Paul Stewart (ice hockey)

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Paul Stewart
Born (1953-03-21) March 21, 1953 (age 71)
Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Cincinnati Stingers
Quebec Nordiques
NHL draft Undrafted
WHA draft Undrafted
Playing career 19751983

Paul Stewart (born March 21, 1953) is an American former professional ice hockey player and referee. Inducted in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018, he is the grandson of Bill Stewart. He played 65 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1976 and 1979, and 21 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1979–80 season. He later worked as a referee in the NHL from 1986 until 2003

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Career

Stewart played in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League. He played with Mark Messier for the Cincinnati Stingers. [1] His last season of top-level professional hockey was 1979–80 with the Quebec Nordiques.

After his playing days ended, he had a lengthy career as an NHL referee, beginning in 1986. [2] He officiated 1,010 regular season games (including Guy Lafleur's final NHL game [3] ), 49 playoff games, the 1987 Canada Cup, the 1991 Canada Cup and two All-Star games. He never wore a helmet during his officiating career. From the 1994–95 NHL season until his retirement in 2003, he wore uniform number 22.

Stewart is men's and women's league director of officiating for ECAC Hockey, [4] and in 2012, also took on duties as a judicial and discipline consultant to the Kontinental Hockey League. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1975–76 University of Pennsylvania ECAC
1975–76 Broome Dusters NAHL 46347273
1976–77 Broome DustersNAHL60413172321011235
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 20002
1976–77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 10006
1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers WHA40156241
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL2152769
1978–79 Cincinnati StingersWHA232134530000
1978–79 Cape Cod Freedoms NEHL 1823533
1978–79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL1620292
1978–79Binghamton DustersAHL712340
1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 2120274
1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 2012379
1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL1000056
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL1521359
1981–82 Cape Cod Buccaneers ACHL 502220
1982–83 Mohawk Valley Stars ACHL20002
WHA totals65369288
NHL totals2120274

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References

  1. Willes, Ed (2004). The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association,. Toronto, ON: McLelland and Stewart. p. 237. ISBN   0-7710-8947-3.
  2. Benjamin, Amalie (December 8, 2018). "Stewart, former NHL referee, had unique path to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame". NHL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. "Memories of Guy Lafleur and Mike Bossy". HockeyBuzz.com. April 25, 2022.
  4. "ECAC HOCKEY APPOINTS MEN'S SUPERVISOR OF OFFICIALS". www.ecachockeyleague.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007.
  5. "National Hockey League Officials Association - Press Release". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-13.