Skip Stanowski

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Skip Stanowski
Born (1944-09-10) September 10, 1944 (age 79)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for Cornell
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1965–1970

Walter "Skip" Stanowski is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He helped Cornell win their first National Title in 1967, receiving the Tournament MOP and captaining the team the following season. [1]

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Career

Stanowski began his career at Cornell in 1964 on the freshman team before joining the varsity squad for the 1965–66 season. Stanowski was part of the defensive corps that cut the team's goals against by nearly a full goal per game from the season before (2.88 to 2.00) and brought the Big Red their best finish with a 22–5 record. In the postseason Cornell won their first playoff game and ended up as the ECAC runner-up. Ordinarily that would have allowed the Big Red to receive the second eastern bid into the NCAA tournament; however, due to an ongoing dispute between the Ivy League and the NCAA over player eligibility Cornell was not allowed to participate and their season was over. [2]

The next year Stanowski led the Big Red defense in points, pushing the team even higher in the ECAC standings. With sophomore Ken Dryden around to clean up any defensive mistakes, Cornell reduced their goals allowed even further, surrendering 46 goals in 29 games (1.59 goals per game) and again set a team record for wins with 27. Because the eligibility issue had been resolved Stanowski was able to continue his offensive pace in the 1967 NCAA Tournament, Cornell's first ever appearance. He scored the only goal in the team's 1–0 semifinal win over North Dakota then recorded three points, including the game-winner, in their 4–1 triumph in the National title game. Stanowski was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Player [3] for contributing on four of his team's five goals, only the second defenseman to win the award.

In his senior season Stanowski served as team captain and led the Big Red to a second ECAC title but the team was unable to get past the Fighting Sioux in the semifinal a second time and finished third in 1968. Stanowski finished with 24 goals and 73 points in his three seasons with the Big Red. After graduating from Cornell Stanowski briefly played for the Muskegon Mohawks before retiring as a player in 1970.

In 2001 Skip Stanowski was inducted into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame. [1]

Personal life

Skip's father Wally played 12 seasons in the NHL, winning four Stanley Cups with Toronto.

Awards and honors

AwardYear
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team 1967 [4]
All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1967 [5]
All-ECAC First Team 1967–68 [6]
AHCA East All-American 1967–68 [7]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1968 [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "(Walter) Skip Stanowski - Class of 1968 - Hall of Fame - Cornell University". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Icemen Top Colgate, 8-0". Cornell Daily Sun. January 12, 1967. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  6. ↑ "All-ECAC Hockey Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
1967 		Succeeded by
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