Gord Stafford

Gord Stafford
Born (1960-10-10) 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 19801987

Gord Stafford (born October 10, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

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 eligiability 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

His son, Drew Stafford, plays right wing with the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.[2]

References

  1. S-P Services (September 22, 1979). "Decision to play rest solely with Howe". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, page A12. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. Eliteprospects.com - Drew Stafford

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