1st rounder now sells houses for a living!

When Angelo Esposito was selected in the first round, 20th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2007 - people expected so much from him. We mean, he isn't related to Hall of Famers Phil or Tony, but some believed he might become the greatest Esposito ever.

He was a hockey sensation at 16 -- 98 points in 57 games in his first year of junior hockey. He was a Memorial Cup champion and the presumptive No. 1 overall pick for the 2007 draft.

But then there were injuries (he tore his ACL twice and MCL, a hip labrum, and a hamstring injury), the mental aspect of the game took a tool on him and he took a year off. He thought of retiring but pushed through... but he never played a game in the NHL.

Now, the former first rounder has a new career as he sells houses for a living in his hometown of Montreal. In an article with Sporting News, Esposito says he does not talk about hockey anymore. 

“It’s a lot of fun, I enjoy it,” Esposito said in a recent interview with Sporting News. “I’m not looking just to have 100, 200 houses. As many as I can get is what I want. I think there’s endless opportunity in real estate.”

“Coming from an Italian family, it was always about, Buy real estate, buy real estate.”

After realizing he wasn't going to do as well in hockey, with the injuries and the constant mental struggles, Esposito joined his brother in the real estate business. 

"I said it’s time for me to move on and figure out what I want to do in life,” he said. 

“It is a disappointment that I never played in the NHL and I have to live with that for the rest of my life,” Esposito said. “But if I keep looking back and pondering upon it then I’m going to be miserable my whole life. I learned to move forward, at 28 years old there’s so much more in life than just hockey.”

Quite the career change...