Wayne Stephenson

Wayne Stephenson
Born (1945-01-29)January 29, 1945
Fort William, ON, CAN
Died June 22, 2010(2010-06-22) (aged 65)
Madison, WI, 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

Career statistics

Regular season

Season Team League GP W L T 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 2.97
1965–66 Canadian National Team Intl
1966–67 Canadian National Team Intl
1967–68 Winnipeg Nationals WCSHL 15 900 30 1 2.11
1968–69 Canadian National Team Intl
1969–70 Canadian National Team Intl
1970–71 Canadian National Team Intl
1971–72 Kansas City Blues CHL 21 5 11 4 1210 80 0 3.93
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 1 0 100 9 0 5.40
1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 45 18 15 7 2535 128 1 3.03
1973–74 St. Louis Blues NHL 40 13 21 5 2360 123 2 3.13
1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 12 7 2 1 639 29 1 2.72 .895
1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 40 10 13 3819 164 1 2.58 .907
1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 21 12 3 2 1065 41 1 2.31 .916
1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 26 14 10 1 1482 68 3 2.75 .892
1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 40 20 10 5 2187 122 2 3.35 .871
1979–80 Washington Capitals NHL 56 18 24 10 3146 187 0 3.57
1980–81 Washington Capitals NHL 20 4 7 5 1010 66 1 3.92
NHL totals 328 146 103 49 18343 937 14 3.06

Post season

Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1964–65 Winnipeg Braves MJHL 4 4 0 240 12 0 3.00
1964–65 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup 5 1 4 300 25 0 5.00
1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 1 2 160 14 0 5.25
1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 2 0 123 4 1 1.95 .922
1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 8 4 4 494 22 0 2.67 .904
1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 9 4 3 532 23 1 2.59 .900
1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 3 213 16 0 4.51 .843
NHL totals 26 11 12 1522 79 2 3.11

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 Oly 3 2 0 0 140 3 1 1.29
1969 Canada WC 8 3 5 0 480 27 1 3.38
Senior int'l totals 12 6 5 0 680 31 2 2.58

References

  1. ↑ http://tomhawthorn.blogspot.com/2010/08/wayne-stephenson-hockey-goalie-1945.html
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