Allan Stanley

Allan Stanley
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1981
Born	(1926-03-01)March 1, 1926 Timmins, ON, CAN
Died	Bobcaygeon, ON, CAN
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
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.

Playing career

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.

Stanley spent the 1956–57 and 1957–58 season with the Boston Bruins and went on to spend ten years with the Toronto 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, but he was a strong stay-at-home defender and an important part of the Leafs teams that won four Stanley Cups in six years in the 1960s in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967.

After the 1967 Cup win, Stanley finished off his career playing for the Philadelphia Flyers during 1968–69.

In 1,244 NHL regular season games, he scored 100 goals, 333 assists for a total of 433 points. He had a total of 792 minutes in the penalty box.

After he hung up his skates for good, he remained in the game to coach the Buffalo Sabres. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.

Awards and achievements

• Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1960, 1961, and 1966
• Won the Stanley Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967
• Ranked No. 60 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
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	1	2	3	30
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				1244	100	333	433	792		109	6	33	39	100

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Allan Stanley at the Internet Movie Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Frank Eddolls	New York Rangers captain 1951–53	Succeeded by Don Raleigh