Karl Stewart
Karl Stewart | |||
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Born |
Aurora, Ontario, Canada | June 30, 1983||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning Straubing Tigers | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2003–2015 |
Karl Stewart (born June 30, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League before finishing his career with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Born in
On August 17, 2006, he was traded by the Thrashers with a second round pick to the
After just three games he was claimed off waivers again, this time by the Chicago Blackhawks on October 26, 2006. Stewart managed to gain more ice time and also scored his first NHL goal. Along with this achievement, Stewart was also a fan favorite among the Chicago faithful, gaining respect with his energy and relentless bodychecking. Later in the season, he moved for a fourth time when he was traded by the Blackhawks to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Russian Nikita Alexeev on February 27, 2007.
Stewart spent the majority of the 2007–08 season in the AHL with the Norfolk Admirals, but managed to play nine games for the Lightning. He was signed by the Florida Panthers on October 2, 2008.[1] Stewart spent the 2008–09 season with Panthers affiliate, the Rochester Americans of the AHL.
On April 6, 2009, Stewart signed with Deutsche Eishockey Liga club, Straubing Tigers.[2][3]
After six seasons with the Tigers, Stewart left as a free agent to initially sign a one-year contract in the
Career statistics
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 68 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 87 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||
2001–02 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 65 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||
2002–03 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 68 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 120 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | ||
2003–04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 72 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 186 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | ||
2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 77 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 226 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 | ||
2005–06 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 71 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 62 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10
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Straubing Tigers | DEL | 40 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11
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Straubing Tigers | DEL | 51 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12
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Straubing Tigers | DEL | 47 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 92 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
2012–13
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Straubing Tigers | DEL | 52 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 45 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 41 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 69 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Another veteran is on the way". democratandchronicle.com. 2008-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "Straubing Tigers verpflichten AHL-Stürmer Karl Stewart". tigershockey.de. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Amerk forward Karl Stewart heading to Germany". letsgoamerks.com. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Karl Stewart completes his professional career" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database