Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, February 18, 1967

Issue date: Saturday, February 18, 1967
Pages available: 143
Previous edition: Friday, February 17, 1967

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 18, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Weekend Allan Stanley Toronto Maple Leafs when Toronto Maple Leafs Allan Stanley was named last season to the alternate Allstar team for the third time he made it two years in 1960 and 1961 it was difficult for younger fans to realize that three other clubs had Given up on the defence Stalwart be fore he achieved stardom with the Leafs and helped them to three Stan Ley cup who will be 41 next will wrap up his 20th season in professional hockey at the end of this about half his life has been spent in the most rugged circles of the he was tempted to give up Many times but his love of the game made him decide to he came up from the Boston olym pics seniors to turn pro with provi Dence american hockey league in 194647 and remained there for three new York rangers bought him for in and gave him the full fanfare treat ment which is so often a Handicap to a player in Madison Square he never made it big in 1953 54 he spent 47 games with Vancouver in the Western hockey then returned to but saw him figure in the Trade that sent him to Chicago Black Hawks with Nick Mickoski and Richard Lamoureux for Bill Gadsby and Pete two years in of he was sold to exactly two More years he donned his fourth this time with the Leafs in Exchange for Jim a lot of critics panned punch imlach for the straight player Swap it was really the first roasting punch took after assuming the general managers Post at bom in six feet two and 192 Stanley immense savvy has him in line for a coaching Job in the Leafs organization when Ever he decides to quit As a Andy Obrien photo by Frank Prazak 11 in our 196667 series of National hockey league stars 20 weekend Magazine 7967 ;