{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1938–2021)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Lou Angotti.png | image_size = | caption = Angotti at St. Michaels, c. 1957 | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]] | played_for = [[New York Rangers]]<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]<br>[[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]<br>[[Chicago Cougars]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 170 | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|1|16|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|9|15|1938|1|16}} | death_place = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], U.S. | career_start = 1962 | career_end = 1975 }} '''Louis Frederick Angotti''' (January 16, 1938 – September 15, 2021) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] player and coach who played ten seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played for the [[New York Rangers]], [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]], [[Philadelphia Flyers]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], and [[St. Louis Blues]] from 1964 to 1974.

==Early life== Angotti was born in [[Toronto]] on January 16, 1938.<ref name="HR player"/><ref name=Meltzer>{{cite news|title=Flyers Family Mourns Lou Angotti|url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-family-mourns-lou-angotti/c-326172936|first=Bill|last=Meltzer|date=September 16, 2021|accessdate=September 18, 2021|publisher=Philadelphia Flyers}}</ref> He 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 for powerful college clubs.<ref name=HockeyDB/><ref name=Peterson>{{cite news|title=Legends: Angotti never forgot his C.C. roots|url=https://www.mininggazette.com/sports/local-sports/2020/12/legends-angotti-never-forgot-his-c-c-roots/|first=Paul|last=Peterson|date=December 26, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2021|newspaper=The Daily Mining Gazette|location=Houghton, Michigan}}</ref> He appeared in two NCAA championship games, losing the 1960 game while winning in 1962. He was MVP of both tournaments and was All-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#First Team|First Team]] for [[1961–62 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1961–62]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObS3yFF0nAYC&dq=lou+angotti+engineering&pg=PA88|title=Hockey in Rochester: The Americans' Tradition|first=Blaise M.|last=Lamphier|date=September 17, 2004|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9780738536941|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Professional career== [[File:LouAngottiSTL.png|thumb|1973 photo of Angotti in action for St. Louis Blues]] Angotti signed with the [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), 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 played with the [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]], [[Philadelphia Flyers]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], and [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Lou Angotti |url=https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/NHLSearchPlayer.jsp?player=11852 |website=www.hhof.com |publisher=NHLPA |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> He had his best offensive season in [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] with the Flyers, when he scored 49 points while serving as the club's first captain.<ref name="HR player"/><ref name=Meltzer/> 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 Finals series.<ref name="auto"/>

During his final season with the Blues in [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]], Angotti 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 was fired just nine games into the next year. He returned to play hockey with the [[Chicago Cougars]] of the [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA). Angotti again served as head coach during the 1983–84 season, this time with the Pittsburgh Penguins.<ref name="auto"/>

Angotti also coached the [[New Brunswick Hawks]], [[Erie Blades]], and [[Baltimore Skipjacks]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) for one season each.<ref name=HockeyDB/>

==Later life== Following his playing career, Angotti was a color commentator for Chicago Blackhawks games on [[WSNS-TV]] and [[WCFL (AM)|WCFL]] radio.<ref name=Reiner>{{cite news|title=Flyers' first-ever captain Lou Angotti dies at 83|url=https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/flyers-lou-angotti-original-captain-20210916.html|first=Olivia|last=Reiner|date=September 16, 2021|accessdate=September 18, 2021|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref> He was first inducted into the [[Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1991 as an individual player. He was enshrined again in 2012 together with the 1962 team on the 50th anniversary of the school's first NCAA title.<ref name=Peterson/><ref name=Ludlum>{{cite news|title=Michigan Tech Hockey Great Lou Angotti dies|url=https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2021/09/17/michigan-tech-hockey-great-lou-angotti-dies/|first=Mike|last=Ludlum|date=September 17, 2021|accessdate=September 18, 2021|publisher=WLUC-TV|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918114531/https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2021/09/17/michigan-tech-hockey-great-lou-angotti-dies/|archivedate=September 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> He periodically participated in community activities by the Chicago Blackhawk Alumni Association.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hawks of Past to Play for Future|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-09-06-8801280429-story.html|first=Bob|last=Verdi|date=September 6, 1988|access-date=September 18, 2021|newspaper=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

Angotti died on September 15, 2021, at [[Holy Cross Hospital (Fort Lauderdale)|Holy Cross Hospital]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]. He was 83 years old.<ref name=Ludlum/><ref name="Dignity obit">{{cite news|title=Louis Angotti Obituary|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fort-lauderdale-fl/louis-angotti-10360662|access-date=September 18, 2021|publisher=Dignity Memorial}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== <small>Sources: <ref name="HR player">{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/a/angotlo01.html|title=Lou Angotti Stats|work=Hockey-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref><ref name=HockeyDB>{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=87|title=Lou Angotti Hockey Stats and Profile|work=HockeyDB|publisher=The Internet Hockey Database|access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref></small> {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]] ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [[Season (sports)|Season]] ! Team ! League ! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | [[1955–56 OHA season|1955–56]] | [[St. Michael's Majors]] | [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]] | 48 | 6 || 6 || 12 || 29 | 8 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 20 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1956–57 OHA season|1956–57]] | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 52 || 12 || 19 || 31 || 28 | 4 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 |- | [[1957–58 OHA season|1957–58]] | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 52 || 23 || 19 || 42 || 72 | 9 || 7 || 8 || 15 || 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season|1958–59]] | [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech University]] | [[NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)|NCAA Ind]] | 5 || 10 || 9 || 19 || — | — || — || — || — || — |- | [[1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season|1959–60]] | Michigan Tech University | NCAA Ind | 30 || 18 || 21 || 39 || 30 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1960–61 NCAA men's ice hockey season|1960–61]] | Michigan Tech University | NCAA Ind | 28 || 25 || 17 || 42 || 52 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [[1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season|1961–62]] | Michigan Tech University | NCAA Ind | 31 || 28 || 23 || 51 || 50 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1962–63 | Kitchener-Waterloo Tigers | [[OHA Senior A League (1929–1979)|OHA Sr]] | 16 || 19 || 7 || 26 || 26 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [[1962–63 AHL season|1962–63]] | [[Rochester Americans]] | [[American Hockey League|AHL]] | 39 || 16 || 15 || 31 || 19 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1963–64 AHL season|1963–64]] | Rochester Americans | AHL | 60 || 15 || 30 || 45 || 28 | 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 |- | [[1964–65 NHL season|1964–65]] | [[New York Rangers]] | [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | 70 || 9 || 8 || 17 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1965–66 NHL season|1965–66]] | New York Rangers | NHL | 21 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1965–66 | [[Chicago Black Hawks]] | NHL | 30 || 4 || 10 || 14 || 12 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1965–66 CHL season|1965–66]] | [[St. Louis Braves]] | [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]] | 8 || 10 || 8 || 18 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [[1966–67 NHL season|1966–67]] | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 63 || 6 || 12 || 18 || 4 | 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] | [[Philadelphia Flyers]] | NHL | 70 || 12 || 37 || 49 || 35 | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]] | [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] | NHL | 71 || 17 || 20 || 37 || 36 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]] | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 || 12 || 26 || 38 || 25 | 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]] | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 65 || 9 || 16 || 25 || 19 | 16 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 9 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]] | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 65 || 5 || 10 || 15 || 23 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]] | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 77 || 15 || 22 || 37 || 26 | 16 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]] | [[St. Louis Blues]] | NHL | 51 || 12 || 23 || 35 || 9 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [[1974–75 WHA season|1974–75]] | [[Chicago Cougars]] | [[World Hockey Association|WHA]] | 26 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 9 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | WHA totals ! 26 !! 2 !! 5 !! 7 !! 9 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 653 !! 103 !! 186 !! 289 !! 228 ! 65 !! 8 !! 8 !! 16 !! 17 |}

==Coaching record== <small>Source: <ref name="HR coach">{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/angotlo01c.html|title=Lou Angotti NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record|work=Hockey-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref></small> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="6"|[[Regular season]] !! colspan="1"|[[Post season]] |- ! G !! W !! L !! T !! Pts !! Division rank !! Result |- ! [[St. Louis Blues]] | [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]] | 23 || 4 || 15 || 4 || 64 | 6th in West || Missed playoffs |- ! St. Louis Blues | [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]] | 9 || 2 || 5 || 2 || 84 | 2nd in Smythe || Fired |- ! [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] | [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]] | 80 || 16 || 58 || 6 || 38 | 6th in Patrick || Missed playoffs |- ! colspan="2"| NHL totals | 112 || 22 || 78 || 12 |}

==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- | All-[[NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship|NCAA]] [[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament First Team]] | [[1960 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1960]], [[1962 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1962]] | <ref name = ncaa>{{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> |- | All-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#Second Team|Second Team]] | [[1960–61 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1960–61]] | <ref name=WCHA>{{cite web|title=WCHA Top 50 Players in 50 Years|url=http://www.wcha.com/pdf/history18m/12-WCHA%20Top%2050%20Players%20in%2050%20Years.pdf|page=84|accessdate=September 17, 2021|publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association}}</ref> |- | All-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#First Team|First Team]] | [[1961–62 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1961–62]] | <ref name=WCHA/> |- | [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|West All-American]] | [[1961–62 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1961–62]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2014/Awards.pdf|page=5|accessdate=September 17, 2021|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association}}</ref> |}

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