Stanton, 31, was a fan favourite with the Warriors in his four seasons with the Western Hockey League club, and he earned that status through good, old-fashioned hard work and grit while putting up his share of points in the process.
All told, the St. Albert, Alta. native would appear in 242 games with the Warriors from 2006-07 through 2009-10. Stanton would put up 10 goals and 41 points to go along with 81 penalty minutes in his overage season with the Tribe, and that led to the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks signing him to a three-year entry level contract soon after the Warriors took the eventual WHL champion Calgary Hitmen to seven games in the first round of the playoffs.
Stanton would play three seasons with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL before the Vancouver Canucks claimed him off waivers from the Blackhawks in March 2013, and the 6-foot-2, 205-pound rearguard would suit up the next two seasons in Vancouver.
All told, Stanton would play 120 career NHL games with the Blackhawks, Canucks and Washington Capitals, posting four goals and 23 assists. He has also played in 479 career AHL games -- most recently with San Antonio (2016-17), Cleveland (2016-17), Bakersfield (2017-2019) and last season with Ontario Reign -- where he put 24 goals and 97 assists
Stanton has signed an AHL contract with the Bakersfield Condors, Edmonton’s farm team, for the 2020-21 season.
