Michael Stewart (ice hockey)

Michael Stewart
Born	(1972-05-30) May 30, 1972 (age 53) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Binghamton Rangers Detroit Vipers Springfield Falcons Rochester Americans Manitoba Moose Frankfurt Lions EC VSV
National team	Canada and   Austria
NHL draft	13th overall, 1990 New York Rangers
Playing career	1992–2010

Michael Stewart (born May 30, 1972) is a Canadian-Austrian former professional ice hockey defenceman who has become a coach after his playing days. He was drafted in the first round, thirteenth overall, of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers, but never played a game in the NHL.

Playing career

Stewart attended Michigan State University for three seasons before signing with the New York Rangers in 1992. He then played for the Rangers' AHL affiliate Binghamton Rangers for three seasons before being traded to the Hartford Whalers with Glen Featherstone in return for Pat Verbeek. Stewart then played for the Springfield Falcons (AHL) and Detroit Vipers (IHL) before playing with the Canadian National Team in 1996–97. After a 3-year stint with the Manitoba Moose of the IHL, Stewart spent the 2000-01 campaign with the Frankfurt Lions of the German DEL, before moving to Austria for the following season. Stewart played for EC VSV from 2001 to 2010, winning the Austrian championship in 2002 and 2006. He also represented the Austrian national team at the 2005, 2006, and 2007 World Championships. ^[1] After an 18-year playing career Stewart retired as a member of the EC VSV. He is one of four players in the history of EC VSV hockey to have his jersey number retired.

Coaching career

He started his coaching career as assistant coach to Johan Strömwall at EC VSV. In February 2011, he was promoted to head coach after Strömwall had stepped down. ^[2]

Stewart moved to coach the Fischtown Pinguins of the German DEL2 in May 2012 and guided the team to the 2013-14 DEL2 championship, ^[3] while being named DEL2 Coach of the Year. ^[4] At the 2014 ^[5] and 2016 ^[6] Deutschland-Cup, he served as assistant coach of the Canadian national team. On April 30, 2015, ^[7] he accepted an offer to become the head coach of German DEL side Augsburger Panther.

In the 2018–19 season, he guided Augsburg to a playoff-semifinal appearance, before signing with fellow DEL team Kölner Haie in April 2019. ^[8] Stewart tenure was brief with Kölner Haie unable to see out the 2019–20 season, as he was replaced by Uwe Krupp on February 24, 2020.

Personal

Stewart received Austrian citizenship in March 2005. ^[9] He has two daughters and a son. ^[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Michigan State University	CCHA		45	2	6	8	45		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Michigan State University	CCHA		37	3	12	15	58		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Michigan State University	CCHA		8	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		68	2	10	12	71		1	0	0	0	0
1993–94	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		79	8	42	50	75		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		68	6	21	27	83		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Springfield Falcons	AHL		7	0	3	3	21		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Detroit Vipers	IHL		41	6	6	12	95		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Springfield Falcons	AHL		29	2	6	8	44		10	1	3	4	22
1996–97	Canada	Intl		60	12	20	32	87		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Rochester Americans	AHL		4	0	0	0	0		9	1	3	4	23
1997–98	Manitoba Moose	IHL		69	5	19	24	133		3	0	1	1	8
1998–99	Manitoba Moose	IHL		77	5	10	15	136		5	0	1	1	11
1999–2000	Manitoba Moose	IHL		76	6	11	17	156		2	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		58	1	9	10	130		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	EC VSV	AUT		30	6	11	17	105		16	4	11	15	42
2002–03	EC VSV	AUT		41	3	12	15	75		13	1	6	7	50
2003–04	EC VSV	AUT		47	2	16	18	89		8	1	2	3	14
2004–05	EC VSV	AUT		47	5	15	20	109		3	0	0	0	6
2005–06	EC VSV	AUT		47	0	12	12	79		13	3	5	8	22
2006–07	EC VSV	AUT		55	4	15	19	129		7	0	2	2	39
2007–08	EC VSV	AUT		45	5	14	19	154		5	0	1	1	4
2008–09	EC VSV	AUT		45	3	21	24	110		6	0	3	3	2
2009–10	EC VSV	AUT		49	5	11	16	71		5	1	1	2	2
AHL totals				255	18	82	100	294		20	2	6	8	45
IHL totals				263	22	46	68	520		10	0	2	2	19
AUT totals				406	33	127	160	921		76	10	31	41	181

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Austria	WC		5	0	0	0	4
2006	Austria	WC D1		5	1	1	2	6
2007	Austria	WC		6	1	1	2	6
Senior totals				11	1	1	2	10

References

1. "IIHF Championships 2008". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
2. "VSV und Strömwall trennen sich". derStandard.at. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
3. "Bremerhaven steht Kopf: Fischtown Pinguins Meister der DEL 2". Seestadt Bremerhaven (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
4. "Fischtown Pinguins : Michael Stewart verlässt die Pinguine". www.fischtown-pinguins.de. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
5. "Canada's National Men's Team roster announced for 2014 Deutschland Cup". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
6. "Dave King returns to Team Canada as head coach for 2016 Deutschland Cup". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
7. "Augsburger Panther sign head coach Mike Stewart" (in German). Deutsche Eishockey Liga. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
8. "Mike Stewart wird neuer Cheftrainer der Haie | Kölner Haie". www.haie.de. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
9. marksoft. "Mike Stewart ab heute Österreicher - hockeyfans.at". www.hockeyfans.at. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
10. Allgemeine, Augsburger. "Mike Stewart - der Mann mit den zwei Gesichtern". Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 2016-02-08.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Steven Rice	New York Rangers first round draft pick 1990	Succeeded by Alexei Kovalev