The Toronto Maple Leafs have had many great players pass through the organization. In 1958 they traded for one of them, Allan Stanley. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and one of the best to ever play in blue and white.
Stanley shared a name with hockey’s greatest prize. It was a trophy he was able to capture and hoist four times in his career.
There’s more to the defenseman than his team success. Born March 1, 1926, we revisit the memory of Stanley who would have been 94 today.
His Early Days
94 years ago Bill, the fire chief of Timmins, Ontario and his wife Ann welcomed their newborn son, Allan Herbert Stanley.