Billy Stuart Explained

Position:Defence
Played For:Toronto St. Patricks
Boston Bruins
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:1 February 1900
Birth Place:Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Death Place:Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Career Start:1920
Career End:1933

William Roxborough "Red" Stuart (February 1, 1900 – March 7, 1978) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats and Boston Bruins between 1920 and 1927. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1920 to 1933, was spent in different minor leagues. He won the Stanley Cup in 1922 with the St. Pats.

Playing career

Stuart played hockey in Amherst, Nova Scotia, before becoming a professional with the Toronto St. Pats for the 1920–21 season. Stuart played four seasons with the St. Pats, and started a fifth before being traded to the Boston Bruins in December 1924. Stuart played three seasons for the Bruins before being traded to Minneapolis of the AHA in 1927. Stuart would play three seasons with Minneapolis. Stuart was then traded to Seattle of the PCHL, where he played a year and then played for various clubs before finishing his career with Halifax in 1933–34.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1916–17Amherst RamblersNSCHL4 6 0 6 4 7 0 7
1917–18Amherst VictoriasExhib7 8 2 10 5 4 3 7
1918–19Springhill MinersExhib5 9 3 12
1919–20Amherst RamblersExhib6 21 3 24 1813 30 8 38 35
1920–21Amherst RamblersMIL1 0 0 0 0
1920–21Toronto St. PatsNHL19 2 1 3 42 0 0 0 0
1921–22Toronto St. PatsNHL24 3 7 10 162 1 1 2 0
1921–22Toronto St. PatsSt-Cup5 0 2 2 6
1922–23Toronto St. PatsNHL23 7 3 10 16
1923–24Toronto St. PatsNHL24 4 3 7 22
1924–25Toronto St. PatsNHL4 0 1 1 2
1924–25Boston BruinsNHL25 5 3 8 30
1925–26Boston BruinsNHL33 6 1 7 41
1926–27Boston BruinsNHL43 3 1 4 208 0 0 0 6
1927–28Minneapolis MillersAHA39 5 2 7 807 1 0 1 12
1928–29Minneapolis MillersAHA39 17 6 23 874 0 2 2 6
1929–30Minneapolis MillersAHA48 12 8 20 70
1930–31Seattle EskimosPCHL34 5 8 13 204 0 1 1 14
1931–32Duluth HornetsAHA48 15 2 17 568 0 1 1 !0
1932–33Minneapolis MillersCHL39 3 1 4 377 1 1 2 6
1933–34Halifax WolverinesNSSHL
AHA totals174 49 18 67 29319 1 3 4 28
NHL totals195 30 20 50 15112 1 1 2 6

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