Lou Angotti
Louis Frederick Angotti (born January 16, 1938) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach.
| Lou Angotti | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Angotti at St. Michaels, c. 1957 | |||
| Born |
January 16, 1938 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues WHA Chicago Cougars AHL Rochester Americans CHL St. Louis Braves | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1975 | ||
Angotti grew up in Toronto and played his junior hockey for the Toronto St. Michael's Majors. He then enrolled in Michigan Tech University where he earned an engineering degree while skating on powerful college clubs. He appeared in two NCAA championship games, losing the 1960 game while winning in 1962. He was MVP of both tournaments and was All-WCHA First Team for 1961–62.
Angotti signed with the New York Rangers, playing two seasons with the minor league Rochester Americans before being called up to the big league club in 1964-65. Angotti quickly became known for his high-energy, speedy play. Over the next nine seasons, he would play with the Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He had his best offensive season in 1967-68 with the Flyers, when he scored 49 points while serving as the club's first ever captain. During his second stint with Chicago (from 1969 through 1973), he served as a key defensive component on a team that narrowly lost two Stanley Cup Final series.
During his final season with the Blues in 1973-74, he was hired as coach after Jean-Guy Talbot was fired with 23 games remaining in the season. He retired to serve as head coach on a full-time basis, but, after he was fired just 9 games into the next year, he returned to play hockey with the Chicago Cougars of the WHA. Angotti again served as head coach during the 1983-84 seasons, this time with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Angotti has also coached the New Brunswick Hawks, Erie Blades, and Baltimore Skipjacks of the AHL for one season each. He does periodic work on behalf of the Blackhawk Alumni Association.
Following his playing career, he was a color commentator for Chicago Blackhawks games on WSNS-TV and WCFL radio.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1955–56 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHA-Jr. | 48 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1956–57 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHA-Jr. | 52 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1957–58 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHA-Jr. | 52 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 72 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1958–59 | Michigan Tech University | NCAA Ind | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1959–60 | Michigan Tech University | NCAA Ind | 30 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Michigan Tech University | NCAA Ind | 28 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Michigan Tech University | NCAA Ind | 31 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Kitchener-Waterloo Tigers | OHA-Sr. | 16 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 39 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 60 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | New York Rangers | NHL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | St. Louis Braves | CHL | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1966–67 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 63 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 70 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 65 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 1971–72 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 65 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 77 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 51 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 653 | 103 | 186 | 289 | 228 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | ||||
Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| St. Louis Blues | 1973-74 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 4 | (64) | 6th in West | Missed playoffs |
| St. Louis Blues | 1974-75 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | (84) | 2nd in Smythe | Fired |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1983-84 | 80 | 16 | 58 | 6 | 38 | 6th in Patrick | Missed playoffs |
| NHL Total | 112 | 22 | 78 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team | 1960 | [1] |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1960–61 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1961–62 | |
| AHCA West All-American | 1961–62 | |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team | 1962 | [1] |
References
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Award Created |
WCHA Sophomore of the Year 1959–60 With George Kirkwood |
Succeeded by Jack Wilson |
| Preceded by Reg Morelli Bill Masterton |
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player 1960 With Bob Marquis & Barry Urbanski 1962 |
Succeeded by Bill Masterton Al McLean |
| Preceded by Position created |
Philadelphia Flyers captain 1967–68 |
Succeeded by Ed Van Impe |
| Preceded by Jean-Guy Talbot |
Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 1974 |
Succeeded by Lynn Patrick |
| Preceded by Eddie Johnston |
Head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins 1983–84 |
Succeeded by Bob Berry |