Wayne Stephenson
| Wayne Stephenson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 29, 1945 Fort William, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
June 22, 2010 (aged 65) Madison, Wisconsin, USA | ||
| 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 |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1981 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
 |
1968 Grenoble | Ice hockey |
Wayne Frederick Stephenson (January 29, 1945 – June 22, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was born in Fort William, Ontario.
Playing career
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 the St. Louis Blues. After three seasons with the Blues, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers. While in Philadelphia, Wayne toiled as a backup to Bernie Parent for the 1974-1975 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 the Washington Capitals prior to the 1979–80 NHL season and played there for two seasons before retiring.
Stephenson died from brain cancer. He was married for 39 years to his wife Nedina and had four children, two sons and two daughters.[1]
Awards and achievements
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1965)
- MJHL Top Goaltender (1965)
- MJHL Most Valuable Player (1965)
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1965)
- Played in the World Championships for Team Canada (1967 and 1969)
- Olympic bronze metalist (1968)
- Stanley Cup championship (1975)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1976 and 1978)
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Remembering Stephenson at IIHF.com
- Wayne Stephenson's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Wayne Stephenson's biography at Hockey Goalies
- Wayne Stephenson's obituary
- 1945 births
- 2010 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Thunder Bay
- Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Kansas City Blues players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic ice hockey players of 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