Don Stanley | |
Position: | Left wing |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
Played For: | Edmonton Mercurys |
Ntl Team: | Canada |
Birth Date: | 18 October 1917 |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Death Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Career Start: | 1935 |
Career End: | 1950 |
Donald Russell Stanley (October 18, 1917 - September 21, 2001) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[1] He also played with the Edmonton Flyers, University of Alberta Golden Bears and RCAF Station Dartmouth hockey teams.[2]
Stanley later attended Harvard University where he earned master's and doctorate degrees in environmental engineering. He founded Stanley Associates Engineering in 1954, which later became Stantec.[3] In 1998, he was inducted to the Alberta Order of Excellence, recognizing the breadth of his contributions to the people of Alberta.[3]