| Allan Stanley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1981 | |||
 Stanley with theToronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s | |||
| Born | (1926-03-01)March 1, 1926 Timmins, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | October 18, 2013(2013-10-18) (aged 87) Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1946–1969 | ||
Allan Herbert Stanley (March 1, 1926 – October 18, 2013) was a Canadian professionalice hockeydefenceman who played for theNew York Rangers,Chicago Blackhawks,Boston Bruins,Philadelphia Flyers andToronto Maple Leafs of theNational Hockey League between 1948 and 1969. A four-timesStanley Cup winner and three-times member of the secondNHL All-Star team, Stanley was inducted to theHockey Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Stanley spent the 1943 through 1948 seasons with various teams including theBoston Olympics of theEHL, Porcupine Combines of theNOHA and theProvidence Reds ofAHL. He finally began his storiedNHL career in1948–49 with theNew York Rangers.
He played five years in New York before spending the 1953–54 season in the WHL with Vancouver. Stanley started his1954–55 season in New York with the Rangers and was soon traded to theChicago Black Hawks where he finished that season and the next.
Stanley spent the1956–57 and1957–58 season with theBoston Bruins then went on to spend ten years with theToronto Maple Leafs, where he would be named one of the team's alternate captains. He acquired the nicknames "Snowshoes" and "Silent Sam" for his slow, plodding skating style, although he was a strong stay-at-home defender and an important part of the Leafs teams which won fourStanley Cups in six years in the 1960s in1962,1963,1964,1967.
After the 1967 Cup win, Stanley finished off his career playing for thePhiladelphia Flyers in1968–69.
In 1,244 NHL regular-season games, Stanley scored 100 goals, 333 assists for a total of 433 points. He had a total of 792 minutes in the penalty box. He was inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame in 1981.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1945–46 | Boston Olympics | EHL | 30 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Providence Reds | AHL | 54 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Providence Reds | AHL | 68 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1947–48 | Boston Olympics | QSHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Providence Reds | AHL | 23 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | New York Rangers | NHL | 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 55 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1950–51 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | New York Rangers | NHL | 50 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 47 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1953–54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 52 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 59 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 60 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1958–59 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1959–60 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 64 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1960–61 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 68 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 60 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1962–63 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 61 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1963–64 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 1964–65 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 64 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1965–66 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 53 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1967–68 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 64 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 64 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,244 | 100 | 333 | 433 | 792 | 109 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 100 | ||||
On October 18, 2013, the 87 year old Stanley was found dead in his home in Bobcaygeon, Ontario.[5]
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| Preceded by | New York Rangers captain 1951–53 | Succeeded by |