Paul Stewart (ice hockey)

Paul Stewart (born March 21, 1954 in Dorchester, Massachusetts) is an American former professional ice hockey player and referee.

Stewart played in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League. He played with Mark Messier for the Cincinnati Stingers. 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, and in 2012 also took on duties as a judicial and discipline consultant to the Kontinental Hockey League.

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		-	-	-	-	-

External links

• Paul Stewart's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

• 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
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