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Wally Stanowski | |||
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Born | Winnipeg, MB, CAN | April 28, 1919||
Died | June 28, 2015 Toronto, ON, CAN | (aged 96)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 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]
Career
[change | change source]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. [2]
Stanowski was the last surviving member of Maple Leafs 1942 and 1945 Stanley Cup team.[2]
Death
[change | change source]As of 2015, Stanowski lived in a retirement home near Toronto.[3] He died on June 28, 2015.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Maple Leafs alumni Wally Stanowski dead at 96". Toronto Sun. June 29, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.