Paul Stewart (born March 21, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former professional ice hockey player and referee. He is the only person to have both played and officiated in the NHL.
Stewart played in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League. He played with Mark Messier for the Cincinnati Stingers. [1] His last season of professional hockey was 1979–80 with the Quebec Nordiques.
After his playing days ended, he had a lengthy career as an NHL referee. He never wore a helmet during his officating career. From the 1994–95 NHL season until his retirement in 2003, he wore uniform number 22, which was later worn by Craig Spada.
Stewart is currently Men's League Supervisor of Officials for ECAC Hockey. [2]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Pennsylvania Quakers | ECAC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1975–76 | Broome Dusters | NAHL | 46 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 273 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1976–77 | Broome Dusters | NAHL | 60 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 232 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 1976–77 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1976–77 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1977–78 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1978–79 | Cape Cod Freedom | NEHL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1978–79 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Cincinnati Stingers | CHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1979–80 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1979–80 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1981–82 | Cape Cod Buccaneers | ACHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1982–83 | Mohawk Valley Stars | ACHL | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NAHL totals | 106 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 505 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | ||||
| NEHL totals | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| CHL totals | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| AHL totals | 60 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 266 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| ACHL totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| WHA totals | 65 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 288 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| NHL totals | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
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References[]
- ↑ The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association, p.237, McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, ISBN 0-7710-8947-3
- ↑ http://www.ecachockeyleague.com/news/men/stewart_06-20