1968-69 Tony Esposito, Montreal Canadiens

Rare footage of goaltender Tony Esposito with the Montreal Canadiens:
00:00 December 21, 1968 vs the Boston Bruins
00:20 December 28, 1968 vs the New York Rangers
03:05 January 15, 1969 vs the Detroit Red Wings (he wore # 1 against the Bruins & Rangers and # 29 against the Red Wings)
00:37 Dec. 28, 1968 - Esposito stops a shot from Jean Ratelle, but Reggie Fleming scores on the rebound in the 1st period
03:09 Jan. 15, 1969 - Poul Popiel intercepts a clearing attempt by Ted Harris to open the scoring early in the 1st period
Tony Esposito played only 13 games with the Montreal Canadiens before being selected by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1969 NHL Intra-League Draft
COURTESY: CBC/ Radio-Canada Sports

[@rickl696]

Even more rare. I saw him play for the Houston Apollos.

[@Habs8691]

This footage is rare as hen's teeth. Where did you unearth this?

[@RogerBeaulieu-ef8ym]

Thank you!

[@willzimjohn]

That clip versus Boston was that 0-0 game that, despite the score, was a thrilling game. I remember watching it as a kid and Dick Irvin would often refer to it as one of the most exciting games he'd ever seen. Boston outshot the Habs something like 41-34 and both Tony Esposito and Cheevers were brilliant. Boy, would I love to see that game again. I wonder if a copy exists somewhere in Boston or with French CBC. I think English CBC wiped everything that didn't involve the Leafs.

[@FlintyCobblestone]

Tony O!!

[@orbyfan]

He wore #29 as the back up to Rogie Vachon when they won the Stanley Cup, and he appears about 30 seconds into this clip: czcams.com/video/8eh5_38aTu4/video.html