Greg Stewart (ice hockey) explained

Greg Stewart
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:202
Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Belfast Giants
Birth Date:May 21, 1986
Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:2006
Career End:2016
Draft:246th overall
Draft Year:2004

Gregory John Stewart (born May 21, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens over three seasons from 2008 to 2009. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2006 to 2016, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. Stewart was born in Kitchener, Ontario.

Playing career

Stewart was drafted in the eighth round, 246th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens from the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). On May 30, 2006, Greg signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Canadiens.[1] Stewart made his professional debut in the 2006–07 playing the full season with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.

In the 2007–08 season, Stewart was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, for the majority of the year posting 10 goals in 69 games. On April 2, 2008, he was recalled from the Bulldogs and played his first NHL game on April 5, 2008, in the last game of the regular season against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2]

Demoted after 5 games with the Canadiens to the Bulldogs in the 2009–10 season. Appearing in 45 games with the Bulldogs for 10 points, Stewart was then loaned to the Chicago Wolves in exchange for Michael Vernace on March 10, 2010.[3]

On July 16, 2010, Stewart signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers to a one-year contract.[4] Stewart played his first pre-season game for Edmonton on September 21, 2010. He scored the game-winning goal, as the Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2001–02Waterloo SiskinsMWJHL2 0 2 2 0
2002–03Waterloo Wolves Midget AAAAH
2002–03Waterloo SiskinsMWJHL1 0 1 1 2
2003–04Peterborough PetesOHL58 4 6 10 76
2004–05Peterborough PetesOHL68 16 18 34 11114 3 3 6 20
2005–06Peterborough PetesOHL60 24 15 39 8319 1 6 7 30
2005–06Peterborough PetesM-Cup4 1 0 1 4
2006–07Cincinnati CyclonesECHL62 8 15 23 12610 5 2 7 36
2007–08Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 0 0 5
2007–08Hamilton BulldogsAHL69 10 7 17 137
2008–09Montreal CanadiensNHL20 0 1 1 322 0 0 0 2
2008–09Hamilton BulldogsAHL51 7 10 17 1702 1 0 1 9
2009–10Montreal CanadiensNHL5 0 0 0 11
2009–10Hamilton BulldogsAHL45 5 5 10 90
2009–10Chicago WolvesAHL9 1 0 1 3910 0 1 1 20
2010–11Oklahoma City BaronsAHL74 6 10 16 1086 0 2 2 21
2011–12South Carolina StingraysECHL24 7 5 12 467 3 3 6 13
2012–13Belfast GiantsEIHL39 13 19 32 1364 0 1 1 4
2013–14 Dundas Real McCoysACH6 4 4 8 67 7 0 7 22
2014–15Gander FlyersNSHL8 1 1 2 14
2014–15Dundas Real McCoysACH11 2 7 9 286 2 4 6 12
2015–16Dundas Real McCoysACH4 0 2 2 111 1 1 2 0
AHL totals248 29 32 61 54418 1 3 4 50
NHL totals 26 0 1 1 482 0 0 0 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadiens sign Lacasse and Stewart . . 2006-05-30 . 2010-07-17.
  2. Web site: Canadiens finish season with win to set up first round with Bruins . . 2008-04-05 . 2010-07-19.
  3. Web site: Wolves get Stewart, Bulldogs add Vernace. The AHL. 2010-03-10. 2010-03-10. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213050/http://theahl.com/wolves-get-stewart-bulldogs-add-vernace-p141321. dead.
  4. Web site: Oilers sign free agent Winger Stewart to one-year deal . . 2010-07-16 . 2010-07-19.
  5. Web site: Oilers edge Canucks 3-2. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100925192907/http://oilers.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2010010013. 2010-09-25.