Bob Stewart (ice hockey)
Canadian ice hockey player (1950–2017)
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Robert Harold Stewart (November 10, 1950 – February 3, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons, St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins.[1]
| Bob Stewart | |||
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| Born |
November 10, 1950 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | ||
| Died |
February 3, 2017 (aged 66) Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins California Golden Seals Cleveland Barons St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft |
13th overall, 1970 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1980 | ||
Playing career
Stewart was drafted in the first round, 13th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL entry draft. When he became an NHL player in the 1971-72 season, he was the seventh player from Prince Edward Island to play in the league as a skater.[2]
Playing most of his career for poorly performing teams, his career plus-minus rating of minus 257 is the lowest total in NHL history among players for whom the statistic has been recorded; for players that played into the 21st century, only Mike Sillinger has gotten close with a rating of -191.[3]
While with the Cleveland Barons, the team missed payroll in 1977. The Washington Post interviewed Stewart about the problems that caused.[4] In his final season, spent between the St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins (acquired for Blair Chapman in November) Stewart reached the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first and only time, where he scored one goal as the team lost in the first round.[5]
In his years after hockey, he worked for Ralston-Purina and US Bank.[6] In 2002, he was inducted into the PEI Sports Hall of Fame.[7] When selecting an All-Time Team for PEI natives in 2017 Dave Holland and the PEI Sports Hall of Fame named Stewart to the second line for defence.[8] He died at the age of 66 in 2017.[9]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 50 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 52 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 44 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 159 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1970–71 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 61 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 270 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 1971–72 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Boston Braves | AHL | 39 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 63 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 47 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 67 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 76 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 73 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 72 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 575 | 27 | 101 | 128 | 809 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
