Paul Stewart (ice hockey)

Paul Stewart (born March 21, 1953 in Dorchester, Massachusetts) 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.

Paul Stewart
Born (1953-03-21) March 21, 1953
Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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

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 professional hockey was 1979–80 with the Quebec Nordiques.

After his playing days ended, he had a lengthy career as an NHL referee. He officiated 1,010 regular season games, 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,[2] and in 2012, also took on duties as a judicial and discipline consultant to the Kontinental Hockey League.[3]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 Pennsylvania Quakers 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 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 1 0 0 0 6 - - - - -
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL 21 5 2 7 69 - - - - -
1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 40 1 5 6 241 - - - - -
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 - - - - -
1978–79 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 23 2 1 3 45 3 0 0 0 0
1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 20 1 2 3 79 - - - - -
1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL 10 0 0 0 56 - - - - -
1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 21 2 0 2 74 - - - - -
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
NAHL totals 106 7 17 24 505 10 1 1 2 35
NEHL totals 18 2 3 5 33 - - - - -
CHL totals 30 1 2 3 135 - - - - -
AHL totals 60 10 5 15 266 - - - - -
ACHL totals 5 0 2 2 20 2 0 0 0 2
WHA totals 65 3 6 9 288 - - - - -
NHL totals 21 2 0 2 74 - - - - -

References
  1. The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association, p.237, McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, ISBN 0-7710-8947-3
  2. Archived June 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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