Wally Stanowski

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Position Defence Role Ice hockey player Career end 1951 Name Wally Stanowski Career start 1939		Playing career 1939–1951 Weight 82 kg Shot Left Height 1.80 m

Born April 28, 1919Winnipeg, MB, CAN ( 1919-04-28 ) Played for Toronto Maple LeafsNew York Rangers Died June 28, 2015, Toronto, Canada Similar People Mike Babcock, Dion Phaneuf, Brian Burke

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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.

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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.