Allan Stanley | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1981 | |||
Born |
Timmins, ON, CAN |
March 1, 1926||
Died |
October 18, 2013 (aged 87) Bobcaygeon, ON, CAN |
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
AHL Providence Reds WHL Vancouver Canucks NHL New York Rangers Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers |
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Playing career | 1946–1969 |
Allan Herbert Stanley (March 1, 1926 – October 18, 2013) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League, and the Western Hockey League version of the Vancouver Canucks. A four-times Stanley Cup winner and three-times member of the second NHL All-Star Team, Stanley was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.
Stanley spent the 1943 through 1948 seasons with various teams including the Boston Olympics of the EHL, Porcupine Combines of the NOHA and the Providence Reds of AHL. He finally began his storied NHL career in 1948–49 with the New York Rangers.
He played five years in New York before spending the 1953–54 season in the WHL with Vancouver. Stanley started his 1954–55 season in New York with the Rangers and was soon traded to the Chicago Black Hawks where he finished that season and the next.