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]
Playing career
Stewart was drafted in the first round, 13th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing most of his career for cellar dwelling teams, his career plus-minus rating of minus 257 is the lowest total in NHL history among players for whom the stat has been recorded.
While with the Cleveland Barons, the team missed payroll in 1977. The Washington Post interviewed Stewart about the problems that caused.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
References
- ^ "Robert Stewart Obituary (2017) - Chesterfield, MO - St. Louis Post-Dispatch". Legacy.com.
- ^ Lorge, Barry (1977-02-14). "Failing Franchises: The Sobering Side of Pro Sports". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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