Fred Stanfield

Fred Stanfield
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) 177 lb (80 kg)
Teams	Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars Buffalo Sabres
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1944-05-04)May 4, 1944, Toronto, ON, CAN
Pro Career	1964 – 1979

Frederick William Stanfield (born May 4, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional centre who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1964 until 1978.

Playing Career

He played with the St. Catharines TeePees and St. Catharines Black Hawks from 1961-62 through 1963-64. He then graduated to the Chicago Black Hawks but split the next three seasons between the Hawks and the St. Louis Braves.

In 1967 he was part of a blockbuster trade that brought Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge, and Stanfield to the Boston Bruins. Stanfield was a strong second line centre for the Bruins and exceeded 20 goals in every season he played in Boston. He also won the Stanley Cup in 1970 & 1972.

In 1973 he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars with whom he only spent a season and a half. Stanfield was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in January, 1975 and helped Buffalo make the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals. He spent 3 more seasons with the Sabres. He then spent one season with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (1978-79) as a playing-coach before retiring.

Stanfield played 914 career NHL games, scoring 211 goals and 405 assists for 616 points.

Career Statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1961–62	St. Catharines TeePees	OHA		49	11	15	26	0		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA		48	28	39	67	0		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA		56	34	75	109	0		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		57	7	10	17	14		14	2	1	3	2
1965–66	St. Louis Braves	CHL		24	7	11	18	2		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		39	2	2	4	2		5	0	0	0	2
1966–67	St. Louis Braves	CPHL		37	20	21	41	10		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		10	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0
1967–68	Boston Bruins	NHL		73	20	44	64	10		4	0	1	1	0
1968–69	Boston Bruins	NHL		71	25	29	54	22		10	2	2	4	0
1969–70	Boston Bruins	NHL		73	23	35	58	14		14	4	12	16	6
1970–71	Boston Bruins	NHL		75	24	52	76	12		7	3	4	7	0
1971–72	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	23	56	79	12		15	7	9	16	0
1972–73	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	20	58	78	10		5	1	1	2	0
1973–74	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		71	16	28	44	10		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		40	8	18	26	12		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		32	12	21	33	4		17	2	4	6	0
1975–76	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		80	18	30	48	4		9	0	1	1	0
1976–77	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		79	9	14	23	6		5	0	0	0	0
1977–78	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		57	3	8	11	2		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Hershey Bears	AHL		50	19	41	60	4		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				914	211	405	616	134		106	21	35	56	10

Gallery

The four new Bruins, Stanfield, Shack, Esposito and Hodge at training camp, October 2, 1967. The gold jerseys would be retired before the regular season.

Jacques Laperriere, Fred Stanfield, Rogatien Vachon, January 25, 1968.

Fred Stanfield and Gary Smith, November 10, 1969.

Barry Wilkins, Henri Richard, Fred Stanfield, Eddie Johnston, Bobby Orr, November 29, 1969.

Jacques Plante knocked out of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, May 3, 1970.

John McKenzie, Fred Stanfield, John Bucyk, Ted Green during the Cup parade, May 11, 1970.

John McKenzie scores the game winner from Fred Stanfield and John Bucyk, December 5, 1971.

Carol Vadnais from Fred Stanfield, March 23, 1972.

Fred Stanfield opens the scoring, Game 2 of the 1972 Quarter-finals, April 6, 1972.

John Bucyk from Fred Stanfield, Game 2 of the 1972 Quarter-finals, April 6, 1972.

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External Links

• Fred Stanfield's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database