NHL1963–1981Hall of Fame · 1984

Phil Esposito

Espo on the wall — for the Bruins fan who remembers the slot.

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Career snapshot

Career: 1963–1981 · Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1984

Accolades

★ 2× Stanley Cup Champion with Boston (1970, 1972)

★ Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1984

★ 2× Hart Trophy as NHL MVP (1969, 1974)

★ 5× Art Ross Trophy as NHL scoring leader

★ First NHL player to record 100 points in a season — went on to 152 in 1970-71

★ 76 goals in 1970-71 — NHL record until Gretzky broke it

★ 1972 Summit Series leader for Team Canada vs the Soviet Union

★ 717 career goals · 1,590 career points across 1,282 games

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The card collector's view

Esposito's rookie card is the 1965-66 Topps #116 — a key vintage card from a 128-card set and the most valuable card in the 1965-66 issue. High-grade examples drive headline prices. Topps and O-Pee-Chee releases from 1966-81 cover his entire Chicago, Boston, and Rangers career. Modern Upper Deck SP Authentic and retrospective Bruins sets offer signed memorabilia and tribute cards for the Esposito collection.

About Phil Esposito at FreshDCards

Phil Esposito made power-forward goal-scoring an art form in Boston. Traded from Chicago in 1967 alongside Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield (one of the most one-sided trades in NHL history), Esposito set up shop in front of the net and scored from there for the next eight seasons. Two Stanley Cups with the Bruins (1970, 1972). Five Art Ross Trophies. Two Hart Trophies. The first NHL player ever to score 100 points in a season — and he hit 152 the year he did it. He was Team Canada's leader in the 1972 Summit Series.