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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]
| Bob Stewart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 10, 1950 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | ||
| Died |
February 3, 2017 (aged 66) Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins California Golden Seals Cleveland Barons St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft |
13th overall, 1970 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1980 | ||
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]
| 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 | ||||
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