31, 2011. Inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2017, Esposito was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. In 2023, Esposito was named as one of the inaugural members of the Tampa Bay Lightning hall of fame. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Head coaching record In popular culture Esposito and New York Rangers teammates Ron Duguay, Dave Maloney and Anders Hedberg famously appeared in a TV commercial for Sasson designer jeans in 1979. In 1979, Esposito and Ranger teammates recorded a song written by Alan Thicke as a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation called "Hockey Sock Rock". Esposito makes an appearance in the 2015 animated Christmas special, The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale, both as a young ballet dancer's imaginary mentor and as the actual person performing a cameo in The Nutcracker. He voiced the role himself. Esposito also appeared in a recurring role for several episodes as a fire chief in Denis Leary's FX show Rescue Me.'' See also 1972 Summit Series Hockey Hall of Fame List of Canadian sports personalities List of NHL players with 1000 games played List of NHL players with 1000 points List of NHL players with 500 goals List of NHL statistical leaders Notable families in the NHL References External links Esposito learned to love the Big Apple The Trade Phil Esposito, winner of the Lionel Conacher Award and the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award: Virtual Museum of Canada Exhibit 1942 births Living people Art Ross Trophy winners Boston Bruins players Boston Bruins announcers Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian radio sportscasters Chicago Blackhawks players Hart Memorial Trophy winners Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Ontario Lester B. Pearson Award winners Lester Patrick Trophy recipients Lou Marsh Trophy winners National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League players with retired numbers New York Rangers coaches New York Rangers executives New York Rangers general managers New York Rangers players Officers of the Order of Canada Sault Thunderbirds players Sportspeople from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario St. Catharines Teepees players St. Louis Braves players St. Louis Braves (EPHL) players Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay Lightning announcers Tampa Bay Lightning executives Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States