Stan Marples

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Stanley Marples.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| position = Left wing

| catches =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 170

| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|11|16}}

| birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1928|1|27|1891|11|16}}

| death_place = Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

| career_start = 1912

| career_end = 1922

| played_for = Portland Rosebuds
Victoria Aristocrats

| halloffame =

}}

Stanley Gibson "Stan" Marples (November 16, 1891 – January 27, 1928) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played in various professional and amateur leagues, including the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. Amongst the teams he played with were the Portland Rosebuds and Victoria Aristocrats. Marples was also part of the 1915 Winnipeg Monarchs team which captured the Allan Cup as Canadian amateur champions by defeating the Melville Millionaires 4 goals to 2.[http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=308&criteria_sort=name 1915 Winnipeg Monarchs] Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame He was the brother of Fred Marples, president of the Winnipeg Monarchs.{{cite news|title=Stanley Marples Dead At Moose Jaw|date=January 27, 1928|newspaper=Lethbridge Herald|location=Lethbridge, Alberta|page=1|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-jan-27-1928-2539107/}}{{free access}}

He died in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where he lived in his last years, in 1928."Stan Marples, Famous Hockey Player, Is Dead", Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday, January 28, 1928, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada He was buried at Moose Jaw after a funeral attended by the representatives from the Manitoba and Canadian Hockey Associations."Notables Attend Marples' Funeral", Winnipeg Free Press, Monday, January 30, 1928, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada