Fred Stanfield
Frederic William Stanfield ( born May 4, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. In his career spanning 15 seasons he played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars and the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League for the position of left winger. With the Boston Bruins winning the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972. His two brothers Jack and Jim were also active in the NHL.
Career
Fred Stanfield began his career in 1961 with the St. Catharines Teepees, which a year later renamed in St. Catharines Black Hawks, after the team was bought by financial problems from the National Hockey League franchise, the Chicago Blackhawks. Overall Stanfield graduated three seasons for the Teepees / Blackhawks in the Ontario Hockey Association, before he made his debut at the start of the NHL season 1964/65 for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.
On May 15, 1967 Stanfield was transferred by the Blackhawks along with Phil Esposito and Ken Hodge to the Boston Bruins, Chicago received in return the player Gilles Marotte, Pit Martin and Jack Norris. For the Bruins this business proved very profitable, Esposito formed along with Bobby Orr a very offensively strong team. The Boston Bruins have advanced to one of the strongest teams in the NHL, and for the seasons 1969/70 and 1971/72 won Fred Stanfield and his new team to the Stanley Cup. In the 1970/71 season, he was also with 76 points scorer in 75 games completed tenth best scorer in the league, team internally it was due to the high strike rate of the Bruins this season in this vote " only " seventh.
Overall, the striker completed six seasons with the Bruins before he was released on 22 May 1973 in exchange for Gilles Gilbert to the Minnesota North Stars. On 27 January 1975, the Canadian was transferred again; the Buffalo Sabres secured in exchange for Norm Gratton and a third-round option for the NHL Amateur Draft 1976, the rights to the player. Shortly thereafter, he was defeated by the Sabres in the Stanley Cup final the Philadelphia Flyers.
After three more seasons in Buffalo, Fred Stanfield decided to become involved with the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League. After 50 games in the AHL, he finished his playing career and took over for the rest of the AHL 1978/79 season as coach of Chuck Hamilton. The Hershey Bears eliminated in the first play-off round against the Binghamton Dusters and Stanfield left the club after this season. 1979/80 he was active in the short term as head coach of the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association.
Awards and achievements
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )