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	(1953-03-21) March 21, 1953 (age 72) 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		—	—	—	—	—