Fred Stanfield, with the Chicago Black Hawks in the mid-1960s, moves in on New York Rangers goalie Jacques Plante, defenseman Bob Plager in pursuit. With Boston in Game 1 of the 1970 Stanley Cup Final, Stanfield would knock out Plante with a slap shot to the mask.
Born in Toronto on May 4, 1944, Stanfield was one of seven brothers who played serious hockey in the 1960s, Jack and Jim also finding their way to the NHL.
Playing major junior for St. Catharines of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1961-64, he was property of the Chicago Black Hawks, for whom he played his first three NHL seasons, starting in 1964-65.
Stanfield's name was almost lost in the massive, lopsided trade between Chicago and Boston on May 15, 1967, when he went to the Bruins with forwards Esposito and Ken Hodge for Black Hawks defenseman Gilles Marotte, forward Pit Martin and goalie Jack Norris.
Stanfield had been sparsely used in a Chicago lineup that included Esposito, Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull and Bill Hay. He got within one win of a Stanley Cup with the Black Hawks, who lost a seven-game final to the Montreal Canadiens in 1965.