Bud Stefanski

Bud Stefanski (Edward Stanley Michael Stefanski) was a Canadian ice hockey Centre who played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers in 1977-78. He was born on April 28, 1955 in Timmins, Ontario.

He played junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals and was drafted 154th overall by the Rangers in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Stefanski turned pro with the Port Huron Flags of the International Hockey League in 1975. In 1976-77 he scored 103 points which got him the tryout with the Rangers.

He returned to the minors and played two seasons in Austria for HC Villach.

After that he played for the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League, winning the Calder Cup and the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy in 1983-84. He retired in 1987.

He went on to coach the Junior "B" Barrie Colts for a time. He was an assistant coach for the Oshawa Generals in 1996-97 and then went to Europe. He became the coach of the Barrie Colts in 2000 until 2004 and then went to the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors from 2004-07.