Allan Stanley

Allan Herbert Stanley (March 1, 1926 – October 18, 2013) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League between 1948 and 1969 for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs. Before reaching the NHL, he spent the 1943 through 1948 seasons with several clubs, including the Boston Olympics of the EHL, the Porcupine Combines of the NOHA and the Providence Reds of the AHL.

Stanley began his NHL career in 1948–49 with the New York Rangers, who acquired him from the Reds for roughly $70,000. He played five unhappy years in New York, where fans found displeasure in his play to the point that they called him a "bum" and later nicknamed him "Sonja," a reference to figure skating star Sonja Henie, who often performed in ice shows at the Garden. He spent the 1953–54 season in the WHL with Vancouver, then opened the 1954–55 season back in New York with the Rangers before being traded to the Chicago Black Hawks.

Over his career Stanley won the Stanley Cup four times and was named to the second NHL All-Star team three times. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.