Gord Stafford (born October 10, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
| Gord Stafford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 10, 1960 Banff, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) Wichita Wind (CHL) | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1987 | ||
Stafford played major junior hockey with the Billings Bighorns of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He attended a try-out with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League prior to the start of the 1979–80 season, but was released to play out his final year of junior eligibility with the Bighorns.[1]
He went on to play professionally for seven seasons, predominantly with the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League (IHL), where he scored 131 goals and 219 assists for 350 points, while earning 228 penalty minutes, in 355 games played, before hanging up his skates following the 1986–87 IHL season.
Family edit
His son, Drew Stafford played in the National Hockey League.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Billings Bighorns | WCHL | 59 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 54 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 17 | ||
| 1978–79 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 72 | 37 | 66 | 103 | 70 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 68 | 52 | 58 | 110 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 1980–81 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 40 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 27 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 49 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 77 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 79 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 82 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 71 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CHL totals | 76 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 355 | 131 | 219 | 350 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References edit
- ^ S-P Services (September 22, 1979). "Decision to play rest solely with Howe". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, page A12. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ Eliteprospects.com - Drew Stafford
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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