Fred Stanfield

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.
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	914 	211 	405 	616 	134 	 	106 	21 	35 	56 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
2Oct1967-Stanfield_Shack_Espo_Hodge_gold_jersey.jpg|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.
25Jan1968-Laperriere_Stanfield_Vachon.jpg|Jacques Laperriere, Fred Stanfield, Rogatien Vachon, January 25, 1968.
10Nov1969-Stanfield_G._Smith.jpg|Fred Stanfield and Gary Smith, November 10, 1969.
29Nov1969-Wilkins_Richard_Stanfield_Johnston_Orr.jpg|Barry Wilkins, Henri Richard, Fred Stanfield, Eddie Johnston, Bobby Orr, November 29, 1969.
Plante_hit-3May1970.gif|Jacques Plante knocked out of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, May 3, 1970.
1970May-Cup_parade.jpg|John McKenzie, Fred Stanfield, John Bucyk, Ted Green during the Cup parade, May 11, 1970.
McKenzie_game_winner-5Dec1971.gif|John McKenzie scores the game winner from Fred Stanfield and John Bucyk, December 5, 1971.
Vadnais_goal-23Mar1972.gif|Carol Vadnais from Fred Stanfield, March 23, 1972.
6Apr1972-Stanfield_scores.jpg|Fred Stanfield opens the scoring, Game 2 of the 1972 Quarter-finals, April 6, 1972.
Bucyk_goal-6Apr1972.gif|John Bucyk from Fred Stanfield, Game 2 of the 1972 Quarter-finals, April 6, 1972.
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Category:Born in 1944
Category:Dead in 2021
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Category:Retired in 1979
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