston bruins. Hockey memoir truly lives up to its name, and so much more. In a rare roundtable interview, bobby orr, gerry cheevers, phil esposito and derek sanderson discuss how this band of brothers captured the hearts and minds. Nhl legend bobby orr tells his story from his ontario childhood to his years with the. See more ideas about bobby orr, bruins hockey and bobby. Phil esposito, bobby orr, boston bruins hockey, boston sports, nfl fans, nhl, athlete, 4 life, legends. A starstudded team led by the likes of bobby orr and phil esposito, the boston bruins of the 1970s should have collected.
Orr, a defenseman, was the bruins most popular player until he left the team after the 197576 season. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. May 24, 2019 derek sanderson, bobby orr, and phil esposito celebrate winning the stanley cup in 1970. Centennial portraits phil esposito, bobby orr portraits unveiled color paintings of greats will be revealed on every monday in 2017 as part of centennial celebration. May 26, 2017 a starstudded team led by the likes of bobby orr and phil esposito, the boston bruins of the 1970s should have collected stanley cups. Its also available for football, basketball and baseball. Find great deals on ebay for phil esposito and bobby orr. May 27, 2017 with the orr espo bruins, there was a large helping of fun, like these were marvel comic book characters, hockey players in name and rank only, but super heroes of a stripe, as well. Readers of this book will feel like they are actually listening to the hall of famer himself tell his story. A movie about bruins legend derek sanderson is in the works. Bobby orr and phil esposito of the boston bruins sit in the locker room after a game, circa 1970. Phil esposito is still bitter about trade from bruins montreal gazette. Phil esposito broke in with the blackhawks, and skated alongside bobby hull, stan mikita, pierre pilotte and glenn hall, all future hall of famers. Phil esposito candid about 1972 summit series anniversary.
You can read simmonss column on phil and his brother tony esposito by clicking here. In 1995, bobby orr was inducted into the ontario sports hall of fame. With the orrespo bruins, there was a large helping of fun, like these were marvel comic book characters, hockey players in name and rank only. The game by ken dryden orr by bobby orr navigating youth hockey by.
The two led the bruins to the stanley cup in 1970, in the teams first league championship in 29 years. In a rare roundtable interview, bobby orr, gerry cheevers, phil esposito and derek sanderson discuss how this band of brothers captured the hearts and minds of. Phil esposito biosalary, net worth, girlfriend, children. Apr, 2020 longevity has played a part in the selections of some of our top 10 bruins of alltime, but had nothing to do with us choosing phil esposito at no.
Hockey legends by george kaz, bobby hull, bobby orr, phil. Phil esposito was born on 20th february 1942, in sault ste, marie, ontario, to frances esposito and pat esposito. Bobby orr, nhl leader, assists 90 singlegame record for points in one game. Phil esposito right, with bobby orr and derek sanderson after the bruins won the stanley cup in 1970. Bobby orr, paul henderson, bobby clarke, phil esposito, ken dryden, tony esposito, dale tallon, yvan cournoyer llc books general books llc, 2010 120 pages. Bobby orr played for the boston bruins from 1966 to 1976, and then two more years for the chicago blackhawks.
Phil esposito florida gators football bobby orr boston bruins hockey hockey games sports games state champs new york yankees baseball boston sports ed johnston boston he started his career in boston with the original 6 teams and continued after the expansion of the nhl in 1967. Orr and espositoled bruins the most underachieving great. Dallas smith, they came to get me and it was a wild, wild thing, said esposito. Just like esposito, the book is opinionated and to the point. Esposito tells the tale of his hospital kidnapping. Phil esposito reflects on the last bruinsblues stanley. Buy the mass market paperback book thunder and lightning. Avengers record album cello bobby orr phil esposito. In what was the hockey equivalent of the lou brock for ernie broglio trade, espo was traded to the boston bruins to join bobby orr and form the nucleus of a two time stanley cup winning team. Phil esposito talks about being benched by scotty bowman. Pro hockey 7374, jim proudfoot bobby orr, phil esposito, bobby clarke, more. Thunder and lightning by phil esposito and peter golenbock.
Jun 15, 2017 bobby orr recalls playing days with phil esposito, derek sanderson. The first is the bobby orr hall of fame, where his order of canada medal is on display along with other exhibits. For the minor leaguer, please see phil esposito 1970. Bobby orr recalls playing days with phil esposito, derek. Phil esposito, nhl leader, goals 68 phil esposito, nhl leader, points 145 bobby orr, norris trophy.
Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more. Nhl network to air documentary on 1970 bruins on may 10. Boston bruins celebrating 75 years hc book bobby orr ray bourque phil esposito. The way phil esposito writes, it doesnt even feel like a book and it reads like youre being spoken to. Mar 12, 2019 i was always a fan of bobby orr, phil esposito, and derek sanderson.
Phil esposito is still bitter about trade from bruins. Two buildings in his hometown of parry sound are named after orr. Jun 16, 20 phil esposito is still bitter about trade from bruins back to video. Phil esposito grew up alongside his only brother tony esposito, a former canadianamerican. Apparently he has a similar picture of him and orr with andre.