Pete Stemkowski

Peter David Stemkowski is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Playing as a centre, he spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings. Nicknamed "Stemmer", Stemkowski is best remembered for his heroics in the semifinal series of the 1971 Stanley Cup playoffs when he scored two overtime goals for the New York Rangers in an eventual series loss to the Chicago Black Hawks. He won the Stanley Cup in 1967 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Considered a textbook "two-way" centre, able to kill penalties and play defence as well as scoring goals, Stemkowski is also remembered as one of the top faceoff takers of the NHL.