Editing (section) Allan Stanley 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Playing career</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">He spent his 1943–48 seasons with various teams including the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boston%20Olympics%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boston%20Olympics%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoston%20Olympics%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Boston_Olympics" title="Boston Olympics">Boston Olympics</a> (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22EHL%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Eastern%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEastern%20Hockey%20League%7CEHL%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Eastern_Hockey_League" title="Eastern Hockey League">EHL</a>), <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Porcupine%20Combines%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Porcupine%20Combines%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPorcupine%20Combines%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Porcupine_Combines" title="Porcupine Combines">Porcupine Combines</a> {<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NOHA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Northern%20Ontario%20Hockey%20Association%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorthern%20Ontario%20Hockey%20Association%7CNOHA%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Northern_Ontario_Hockey_Association" title="Northern Ontario Hockey Association">NOHA</a>), and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Providence%20Reds%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Providence%20Reds%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BProvidence%20Reds%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Providence_Reds" title="Providence Reds">Providence Reds</a> {<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22AHL%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22AHL%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAHL%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/AHL" title="AHL" class="mw-redirect">AHL</a>). He began his storied <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NHL%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22NHL%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNHL%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/NHL" title="NHL" class="mw-redirect">NHL</a> career in 1948–49 with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20York%20Rangers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20York%20Rangers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20York%20Rangers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true">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 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chicago%20Black%20Hawks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chicago%20Blackhawks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChicago%20Blackhawks%7CChicago%20Black%20Hawks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Black Hawks</a> where he finished that season and the next. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Stanley spent the 1956–57 and 1957–58 season with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boston%20Bruins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boston%20Bruins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoston%20Bruins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> and went on to spend ten years with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Toronto%20Maple%20Leafs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toronto%20Maple%20Leafs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToronto%20Maple%20Leafs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>. There he acquired the nickname "Snowshoes" 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 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Stanley%20Cup%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stanley%20Cup%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BStanley%20Cup%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cups</a> in six years in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">He finished off his career playing for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Philadelphia%20Flyers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Philadelphia%20Flyers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhiladelphia%20Flyers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> during 1968–69. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Stanley made the second <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NHL%20All-Star%20Team%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22NHL%20All-Star%20Team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNHL%20All-Star%20Team%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team" title="NHL All-Star Team">NHL All-Star Team</a> in 1959-60, 1960-61, and 1965-66. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1,244 NHL regular season games, he scored 100 goals, 333 assists for a total of 433 points. He had 792 minutes in the penalty box. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">After he hung up his skates for good, he remained in the game to help coach the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Sabres%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Sabres%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBuffalo%20Sabres%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">He was inducted into the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hockey%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hockey%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHockey%20Hall%20of%20Fame%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-11863165165dee9b28e8b0b" href="/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hockey Hall of Fame">Hockey Hall of Fame</a> in 1981. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key icehockey:rte-parser-cache:20531 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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