{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use Canadian English|date=June 2016}} {{distinguish|Logan Stankoven|Logan Storley}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | image = Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals - January 18, 2022 - Logan Stanley (51833878645).jpg | caption = Stanley with the Winnipeg Jets in 2022 | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | team = Buffalo Sabres | league = NHL | former_teams = Winnipeg Jets | position = Defence | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 225 | shoots = Left | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|26}} | birth_place = Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | draft = 18th overall | draft_year = 2016 | draft_team = Winnipeg Jets | career_start = 2018 | career_end = }} '''Logan Stanley''' (born May 26, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 18th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2016 NHL entry draft.
==Playing career== Stanley played as a youth with the Waterloo Wolves in the AHMMPL, before he was selected in the first round, 12th overall in the 2014 OHL Priority draft by the Windsor Spitfires. On May 9, 2014, Stanley committed to the Spitfires of the OHL to play under Bob Boughner. Stanley has also been involved with IIHF tournaments and development camps.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.windsorspitfires.com/article/first-round-pick-stanley-commits- | title = First-round pick Stanley commits | publisher = Windsor Spitfires | date = 2014-05-09 | accessdate = 2014-05-09}}</ref>
On December 7, 2016, Stanley was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets.<ref name = "sign">{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-sign-logan-stanley/c-284438124 | title = Jets sign Logan Stanley | publisher =Winnipeg Jets | date = 2016-12-07 | accessdate = 2016-12-07}}</ref>
During the 2016–17 season, Stanley injured his knee in January and did not return to the lineup until April.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weibe|first1=Ken|title=Stanley full recovered from knee surgery|url=http://winnipegsun.com/2017/05/14/stanley-full-recovered-from-knee-surgery/wcm/15d2e526-be80-4f16-8e4c-cbc5d3675e17|accessdate=March 19, 2018|publisher=Winnipeg Sun|date=May 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kyle|first1=Cicerella|title=Return of Logan Stanley boosts Windsor's Memorial Cup hopes|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2017/05/18/return-of-logan-stanley-boosts-windsors-memorial-cup-hopes.html|accessdate=March 19, 2018|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=May 18, 2017}}</ref> On May 28, 2017, Stanley won the Memorial Cup Championship with the Windsor Spitfires.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cicerella|first1=Kyle|title=Spitfires hang on to win thrilling Memorial Cup final|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/windsor-spitfires-erie-otters-memorial-cup-final-1.4135386|website=cbc.ca|accessdate=March 19, 2018|date=May 29, 2017}}</ref>
On August 8, 2017, Stanley was traded to the Kitchener Rangers.<ref>{{cite web|title=STANLEY TRADED TO KITCHENER|url=http://windsorspitfires.com/article/stanley-traded-to-kitchener|website=windsorspitfires.com|accessdate=March 19, 2018|date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> Despite his trade, Stanley was awarded the Scott Miller Extra Mile Award by the Spitfires at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=DIPIETRO & SERGACHEV LEAD 2016-17 TEAM AWARDS|url=http://windsorspitfires.com/article/dipietro-sergachev-lead-2016-17-team-awards|website=windsorspitfires.com|accessdate=March 19, 2018|date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>
Due to his success, Stanley was invited to the Winnipeg Jets training camp before the 2017–18 NHL season, however, he failed to make the roster and was sent back to the OHL.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Olinkin|first1=Sean|title=Logan Stanley Making the Most of OHL Demotion|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/winnipeg-jets-logan-stanley-ohl-demotion/|website=thehockeywriters.com|accessdate=March 19, 2018|date=October 13, 2017}}</ref> During the 2017–18 OHL season, Stanley received a two-game suspension for head-checking Akil Thomas during a game against the Niagara IceDogs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Logan Stanley receives two-game suspension from OHL|url=http://kitchenerrangers.com/article/logan-stanley-receives-two-game-suspension-from-ohl|website=kitchenerrangers.com|accessdate=March 19, 2018|date=February 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rangers back in action today without defenceman Logan Stanley|url=http://www.570news.com/2018/02/09/rangers-defenceman-logan-stanley-suspended-two-games/|website=570news.com|accessdate=March 19, 2018|date=February 9, 2018}}</ref> The Jets assigned Stanley to the Manitoba Moose after the Rangers were eliminated from the 2018 OHL playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hobson |first1=Russ |title=Logan Stanley reassigned to Manitoba Moose, AHL realigns divisions |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4192673/logan-stanley-reassigned-to-manitoba-moose-ahl-realigns-divisions/ |website=globalnews.ca |accessdate=September 24, 2018 |date=May 7, 2018}}</ref>
After attending the Jets 2018 training camp, Stanley was reassigned to the Manitoba Moose to begin his first professional season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jets Assign Pair of Defenders to Moose |url=http://moosehockey.com/news/roster-moves-oct218/ |website=moosehockey.com |accessdate=January 17, 2019 |date=October 2, 2018}}</ref> After finally cracking the Jets lineup for the 2020–21 NHL season, Stanley achieved a couple of career milestones in his rookie season; he had his first career fight on March 24, 2021, against Zack MacEwen of the Vancouver Canucks, and would later score his first NHL goal on March 27, 2021, scoring on David Rittich of the Calgary Flames in a 4–2 Jets loss.
On August 4, 2021, the Jets re-signed Stanley to a two-year, $1.8 million contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jets, defenceman Logan Stanley agree to two-year, $1.8M deal |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/jets-defenceman-logan-stanley-agree-two-year-1-8m-deal/ |website=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=4 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
On August 19, 2023, the Jets re-signed Stanley to a one-year, $1 million contract. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jets sign defenceman Logan Stanley to a one-year contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-sign-defenceman-logan-stanley-to-a-one-year-contract/c-345626664 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=NHL.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
On July 6, 2024, the Jets re-signed Stanley to a two-year, $2.5 million contract. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Logan Stanley Contract - 2 Years x $1,250,000 {{!}} Puckpedia |url=https://puckpedia.com/signing/9233 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=puckpedia.com}}</ref>
On March 6, 2026, Stanley was traded to the Buffalo Sabres alongside Luke Schenn, in exchange for Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen, a conditional 2026 fourth-round pick, and a 2027 second-round pick.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/defensemen-logan-stanley-luke-schenn-traded-to-sabres-by-jets |title=Stanley, Schenn traded to Sabres by Jets |website=NHL.com |date=March 6, 2026}}</ref>
==International play== Stanley played for Team Canada in the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships.<ref name = "sign"/> Stanley was invited to Canada's 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships training camp but was cut before the final roster was announced.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Traikos|first1=Michael|title=Cody Glass, Logan Stanley sent packing: Canada trims roster by six at world junior camp|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/glass-sent-packing-team-canada-trims-roster-by-6-at-world-junior-camp|accessdate=March 19, 2018|newspaper=The National Post|date=December 14, 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life== Growing up in Waterloo, Logan attended Northlake Woods Elementary School before attending Waterloo Collegiate Institute.
Stanley is a cousin to Michael Latta, a former NHL player for the Washington Capitals.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mahiban|first1=Dhiren|title=NHL draft: Logan Stanley's size his biggest asset|url=http://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/philadelphia-flyers/nhl-draft-logan-stanleys-size-his-biggest-asset|website=nbcsports.com|accessdate=March 27, 2018|date=June 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Mike G. Morreale|title=Defenseman Stanley using size to advantage|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/logan-stanley-using-size-to-advantage/c-280634252|website=NHL.com|accessdate=March 27, 2018|date=May 12, 2016}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2012–13 | Waterloo Wolves | AHMMPL |2||0||0||0||0 |—||—||—||—||— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Waterloo Wolves | AHMMPL |28||8||20||28||95 |9||0||5||5||35 |- | 2013–14 |Waterloo Siskins |GOJHL |—||—||—||—||— |2||1||0||1||0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 |Windsor Spitfires |OHL |59||0||4||4||60 |—||—||—||—||— |- | 2015–16 |Windsor Spitfires |OHL |64||5||12||17||103 |5||1||0||1||16 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 |Windsor Spitfires |OHL |35||4||13||17||62 |—||—||—||—||— |- | 2017–18 |Kitchener Rangers |OHL |61||15||27||42||111 |19||4||12||16||20 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 |Manitoba Moose |AHL |73||6||16||22||70 |—||—||—||—||— |- | 2019–20 |Manitoba Moose |AHL |44||3||7||10||73 |—||—||—||—||— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 |Winnipeg Jets |NHL |37||1||3||4||26 |8||2||1||3||4 |- | 2021–22 |Winnipeg Jets |NHL |58||1||12||13||44 |—||—||—||—||— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 |Winnipeg Jets |NHL |19||1||2||3||21 |1||0||0||0||0 |- | 2023–24 |Winnipeg Jets |NHL |25||1||1||2||36 |3||0||1||1||6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 |Winnipeg Jets |NHL |63||1||13||14||78 |5||0||0||0||42 |- | 2025–26 |Winnipeg Jets |NHL |59||9||12||21||99 |—||—||—||—||— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025–26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL |17||0||5||5||29 |8 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||19 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |NHL totals !278!!14!!48!!62!!333 !25!!2!!2!!4!!71 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2014 | Canada Red | U17 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 12 ! 2 ! 1 ! 3 ! 12 |}
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{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = Patrik Laine | title = Winnipeg Jets first-round draft pick | years = 2016 | after = Kristian Vesalainen }} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Logan}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Buffalo Sabres players Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen Category:Kitchener Rangers players Category:Manitoba Moose players Category:NHL first-round draft picks Category:Ice hockey people from Kitchener, Ontario Category:Ice hockey people from Waterloo, Ontario Category:Windsor Spitfires players Category:Winnipeg Jets draft picks Category:Winnipeg Jets players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen