Wally Stanowski
| Wally Stanowski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Stanowski with the Maple Leafs | |||
| Born |
April 28, 1919 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
June 28, 2015 (aged 96) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1939–1951 | ||
Walter Peter Stanowski (April 28, 1919 – June 28, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1]
Stanowski started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1939. In 1941, he was a member of the NHL All-Star Team. He won four Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs.[2] Stanowski was traded to the New York Rangers after the 1947-48 season.[2] He retired after the 1951 season.
Stanowski was the last surviving member of Maple Leafs 1942 and 1945 Stanley Cup team.[2]
As of 2015, Stanowski lived in a retirement home near Toronto.[3] He died on June 28, 2015.[1] At the time of his death, Stanowski was the oldest surviving Maple Leaf.
On October 14, 2016, Stanowski was named by the Maple Leafs as #66 of the one hundred greatest players in team history.[4]
Personal life[]
Wally's son Skip played for Cornell, winning a national title in 1967.
Awards and achievements[]
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1938)
- Memorial Cup Championship (1938)
- NHL First All-Star Team (1941)
- Stanley Cup Championships (1942, 1945, 1947, & 1948)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1947)
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1935–36 | East Kildonan Bisons | MAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | St. Boniface Seals | MJHL | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1937–38 | St. Boniface Seals | MJHL | 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1937–38 | Winnipeg CPR | WSrHL | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | St. Boniface Seals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1938–39 | Syracuse Stars | IAHL | 54 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1939–40 | Providence Reds | IAHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 47 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1942–43 | Winnipeg RCAF | WNDHL | 13 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1942–43 | Winnipeg RCAF | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Winnipeg RCAF | WNDHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg RCAF | WNDHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 34 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1945–46 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 45 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 51 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 54 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | New York Rangers | NHL | 60 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | New York Rangers | NHL | 49 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 33 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 428 | 23 | 88 | 111 | 160 | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 13 | ||||
References[]
- ^ a b "Maple Leafs alumni Wally Stanowski dead at 96". Toronto Sun. June 29, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Hunter, Paul (February 19, 2012). "Oldest living Toronto Maple Leaf Wally Stanowski on the Stanley Cup, sex and why he hates the Leafs". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Five-goal game: Former Leafs players dispute historic hockey goals". CTV News. 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
- ^ "Maple Leafs name greatest players in their history".
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Wally Stanowski’s biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- Wally Stanowski’s biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- 1919 births
- 2015 deaths
- Canadian military personnel of World War II
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- New York Rangers players
- St. Boniface Seals players
- Sportspeople from Winnipeg
- Stanley Cup champions
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Canadian expatriates in the United States