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Pete David Stemkowski

Pete Stemkowski played his junior hockey in his hometown of Winnipeg from 1960 to 1962 when he went to Toronto to play for the Marlboros. He made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs playing in one game that year. The next season saw Stemkowski split time with Toronto and their AHL affiliate in Rochester, but he spent the majority of his year with the big club the next season.

The 1966-67 season was Stemkowski's first full season in the NHL, and he helped the Leafs win the Stanley Cup. Midway through the next year, the Leafs traded Stemkowski to the Red Wings in a blockbuster deal that involved Frank Mahovlich, Garry Unger, Carl Brewer, Norm Ullman, Paul Henderson, and Floyd Smith. "Stemmer" played in the All-Star Game that year, and after three seasons in Detroit he was dealt once again, this time to the Rangers.

During his time in New York, the Rangers went to the semi-finals four straight years and to the Stanley Cup finals in 1972. That spring, they lost to the Bruins in six games. After seven years with the Rangers, Stemkowski became a free agent and signed with the L.A. Kings in 1977. He finished his NHL career in the 1977-78 season and played one final year in the AHL with the Springfield Indians before retiring.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1960-61	Winnipeg Monarchs	MJHL	31	22	16	38	29
1961-62	Winnipeg Monarchs	MJHL	40	31	34	65	100		8	3	7	10	22
1962-63	Winnipeg Monarchs	MJHL	5	6	3	9	8
1962-63	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.	23	16	27	43	44		11	7	17	24	26
1963-64	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.	51	42	61	103	89		9	5	9	14	8
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	1	0	0	0	2
1963-64	Rochester Americans	AHL	3	1	1	2	0
1963-64	Toronto Marlboros	M-Cup							12	14	15	29	6
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	36	5	15	20	33		6	0	3	3	7
1964-65	Rochester Americans	AHL	35	17	22	39	52
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	56	4	12	16	55		4	0	0	0	26
1965-66	Rochester Americans	AHL	7	5	5	10	8
1966-67	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	68	13	22	35	75		12	5	7	12	20
1967-68	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	60	7	15	22	82	-5
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	13	3	6	9	4	-4
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	71	21	31	52	81	+1
1969-70	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	76	25	24	49	114	+13	4	1	1	2	6
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	10	2	2	4	8	-1
1970-71	New York Rangers	NHL	68	16	29	45	61	+16	13	3	2	5	6
1971-72	New York Rangers	NHL	59	11	17	28	53	+2	16	4	8	12	18
1972-73	New York Rangers	NHL	78	22	37	59	71	+28	10	4	2	6	6
1973-74	New York Rangers	NHL	78	25	45	70	74	+3	13	6	6	12	35
1974-75	New York Rangers	NHL	77	24	35	59	63	-3	3	1	0	1	10
1975-76	New York Rangers	NHL	75	13	28	41	49	-7
1976-77	New York Rangers	NHL	61	2	13	15	8	-14
1977-78	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	13	18	31	33	+1	2	1	0	1	2
1978-79	Springfield Indians	AHL	24	3	12	15	8
NHL Totals			967	206	349	555	866		83	25	29	54	136


Played in NHL All-Star Game (1968)	Traded to Detroit by Toronto with Frank Mahovlich, Garry Unger and the rights to Carl Brewer for Norm Ullman, Paul Henderson, Floyd Smith and Doug Barrie, March 3, 1968. Traded to NY Rangers by Detroit for Larry Brown, October 31, 1970. Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, August 31, 1977.

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