Gord Stafford

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

He is the father of right winger Drew Stafford, who currently plays in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets.

Playing Career
Gord 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 NHL prior to the start of the 1979–80 season, but was released to play out his final year of junior eligiability with the Bighorns.

Gord 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.