Fred Stanfield
Encyclopedia
Frederic William Stanfield (born May 4, 1944) is a former professional
ice hockey
left winger
who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League
from 1964 until 1978.
Stanfield played 914 career NHL games, scoring 211 goals and 405 assists for 616 points. He won two Stanley Cup
s with the Boston Bruins
in 1970 and 1972.
He was also featured on the 1974–75 Buffalo Sabres
who lost in the Stanley Cup Finals to the Philadelphia Flyers
.
Stanfield currently lives in the Buffalo, NY area, and owns an office furniture store. He is an active member of the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association and recently played in an Alumni charity game to benefit an injured Buffalo Police Officer.
Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
left winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
from 1964 until 1978.
Stanfield played 914 career NHL games, scoring 211 goals and 405 assists for 616 points. He won two Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s with the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
in 1970 and 1972.
He was also featured on the 1974–75 Buffalo Sabres
1974–75 Buffalo Sabres season
The 1974–75 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' fifth season in the National Hockey League . The Sabres finished in a tie for the best record in the NHL in the 1974–75 regular season after a disappointing 1974 that saw the 1973–74 team fail to return to the NHL playoffs as they had the year before...
who lost in the Stanley Cup Finals to the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Stanfield currently lives in the Buffalo, NY area, and owns an office furniture store. He is an active member of the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association and recently played in an Alumni charity game to benefit an injured Buffalo Police Officer.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1961–62 | St. Catharines Teepees St. Catharines Teepees The St. Catharines Teepees were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1947 to 1962. The team was based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.-History:... |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
49 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | St. Catharines Black Hawks St. Catharines Black Hawks The St. Catharines Black Hawks were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1962 to 1976. The team was based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.-History:... |
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 St. Louis Braves The St. Louis Braves were a minor league hockey club located in St. Louis, Missouri. The team originated as the Syracuse Braves in the Eastern Professional Hockey League's final season of 1962–63. The team was moved to St. Louis mid-season, and continued in the new Central Hockey League after the... |
CPHL | 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 Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
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 Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... |
NHL | 71 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 40 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
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 1978–79 AHL season The 1978–79 AHL season was the 43rd season of the American Hockey League. The league inaugurates the Ken McKenzie Award, for the most outstanding marketing executive, showing its commitment to marketing and public relations.... |
Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
50 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 914 | 211 | 405 | 616 | 134 | 106 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 10 | ||||