Walter Peter Stanowski (April 28, 1919 – June 28, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1]
Wally Stanowski | |||
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![]() Stanowski with the Maple Leafs | |||
Born |
(1919-04-28)April 28, 1919 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
Died |
June 28, 2015(2015-06-28) (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.
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]
Wally's son Skip played for Cornell, winning a national title in 1967.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 |