Phil Esposito
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"Philip Anthony Esposito", Order of Canada/OC is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey)/centre. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, he played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks/Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. He is considered one of the best to have ever played in the NHL, and is the older brother of fellow Hall-of-Famer Tony Esposito, a goaltender.

After retiring as a player, Esposito served as head coach and general manager of the New York Rangers before co-founding the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was the principal studio analyst for the NHL on Fox 1994–95 NHL season/1995–1997–98 NHL season/1998. He now serves as Tampa Bay's radio color commentator.

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My competitive juices are starting to flow again. There are only two places that I'd ever want to go if I did it again ... that's New York and in Boston.

My competitive juices have started to flow again.

The biggest problem will be, because he was so good and so smart, when he sees guys making those mental errors. When I coached those few games, that's what got to me.

I only see myself doing this in two places, New York and Boston.

Hockey has to repair the damage that has been done.

I don't agree with stopping your business in the middle of the season. You have a $2.2 billion business and somebody comes to you and says you have to shut down for 15 to 16 days. Not only that but we're going to use your product and it may not return in the best of shape. What do you tell them?

When you're an athlete, you meet a lot of people.