Paul Stewart (ice hockey)

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 1975–1983

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

Career

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 University of Pennsylvania ECAC
1975–76 Broome Dusters NAHL 46 3 4 7 273
1976–77 Broome Dusters NAHL 60 4 13 17 232 10 1 1 2 35
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 2 0 0 0 2
1976–77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 1 0 0 0 6
1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 40 1 5 6 241
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL 21 5 2 7 69
1978–79 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 23 2 1 3 45 3 0 0 0 0
1978–79 Cape Cod Freedoms NEHL 18 2 3 5 33
1978–79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 16 2 0 2 92
1978–79 Binghamton Dusters AHL 7 1 2 3 40
1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 21 2 0 2 74
1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 20 1 2 3 79
1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL 10 0 0 0 56
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 15 2 1 3 59
1981–82 Cape Cod Buccaneers ACHL 5 0 2 2 20
1982–83 Mohawk Valley Stars ACHL 2 0 0 0 2
WHA totals 65 3 6 9 288
NHL totals 21 2 0 2 74

References

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  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.
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