Russell "Barney" Stanley (June 1, 1893 – May 16, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) and the Calgary Tigers, Regina Capitals and Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). He was the second head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup with the Millionaires in 1915 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.
Playing career
thumb|left|150px|Stanley with the Edmonton Dominions
Stanley was born in Paisley, Ontario, the son of a dairy farmer. He moved west to Medicine Hat, Alberta at 17 to play hockey before settling in Edmonton. He joined the Edmonton Maritimers in 1911–12, then spent the next three seasons as both a player and coach for the Edmonton Dominions and Albertas, all of the Alberta Senior Hockey League. Stanley turned professional in 1915, joining the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA. Stanley scored seven goals in his first five regular season contests with Vancouver, of which his first professional goal, in his first game, was assisted by Cyclone Taylor. Stanley scored four goals in the third and deciding game of the series. He left the Eskimos after one year to join the Calgary Tigers and in 1921 once again turned professional as the Tigers joined the newly formed Western Canada Hockey League. After two seasons in Regina, he returned to the Eskimos for two more.
Following the collapse of the WCHL in 1926, Stanley purchased the Eskimos and brought them into the newly formed Prairie Hockey League. Before the season began, however, he sold the team and joined the Winnipeg Maroons. He purchased an ownership stake in the franchise, and signed on as a defenceman and coach for the American Hockey Association team.
Stanley was hired by the Chicago Black Hawks to be their manager and head coach for the 1927–28 NHL season. His son was also a hockey player and was a member of Canada's 1950 World Championship team while his nephew Allan Stanley is also a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He purchased a share in a dairy farm in 1924, and joined the Northern Alberta Dairy Pool as an assistant manager in 1929 following the conclusion of his playing career. In 1944 he became the general manager of the pool. He was a member of the hockey committee of the Edmonton Exhibition Association when the Flyers won the Allan Cup national senior championship in 1948. and was also president of the Edmonton and District Hockey Association into the 1940s.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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! colspan="5" | Regular season
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! colspan="5" | Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1914–15
| Vancouver Millionaires
| PCHA
| 5 || 7 || 1 || 8 || 0
| 3 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1915–16
| Vancouver Millionaires
| PCHA
| 14 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 9
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1916–17
| Vancouver Millionaires
| PCHA
| 23 || 28 || 18 || 46 || 9
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1917–18
| Vancouver Millionaires
| PCHA
| 18 || 11 || 6 || 17 || 9
| 7 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 9
|-
| 1918–19
| Vancouver Millionaires
| PCHA
| 20 || 10 || 6 || 16 || 19
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1919–20
| Edmonton Eskimos
| Big-4
| 12 || 10 || 12 || 22 || 20
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5
|-
| 1920–21
| Calgary Tigers
| Big-4
| 15 || 11 || 10 || 21 || 5
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1921–22
| Calgary Tigers
| WCHL
| 24 || 26 || 5 || 31 || 17
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 1922–23
| Regina Capitals
| WCHL
| 29 || 14 || 7 || 21 || 10
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1923–24
| Regina Capitals
| WCHL
| 30 || 15 || 11 || 26 || 27
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
| 1924–25
| Edmonton Eskimos
| WCHL
| 25 || 12 || 5 || 17 || 36
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1925–26
| Edmonton Eskimos
| WHL
| 29 || 14 || 8 || 22 || 47
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| 1926–27
| Winnipeg Maroons
| AHA
| 35 || 8 || 8 || 16 || 78
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1927–28
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1928–29
| Minneapolis Millers
| AHA
| 40 || 8 || 5 || 13 || 34
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="E0E0E0"
! colspan="3" | PCHA totals
! 80 !! 62 !! 37 !! 99 !! 46
! 12 !! 8 !! 1 !! 9 !! 9
|- bgcolor="E0E0E0"
! colspan="3" | WCHL totals
! 137 !! 81 !! 36 !! 117 !! 137
! 8 !! 3 !! 0 !! 3 !! 4
|- bgcolor="#E0E0E0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}
Coaching record
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! colspan="5" | Regular season
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! colspan="5" | Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GC !! W !! L !! T !! Finish
! GC !! W !! L !! T !! Result
|-
| 1927–28
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 23 || 4 || 17 || 2 || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 23 !! 4 !! 17 !! 2 !! —
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}
See also
- List of players who played only one game in the NHL