Ed Stankiewicz

Edward George "Stanky" Stankiewicz (November 30, 1929 – September 12, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played six games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1954 and 1955. He spent the rest of his career, from 1951 to 1965, in the minor leagues. He was the brother of Myron Stankiewicz, a pro hockey left winger who also played in the NHL.

Early life Stankiewicz was born November 30, 1929 in Kitchener, Ontario to Polish immigrant parents. The first of his parents' children to be born in Canada, Stankiewicz received his first pair of skates at 10 years of age.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1949–50 Windsor Spitfires OHA 47 54 48 102 48 11 6 11 17 23 1950–51 Toronto Marlboros OHA 32 7 17 24 42 3 0 0 0 6 1951–52 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen OHA Sr 48 41 46 87 34 5 1 3 4 11 1951–52 St. Louis Flyers AHL 2 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 1952–53 St. Louis Flyers AHL 61 13 25 38 48 — — — — — 1953–54 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1953–54 Sherbrooke Saints QSHL 71 30 31 61 67 5 1 1 2 2 1954–55 Edmonton Flyers WHL 59 27 45 72 96 9 1 5 6 28 1955–56 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1955–56 Edmonton Flyers WHL 54 33 30 63 54 3 2 0 2 4 1956–57 Edmonton Flyers WHL 16 2 8 10 26 — — — — — 1957–58 Hershey Bears AHL 65 13 19 32 56 11 3 1 4 18 1958–59 Hershey Bears AHL 59 16 17 33 88 13 5 2 7 34 1959–60 Spokane Comets WHL 69 19 27 46 56 — — — — — 1959–60 Seattle Totems WHL 11 — — — — — — — — — 1960–61 Spokane Comets WHL 4 1 0 1 10 — — — — — 1960–61 Seattle Totems WHL 62 18 20 38 63 11 1 2 3 21 1961–62 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 69 31 24 55 86 5 3 0 3 8 1962–63 Los Angeles Blades WHL 56 9 15 24 82 — — — — — 1963–64 Long Island Ducks EHL 67 34 34 68 94 5 1 1 2 23 1964–65 Long Island Ducks EHL 71 48 47 95 84 15 2 4 6 18 WHL totals 331 109 145 254 387 23 4 7 11 53 NHL totals 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —