Contact: Pete Albietz; [email protected] Vice President, Hockey Communications & Team Operations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 DEVILS AGREE TO TERMS WITH RIGHT WING DREW STAFFORD ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT Newark, NJ – The New Jersey Devils agreed to terms with right wing Drew Stafford on a one- year, one-way contract worth $810,000. The announcement was made by Devils Executive Vice President/General Manager Ray Shero. Stafford had been with New Jersey since the start of training camp on a PTO. Stafford, 32, played 59 games with New Jersey last season, scoring eight goals and seven assists for 15 points. He also appeared in two games during the 2018 Stanley Cup ECQF versus Tampa Bay. The Milwaukee, WI native split the 2016-17 season between Winnipeg and Boston, after he was traded to the Bruins by the Jets on March 1, 2017 for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. The 6-2, 215lb. forward spent the first eight seasons of his NHL career with Buffalo (2006-07 through 2014-15). Stafford was traded to Winnipeg from Buffalo on February 11, 2015. A veteran of 784 regular-season NHL games, Stafford has totaled 191 goals and 224 assists for 415 points with 397 penalty minutes. He has six goals and five assists for 11 points in 32 Stanley Cup Playoff contests. The right-handed forward attended University of North Dakota (WCHA) from 2003-06 where he was teammates with Devils’ center Travis Zajac (2004-06) and helped lead North Dakota to a WCHA Championship in 2006. Born on October, 30, 1985, he was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 13th overall, in the 2004 NHL Draft. -devils- .