Paul Stewart (ice hockey)
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
| Paul Stewart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 21, 1953 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 | ||
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 | 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
- 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.
- 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.
- "Memories of Guy Lafleur and Mike Bossy". HockeyBuzz.com. April 25, 2022.
- "ECAC HOCKEY APPOINTS MEN'S SUPERVISOR OF OFFICIALS". www.ecachockeyleague.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007.
- "National Hockey League Officials Association - Press Release". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database