Wally Stanowski
Walter Peter Stanowski (April 28, 1919 – June 28, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1]
| 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 | ||
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.
In 1942 Stanowski was the first Leaf defenseman to record 4 points in a playoff game setting a franchise record that still stands today. Allan Stanley (1960), Ian Turnbull (1976), and Morgan Reilly (2023) are the other Leafs who have done it since.
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 edit
Wally's son Skip played for Cornell, winning a national title in 1967.
Awards and achievements edit
- 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or 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