Phil Esposito - Awards and Achievements

Awards and 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 All-Star Team (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)
  • NHL Second All-Star Team (1968, 1975)
  • Retired as the second leading all time NHL goal and point scorer, and third in assists.
  • Among the all-time NHL leaders in goals scored (5th), assists (21st), and total points (10th), as of the end of the 2008–09 season.
  • Won Lou Marsh Trophy as Canadian athlete of the year in 1972.
  • Holds the record for shots on goal in a single season with 550 in 1970–71.
  • All time leader in game-winning goals with 118.
  • Had thirteen consecutive 30+ goal seasons, second most in history.
  • First NHL player to score 1,000 points in a decade.
  • In 1998, he was ranked number 18 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
  • Inducted in 2007 (alongside brother Tony) into the Sault Ste Marie Walk of Fame.
  • Ranked No. 23 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).
  • Received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Canada in 2009.
  • Statue unveiled in his honor in front of the Tampa Bay Times Forum on December 31, 2011.

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