Talk:Phil Esposito

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I wouldn't know, but I've a 1977 Guinness that sez Espo had 7x100-point seasons... Trekphiler 04:12, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Which is wrong, of course, since he had six. Ravenswing 06:12, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Nickname[edit]

Saving nickname here for future use "Espo" -Djsasso (talk) 22:12, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Best known for[edit]

At the time he retired, he was number one in goals scored. But I don't know exactly the correct phrasingt. This is the most important fact about his hockey career, the sheer number of goals. Can someone get the perfect diction and phrasing. This way we get the most important fact as early as possible with the least number of words. Thank you. 04:50, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

You mean in a season, not in a career. He retired with 717 goals, while Gordie Howe had 801. Djob (talk) 09:56, 26 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Early Life[edit]

Nothing? Surely there's something to put there. I don't think it even says where he's born. 130.113.38.176 (talk) 04:32, 7 December 2011 (UTC) Phil and Tony Esposito were born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario CANADA 150.252.38.3 (talk) 14:48, 24 October 2012 (UTC)gbailey[reply]

Name[edit]

Someone put a comment into the source that says "Don't change the name" but I'd like to hear some feedback from someone else who has some context regarding the WP style guide for this subject. 71.69.230.157 (talk) 22:10, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What are you referring to? If it is about the name of the Chicago Black Hawks, that is easily verifiable by looking at their article and seeing that indeed the team name was spelled a different way before 1986. ("The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks before 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks)" Echoedmyron (talk) 22:44, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That note is in the source because the articles of Black Hawks' players who played before 1986 are chronically changed by the ignorant folks who either have no idea or don't care that sports teams sometime change names. It hasn't worked as well as one would imagine, but hope springs eternal. Ravenswing 12:21, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]