Edward George "Stanky" Stankiewicz (November 30, 1929 – September 12, 2019) was a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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player. He played 6 games in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...
games with the
Detroit Red Wings
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between 1954 and 1955. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1951 to 1965, was spent in the minor leagues. He was the brother of
Myron Stankiewicz
Myron "Mike" Joseph Stankiewicz (born December 4, 1935) is a Canaidan retired professional ice hockey player. He played 35 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers during the 1968–69 season. The rest ...
, a pro hockey
left winger
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who also played in the NHL. He died at the age of 89 in 2019.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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1929 births
2019 deaths
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Detroit Red Wings players
Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players
Hershey Bears players
Long Island Ducks (ice hockey) players
Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players
Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
St. Louis Flyers players
Seattle Totems (WHL) players
Sherbrooke Saints players
Spokane Comets players
Ice hockey people from Kitchener, Ontario
Sudbury Wolves (EPHL) players
Toronto Marlboros players
Windsor Spitfires players