| Lou Angotti | |
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shot | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Teams | NHL Chicago BlackHawks New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues WHA Chicago Cougars AHL Rochester Americans CHL St. Louis Braves |
| Nationality |  Canadian
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| Born | January 16, 1938, Toronto, ON, CAN |
| Died | September 15, 2021 (aged 83), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Pro Career | 1962 – 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 Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues from 1964 to 1974. He was the first ever captain of the Flyers in the NHL and coached for the Blues and the Penguins.
Coaching Career[]
Lou Angotti was the head coach of the St. Louis Blues for the 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins head coach during the 1983–84 season. He coached the New Brunswick Hawks, Erie Blades, and Baltimore Skipjacks of the AHL for one season each in the early 1980s before coaching the Penguins.
Gallery[]
Ab McDonald, Clarence Campbell, Lou Angotti at the Flyers home opener, October 19, 1967.
External Links[]
| Preceded by first captain |
Philadelphia Flyers captains 1967–68 |
Succeeded by Ed Van Impe |
| St. Louis Blues Head Coaches | |
|---|---|
| Patrick • Bowman • Arbour • Bowman • Abel • McCreary • Arbour • Talbot • Angotti • Patrick • Young • Patrick • Boivin • Francis • Boivin • Barclay Plager • Berenson • Francis • Barclay Plager • Demers • Martin • Sutter • Bob Plager • Berry • Keenan • Roberts • Quenneville • Kitchen • Murray • Payne • Hitchcock • Yeo • Berube | |