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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

Wally Stanowski

Canadian ice hockey player

Walter Peter Stanowski (April 28, 1919 – June 28, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[1]

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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]

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"Maple Leafs alumni Wally Stanowski dead at 96". Toronto Sun. June 29, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

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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.

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"Five-goal game: Former Leafs players dispute historic hockey goals". CTV News. 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-08.

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			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

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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