Angelo Esposito
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| Born |
February 20, 1989 Mount Royal, QC, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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Serie A team Former teams |
SG Cortina Chicago Wolves San Antonio Rampage Texas Stars Lahti Pelicans Milano Rossoblu |
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| NHL Draft | 20th overall, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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2009 Canada | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
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2006 Czech Republic | |
| World U17 Hockey Challenge | ||
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2006 Canada | |
Angelo Esposito (born February 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with České Budějovice Motor of the Czech 2nd league and who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round (twentieth overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Esposito's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) career started in controversy. He was considered a possible first overall draft choice in the QMJHL, but told all general managers that he intended to play college hockey in the NCAA. As a result, he was passed up by the first ten picks in the QMJHL Draft. Just minutes before the Val-d'Or Foreurs were slated to make their pick, at eleventh overall, the Quebec Remparts announced that they had traded several players and draft choices to get the Foreurs' drafting position and selected Esposito.
Esposito began his QMJHL rookie season, in 2005–06, centering the first line. Esposito scored in his first regular season game on his very first shift against the Rimouski Océanic. By mid-season, Esposito was selected QMJHL Rookie of the Month twice and the Offensive Player of the Week once. He finished his rookie campaign with 98 points, second among QMJHL's rookies, behind Claude Giroux, and was named the league rookie of the year. Along with wingers Mathieu Melanson (86 points) and Alexander Radulov (152 points), the Remparts' first line was the most productive scoring line in the entire league. Despite losing in the President's Cup final series 4–2 to the Moncton Wildcats, Esposito and the Remparts earned a berth in the 2006 Memorial Cup as runner up to the tournament hosts.
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