| Fred Stanfield | |
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| 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
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| Born | 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.
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 
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| 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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