Douglas Leonard Stevenson (April 6, 1924 – November 9, 1975) was a Canadian professional
ice hockey goaltender who played eight games in the
National Hockey League: four with the
New York Rangers and four with the
Chicago Black Hawks during the
1944–45 and
1945–46 seasons. He spent the majority of his career, which lasted from 1943 to 1956, in the
Pacific Coast Hockey League and
Western Hockey League).
Unusually, upon Stevenson's NHL debut with the Rangers -- with a heavily depleted roster due to
World War II, and with the Rangers' starting goaltender
Ken McAuley unable to play because of a knee injury -- on February 12, 1945, against the
Montreal Canadiens, he had played earlier in the day for the
New York Rovers of the
Eastern Amateur Hockey League
The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional United States ice hockey league.
Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1953)
The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). The league was founded by Tommy Lockhart, ...
against the
Washington Lions, giving up four goals in a 4-4 tie. Stevenson made 36 saves in a 4-3 loss to the Canadiens.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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1924 births
1975 deaths
Brandon Regals players
Calgary Stampeders (WHL) players
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Chicago Blackhawks players
Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players
Ice hockey people from Regina, Saskatchewan
Kansas City Pla-Mors players
New Haven Ramblers players
New York Rangers players
New York Rovers players
Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
St. Paul Saints (USHL) players
Saskatoon Quakers players
Seattle Bombers players
Tacoma Rockets (WHL) players
Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players