Edward Slowinski

Edward Slowinski
Born	(1922-11-18)November 18, 1922 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	August 21, 1999(1999-08-21) (aged 76) Erie County, New York, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers
Playing career	1945–1958

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 season						Playoffs
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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Ed Slowinski's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame