Edward Slowinski

Edward Stanley "Eddie" Slowinski (November 18, 1922 – August 21, 1999) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 291 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1947 and 1953. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he spent most of his career with the New York Rangers.

Career Slowinski began his junior career with the Winnipeg Monarchs in the playoffs of the 1940-41 season, scoring two goals in three games. He stayed in Winnipeg for one more season before moving on to the Ottawa Army and then Ottawa Commandos. Over the next few years he went from team to team - the Red Deer Rangers, Calgary and Winnipeg Navy, and the Ottawa Senators - before making it to the NHL. The New York Rangers put Slowinski into their lineup for the 1947-48 season and, despite playing a handful of games for their AHL team, he was a New York Ranger for his whole career.

In the 1949-50 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Rangers were up three games to two over the Red Wings when the Wings came back and took the championship in overtime of the seventh game. Slowinski led all scorers in assists that playoff year but never held the Stanley Cup. He played five more seasons of pro hockey in the AHL before retiring after the 1957–58 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1940–41 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL — — — — — 3 2 0 2 2 1940–41 Winnipeg St. Paul's MAHA — — — — — — — — — — 1941–42 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 18 18 20 38 40 1 0 1 1 4 1942–43 Ottawa Army OCHL 4 6 5 11 2 — — — — — 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos OCHL 27 17 12 29 8 11 3 1 4 10 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos Al-Cup — — — — — 4 1 1 2 6 1943–44 Red Deer Wheelers ASHL 16 6 9 15 0 5 3 0 3 9 1944–45 Calgary Navy ASHL 16 16 11 27 10 — — — — — 1944–45 Winnipeg Navy WSrHL — — — — — 4 0 0 0 0 1945–46 Ottawa Senators QSHL 30 26 29 55 10 9 3 6 9 4 1946–47 Ottawa Senators QSHL 40 26 18 44 18 10 3 1 4 4 1947–48 New York Rangers NHL 38 6 5 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 1947–48 New Haven Ramblers AHL 18 9 9 18 2 — — — — — 1948–49 New York Rangers NHL 20 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1948–49 New Haven Ramblers AHL 5 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 1948–49 St. Paul Saints USHL 16 5 12 17 0 7 5 6 11 2 1949–50 New York Rangers NHL 63 14 23 37 12 12 2 6 8 6 1950–51 New York Rangers NHL 69 14 18 32 15 — — — — — 1951–52 New York Rangers NHL 64 21 22 43 18 — — — — — 1952–53 New York Rangers NHL 37 2 5 7 14 — — — — — 1953–54 Buffalo Bisons AHL 67 38 41 79 16 3 1 0 1 2 1954–55 Buffalo Bisons AHL 59 22 35 57 37 10 5 5 10 4 1955–56 Buffalo Bisons AHL 63 23 26 49 24 5 1 0 1 2 1956–57 Springfield Indians AHL 59 18 24 42 10 — — — — — 1957–58 Providence Reds AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — AHL totals 274 112 137 249 91 18 7 5 12 8 NHL totals 291 58 74 132 63 16 2 6 8 6

Awards and achievements MJHL First All-Star Team (1942) USHL Championship (1949) AHL First All-Star Team (1954) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame