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Fred Stanfield
Fredstanfield
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 Flag of Canada Canadian
Born (1944-05-04)May 4, 1944,
Toronto, ON, CAN
Died September 13, 2021,
Pro Career 19641979

Frederick William Stanfield (born May 4, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died September 13, 2021) 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.

He died on September 13, 2021.[1]

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

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