Lou Angotti

Lou Angotti
Angotti at St. Michaels, c. 1957
Born	(1938-01-16) 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

Louis Frederick Angotti (born January 16, 1938) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach.

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. [1]

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.[2]

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. [3]

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
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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database