| Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame |
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Wayne Frederick Stephenson
- Born: January 29, 1945 in Fort William, Ontario
- Died: June 22, 2010 at Madison, Wisconsin
- Brother: Brian Stephenson
- Position: Goalie
Stephenson spent the majority of his young career with the Canadian National Team playing in several tournaments such as the World Championships in both 1967 and 1969, as well as the 1968 Olympics where the Team won a bronze medal. The Blues signed Stephenson as a free agent in 1972 and he made his NHL debut in the 1971-72 season. He played in St. Louis for the next two seasons before being traded to the Flyers in 1974. Wayne was a part of Philadelphia's Stanley Cup winning team in 1975. Played in the NHL All-Star Game in both 1976 and 1978. After five seasons in Philadelphia, Stephenson was dealt to the Capitals where he spent two seasons before retiring from the game in 1981.
Career Statistics[]
Regular Season[]
| Scoring Stats | Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GD | G | A | PIM | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SVs | SV% | ||
| 1963-64 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1804 | 120 | 0 | 4.13 | .871 | |||
| 1964-65 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2580 | 128 | 2 | 2.97 | .892 | |||
| 1965-66 | Canada Nats | Intl | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966-67 | Canada Nats | Intl | ||||||||||||||||
| WC-A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | Canada Nats | Intl | ||||||||||||||||
| WCSHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 850 | 30 | 1 | 2.11 | ||||||||||
| Olympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 1.29 | |||||||
| 1968-69 | Canada Nats | Intl | ||||||||||||||||
| WC-A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 480 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 | ||||||||||
| 1969-70 | Canada Nats | Intl | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970-71 | Canada Nats | Intl | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971-72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 5.40 | |||||
| Kansas City Blues | CHL | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1210 | 80 | 0 | 3.93 | ||||||
| 1972-73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2535 | 128 | 1 | 3.03 | |||||
| 1973-74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 2360 | 123 | 2 | 3.13 | |||||
| 1974-75 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 639 | 29 | 1 | 2.72 | |||||
| 1975-76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 0 | 11 | 66 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 3819 | 164 | 1 | 2.58 | 1604 | .907 | |||
| 1976-77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1065 | 41 | 3 | 2.31 | |||||
| 1977-78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1482 | 68 | 3 | 2.75 | |||||
| 1978-79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2187 | 122 | 2 | 3.35 | |||||
| 1979-80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 0 | 2 | 20 | 56 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3146 | 187 | 0 | 3.57 | |||||
| 1980-81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1010 | 66 | 1 | 3.92 | |||||
| NHL Totals | 0 | 4 | 43 | 328 | 146 | 103 | 49 | 18343 | 937 | 14 | 3.06 | |||||||
Playoffs[]
| Scoring Stats | Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GD | G | A | PIM | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SVs | SV% | ||
| 1964-65 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | ||||
| Memorial Cup | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 670 | 48 | 0 | 4.36 | ||||||
| Edmonton Oil Kings | Memorial Cup | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1972-73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 14 | 0 | 5.25 | |||||
| 1974-75 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 1.95 | |||||
| 1975-76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 494 | 22 | 0 | 2.67 | |||||
| 1976-77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 532 | 23 | 1 | 2.59 | |||||
| 1978-79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 16 | 0 | 4.51 | |||||
| NHL Totals | 0 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1522 | 79 | 2 | 3.11 | |||||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Percy Downton Award MJHL Goals Against Average Leader (1965)
- MJHL Most Valuable Player Award (1965)
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1965)
- Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1965)
- Played in IIHF World Championship (1967 & 1969)
- Played in Winter Olympic Games (1968), winning Bronze Metal
- Stanley Cup National Hockey League Championship (1975)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1976 & 1978)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
