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Karl Stewart
Karlstewart
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
DEL Team
F. Teams
Straubing Tigers
Atlanta Thrashers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Chicago Blackhawks
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born (1983-06-30)June 30, 1983,
Aurora, ON, CAN
NHL Draft Undrafted
Pro Career 2003 – present

Karl Stewart (born June 30, 1983 in Aurora, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey player who plays for the Straubing Tigers of the DEL.

Playing career[]

Undrafted in the NHL Entry Draft, Stewart signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers on September 28, 2001. He played with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League before making his pro debut with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League, Stewart managed to play thirteen games for the Thrashers.

On August 17, 2006, he was traded by the Thrashers with a 2nd round pick to the Anaheim Ducks for Vitaly Vishnevski but before even playing a game, he was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 27, 2006.

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. 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. 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.

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
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
NHL totals 69 2 4 6 68

External links[]


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