Barney Stanley

Russell "Barney" Stanley (June 1, 1893 – May 16, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) and the Calgary Tigers, Regina Capitals and Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). He was the second head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup with the Millionaires in 1915 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.

Playing career

Stanley was born in Paisley, Ontario, the son of a dairy farmer. He moved west to Medicine Hat, Alberta at 17 to play hockey before settling in Edmonton. He joined the Edmonton Maritimers in 1911–12, then spent the next three seasons as both a player and coach for the Edmonton Dominions and Albertas, all of the Alberta Senior Hockey League. Stanley turned professional in 1915, joining the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA. Stanley scored seven goals in his first five regular season contests with Vancouver, of which his first professional goal, in his first game, was assisted by Cyclone Taylor. Stanley scored four goals in the third and deciding game of the series. He left the Eskimos after one year to join the Calgary Tigers and in 1921 once again turned professional as the Tigers joined the newly formed Western Canada Hockey League. After two seasons in Regina, he returned to the Eskimos for two more.

Following the collapse of the WCHL in 1926, Stanley purchased the Eskimos and brought them into the newly formed Prairie Hockey League. Before the season began, however, he sold the team and joined the Winnipeg Maroons. He purchased an ownership stake in the franchise, and signed on as a defenceman and coach for the American Hockey Association team.

Stanley was hired by the Chicago Black Hawks to be their manager and head coach for the 1927–28 NHL season. His son was also a hockey player and was a member of Canada's 1950 World Championship team while his nephew Allan Stanley is also a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He purchased a share in a dairy farm in 1924, and joined the Northern Alberta Dairy Pool as an assistant manager in 1929 following the conclusion of his playing career. In 1944 he became the general manager of the pool. He was a member of the hockey committee of the Edmonton Exhibition Association when the Flyers won the Allan Cup national senior championship in 1948. and was also president of the Edmonton and District Hockey Association into the 1940s.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 5 7 1 8 0 3 5 1 6 0 1915–16 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 14 6 6 12 9 — — — — — 1916–17 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 23 28 18 46 9 — — — — — 1917–18 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 18 11 6 17 9 7 3 0 3 9 1918–19 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 20 10 6 16 19 2 0 0 0 0 1919–20 Edmonton Eskimos Big-4 12 10 12 22 20 2 0 1 1 5 1920–21 Calgary Tigers Big-4 15 11 10 21 5 — — — — — 1921–22 Calgary Tigers WCHL 24 26 5 31 17 2 0 0 0 0 1922–23 Regina Capitals WCHL 29 14 7 21 10 2 1 0 1 2 1923–24 Regina Capitals WCHL 30 15 11 26 27 2 1 0 1 0 1924–25 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 25 12 5 17 36 — — — — — 1925–26 Edmonton Eskimos WHL 29 14 8 22 47 2 1 0 1 2 1926–27 Winnipeg Maroons AHA 35 8 8 16 78 3 0 0 0 2 1927–28 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1928–29 Minneapolis Millers AHA 40 8 5 13 34 4 1 0 1 2 PCHA totals 80 62 37 99 46 12 8 1 9 9 WCHL totals 137 81 36 117 137 8 3 0 3 4 NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Coaching record Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GC W L T Finish GC W L T Result 1927–28 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 23 4 17 2 — — — — — — NHL totals 23 4 17 2 — — — — — —