The hockey world mourned the passing of Hall of Famer and legendary figure Tony Esposito on Tuesday.
Esposito is best known for being one of the top goalies in the NHL during the 1970s, when he won multiple Vezina trophies with the Chicago Blackhawks. Later on, he was instrumental in starting the ownership for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the early 1990’s.
In between, Esposito had a stop in Pittsburgh as the seventh full-time general manager of the Penguins from 1988-1990. There have only been 11, and after Esposito came Craig Patrick who helped get the Pens to their first Stanley Cup.