Pete Stemkowski: 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 217

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 217 Pete Stemkowski Hockey Card (Front)

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 217 Pete Stemkowski Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Proved the big man for Rangers in the playoffs last season when he score two overtime goals during the Chicago – New York semi-final, the second one ending the longest extra-time game in modern Ranger history – 41:29 of overtime.

En Français

Il fut la vedette des Rangers durant les éliminatoires de la saison dernière alors qu’il compta deux buts en temps supplémentaire durant les semi-finales Chicago – New York; le deuxième mit fin à la plus longue joute dans l’histoire des Rangers – 41 minutes 29 secondes de temps supplémentaire.

Details

Pete Stemkowski’s overtime goal at 1:29 of the third overtime period in a game 6 3-2 win on April 29, 1971 now ranks as the third longest game in New York Rangers history. It is the second longest in the “modern era”.

On March 26, 1932, Fred Cook scored at 19:32 of the third overtime in a game against the Montreal Canadiens. More recently, on May 2, 2012, Marian Gaborik scored at 14:41 of the third overtime to give the Rangers a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals.

For Stemkowski, the two overtime game winners in that semi-final series against the Chicago Blackhawks were his only career OT goals. In game 1 on April 18 at Chicago Stadium, Pete scored on Tony Esposito 1:37 into overtime after Jean Ratelle tied the score at 1-1 late in the third.

Going into game 6, the Rangers were down 3-2 in the series. The Blackhawks jumped to a 2-0 lead before Rod Gilbert and Jean Ratelle tied the score and forced overtime. Stemkowski scored the game winner on his eighth shot of the game, assisted by Ted Irvine and Tim Horton. Esposito turned away 46 of 49 shots while Ed Giacomin faced just 26 shots in the win.

In 1971-72, Pete played only 59 regular season games for the Rangers and produced just eleven goals. However, when it came to the post season, he had 12 points in 16 games with New York reaching the Stanley Cup final before falling to the Boston Bruins. He didn’t have a chance to score again in overtime with the Rangers going the 16 games without needed extra time.

Stemkowski had one game winner, in game 4 of the opening round of the quarter-final against the Montreal Canadiens. In a 6-4 win on April 9, 1972 at the Montreal Forum, Pete scored unassisted on Ken Dryden at 14:55 of the third to break a 4-4 tie. He also had an assist on a Vic Hadfield goal for a two point game.

Between 1963-64 and 1977-78, Pete Stemkowski played 967 regular season and 73 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings. He won a Stanley Cup championship with the Maple Leafs in 1967.

Pete Stemkowski NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	0	0	2
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	36	5	15	20	33
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	56	4	12	16	55
1966-67	Toronto Maple Leafs	68	13	22	35	75
1967-68	Toronto Maple Leafs	60	7	15	22	82
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	13	3	6	9	4
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	71	21	31	52	81
1969-70	Detroit Red Wings	76	25	24	49	114
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	10	2	2	4	8
1970-71	New York Rangers	68	16	29	45	61
1971-72	New York Rangers	59	11	17	28	53
1972-73	New York Rangers	78	22	37	59	71
1973-74	New York Rangers	78	25	45	70	74
1974-75	New York Rangers	77	24	35	59	63
1975-76	New York Rangers	75	13	28	41	49
1976-77	New York Rangers	61	2	13	15	8
1977-78	Los Angeles Kings	80	13	18	31	33
	Totals	967	206	349	555	866

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	0	3	3	7
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	0	0	0	26
1966-67	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	5	7	12	20
1967-68	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Detroit Red Wings	4	1	1	2	6
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	New York Rangers	13	3	2	5	6
1971-72	New York Rangers	16	4	8	12	18
1972-73	New York Rangers	10	4	2	6	6
1973-74	New York Rangers	13	6	6	12	35
1974-75	New York Rangers	3	1	0	1	10
1975-76	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1976-77	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1977-78	Los Angeles Kings	2	1	0	1	2
	Totals	83	25	29	54	136