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	(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.

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 Rielly (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

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