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USA Drew Stafford
#18 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 18/19
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Oct 30, 1985
Position
RW
Age
38
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2004 round 1 #13 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Father: Gord Stafford, Cousin: Brendan Stafford

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Drew Stafford Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA 14U AAA 55* 43* 63* 106* 0* -* |
2001-02 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U AAA MNJHL 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 45* 35* 53* 88* 30* -* |
2002-03 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 64* 49* 67* 116* 48* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 3* 2* 5* 8* 2* |
2003-04 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 36* 11* 21* 32* 30* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* 4* |
2004-05 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 42* 13* 25* 38* 34* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 5* 4* 9* 14* -3* |
2005-06 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 42* 24* 24* 48* 63* 27* |
USA WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2006-07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 41* 13* 14* 27* 33* 5* | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 4 3
Rochester Americans AHL 34* 22* 22* 44* 30* 16* |
2007-08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 64* 16* 22* 38* 51* 3* |
USA WC 7* 1* 3* 4* 6* 1* |
2008-09 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79* 20* 25* 45* 29* 3* |
USA WC 9* 2* 1* 3* 6* 0* |
2009-10 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71* 14* 20* 34* 35* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
2010-11 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62* 31* 21* 52* 34* 13* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 1
2011-12 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 80* 20* 30* 50* 46* 5* |
2012-13 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 46* 6* 12* 18* 21* -16* |
2013-14 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 70* 16* 18* 34* 39* -19* |
2014-15 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50* 9* 15* 24* 39* -18* |
Winnipeg Jets NHL 26* 9* 10* 19* 8* 6* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -1
2015-16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78* 21* 17* 38* 28* -23* |
2016-17 Winnipeg Jets NHL 40* 4* 9* 13* 12* -2* |
Boston Bruins NHL 18* 4* 4* 8* 12* 8* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 2 -2
2017-18 New Jersey Devils NHL 59* 8* 7* 15* 10* -20* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 10 -1
2018-19 New Jersey Devils NHL 57* 5* 8* 13* 18* -7* |

Drew Stafford Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 USA U18 U18 JWC 5* 1* 2* 3* 14* 4* |

Drew Stafford Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 55* 43* 63* 106* 1.93* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 1 34* 22* 22* 44* 1.29* 30* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 14* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
MNJHL 1 2* 1* 2* 3* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 120* 48* 70* 118* 0.98* 127* 27* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 841* 196* 232* 428* 0.51* 415* -58* | 6 32 6 * 5 * 11 * 0.34 * 18 * 0 *
USHS-Prep 2 109* 84* 120* 204* 1.87* 78* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 23* 3* 5* 8* 0.35* 12* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 5* 6* 11* 0.85* 16* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Drew Stafford Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/05/2018
10/05/2018 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
08/25/2017
08/25/2017 Confirmed Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils
03/01/2017
03/01/2017 Confirmed Winnipeg Jets Boston Bruins
06/30/2015
06/30/2015 Extension Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
02/11/2015
02/11/2015 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets
06/04/2011
06/04/2011 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
09/13/2009
09/13/2009 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 5 #82 overall by Red Deer Rebels in the WHL Bantam Draft

Career transactions
- 2011-06-03 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2009-09-13 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2006-05-03 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Buffalo Sabres