Wally Stanowski | |||
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Stanowski with the Maple Leafs
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Born |
Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
April 28, 1919||
Died | June 28, 2015 Toronto, ON, CAN |
(aged 96)||
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 |
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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.
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. Stanowski was traded to the New York Rangers after the 1947-48 season. He retired after the 1951 season.
Stanowski was the last surviving member of Maple Leafs 1942 and 1945 Stanley Cup team.
As of 2015, Stanowski lived in a retirement home near Toronto. He died on June 28, 2015. At the time of his death, Stanowski was the oldest surviving Maple Leaf.