James Bovaird Stanfield (January 1, 1947 – November 19, 2009) was a Canadian professional

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player. He played in 7 NHL games for the

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in parts of three seasons between 1970 and 1971. The rest of career, which lasted from 1967 to 1977, was spent in the minor leagues. Born in

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, Stanfield was the younger brother of NHL forwards Jack Stanfield and

Fred Stanfield Frederic William Stanfield (May 4, 1944 – September 13, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey Center (ice hockey), centre who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1964–65 NHL season, 1964 until 1977–78 NHL season, 19 ...

. In the 1975–76 season, both Fred and Jim played in the same home city (

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) but for different teams: Fred with the NHL's

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and Jim with the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1947 births 2009 deaths Buffalo Norsemen players Canadian ice hockey centres Dallas Black Hawks players Denver Spurs (WHL) players Ice hockey people from Mississauga London Nationals players Los Angeles Kings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Portland Buckaroos players St. Catharines Black Hawks players San Diego Gulls (WHL) players Spokane Jets players Springfield Kings players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1940s-stub