Wayne Stephenson
Wayne Stephenson | |||
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Born |
Fort William,Ontario,Canada | January 29, 1945||
Died |
June 22, 2010 Madison,Wisconsin,U.S. | (aged 65)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1965–1981 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men'sIce hockey | ||
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1968 Grenoble | Ice hockey |
Wayne Frederick Stephenson(January 29, 1945 – June 22, 2010) was aCanadianprofessionalice hockeygoaltender.He was born inFort William, Ontario.
Biography
[edit]Stephenson played primarily with the Canadian National Team early in his career, and was a member of the 1968 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team that won the Bronze Medal.
Stephenson graduated from the University of Winnipeg with an economics degree and worked as an accountant. After he retired from professional hockey, he worked in the banking industry.
His NHL career would begin in 1971 when he was signed as a free agent by theSt. Louis Blues.After three seasons with the Blues, he was traded to thePhiladelphia Flyersin September 1974.[1]While in Philadelphia, Wayne toiled as a backup toBernie Parentfor the1974-1975 season.When Parent suffered a pinched nerve in his neck during the 1975-1976 pre season that required surgery, Stephenson became the Flyers starting goaltender and retained the job when Parent returned late in the season but couldn't regain his previous All Star form. During that year, Stephenson allowed one goal in the Flyers' win over the Soviet Red Army hockey team, a victory Stephenson referred to as the highlight of his career. Stephenson sought a salary increase to reflect his new responsibilities and value to the team in 1976 but management held firm and he returned to the Philadelphia lineup after a two-month holdout. The friction generated by the dispute fueled his exit from Philadelphia. Stephenson was traded to theWashington Capitalsprior to the1979–80 NHL seasonand played there for two seasons before retiring.
After retiring from the NHL, Stephenson worked with the hockey teams atBarnstable High SchoolinMassachusetts.[2]He died on June 22, 2010 inMadison, Wisconsinat the age of 65.[3]
Awards and achievements
[edit]- MJHLFirst All-Star Team (1965)
- MJHL Top Goaltender (1965)
- MJHL Most Valuable Player (1965)
- Turnbull CupMJHLChampionship (1965)
- Played in theWorld ChampionshipsforTeam Canada(1967and1969)
- Olympic bronze medalist (1968)
- Stanley Cupchampionship (1975)
- Played inNHL All-Star Game(1976and1978)
- "Honoured Member" of theManitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1963–64 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1804 | 120 | 0 | 3.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 43 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2580 | 128 | 2 | 2.98 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 240 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | — | ||
1964–65 | Edmonton Oil Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 300 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 | — | ||
1965–66 | Canada | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Canada | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Winnipeg Nationals | WCSHL | 15 | — | — | — | 900 | 30 | 1 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Canada | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Canada | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Canada | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 5.40 | .804 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 21 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1210 | 80 | 0 | 3.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 45 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2535 | 128 | 1 | 3.03 | .898 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 160 | 14 | 0 | 5.25 | .860 | ||
1973–74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2360 | 123 | 2 | 3.13 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 639 | 29 | 1 | 2.72 | .895 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 1.95 | .922 | ||
1975–76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 3819 | 164 | 1 | 2.58 | .908 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 494 | 22 | 0 | 2.67 | .904 | ||
1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1065 | 41 | 1 | 2.31 | .913 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 532 | 23 | 1 | 2.59 | .903 | ||
1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 26 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1482 | 68 | 3 | 2.75 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2187 | 122 | 2 | 3.35 | .873 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 16 | 0 | 4.51 | .826 | ||
1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 56 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3146 | 187 | 0 | 3.57 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 20 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1010 | 66 | 1 | 3.92 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 328 | 146 | 103 | 49 | 18,343 | 937 | 14 | 3.06 | .892 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 1522 | 79 | 2 | 3.11 | .889 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | |
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1967 | Canada | WC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | |
1968 | Canada | OG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 1.29 | |
1969 | Canada | WC | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 480 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 | |
Senior totals | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 680 | 31 | 2 | 2.74 |
"Stephenson's stats".The Goaltender Home Page.Retrieved2017-09-28.
References
[edit]- ^Sherman, David (September 2003).Philadelphia Flyers Encyclopedia.Sports PublishingLLC.ISBN978-1-58261-577-6.9781582615776.RetrievedDecember 21,2023.
- ^"Obituaries 7-2-10".The Barnstable Patriot.Madison, Wisconsin.July 2, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 21,2024.
- ^Bausman, Chuck (August 6, 2010)."Former Flyers goalie Stephenson dies at 65".The Philadelphia Inquirer.RetrievedJanuary 21,2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL,orEliteprospects,orHockey-Reference,orThe Internet Hockey Database
- Remembering StephensonatIIHF
- Wayne Stephenson's biographyatManitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Wayne Stephenson's biographyatHockey Goalies
- Wayne Stephenson's obituary
- 1945 births
- 2010 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay
- Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- St. Louis Blues players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Washington Capitals players
- Winnipeg Braves players
- Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics