Bob Stewart (ice hockey)

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Bob Stewart

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 206

| played_for = Boston Bruins
California Golden Seals
Cleveland Barons
St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins

| league = NHL

| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|11|10|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|2|3|1950|11|10}}

| death_place = Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S.

| career_start = 1971

| career_end = 1980

| draft = 13th overall

| draft_year = 1970

| draft_team = Boston Bruins

| image =

| image_size =

}}

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.{{cite web| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=robert-h-stewart&pid=184010233&fhid=15141| title = Robert Stewart Obituary (2017) - Chesterfield, MO - St. Louis Post-Dispatch| website = Legacy.com}}

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. {{Cite news |last=Lorge |first=Barry |date=1977-02-14 |title=Failing Franchises: The Sobering Side of Pro Sports |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1977/02/14/failing-franchises-the-sobering-side-of-pro-sports/ac5b3c25-596c-4f91-96ad-7b8ab2f5f18f/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |issn=0190-8286}}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

| Oshawa Generals

| 50

| 2

| 11

| 13

| 172

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Oshawa Generals

| OHA-Jr.

| 52

| 7

| 32

| 39

| 226

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Oshawa Generals

| OHA-Jr.

| 44

| 11

| 24

| 35

| 159

| 6

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 12

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| Oklahoma City Blazers

| 61

| 6

| 16

| 22

| 270

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 23

| Boston Bruins

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 15

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Oklahoma City Blazers

| CHL

| 10

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 34

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Boston Braves

| 39

| 1

| 7

| 8

| 102

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 1971–72

| California Golden Seals

| NHL

| 16

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 44

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| California Golden Seals

| NHL

| 63

| 4

| 17

| 21

| 181

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| California Golden Seals

| NHL

| 47

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 69

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| California Golden Seals

| NHL

| 67

| 5

| 12

| 17

| 93

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| California Golden Seals

| NHL

| 76

| 4

| 17

| 21

| 112

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Cleveland Barons

| NHL

| 73

| 1

| 12

| 13

| 108

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Cleveland Barons

| NHL

| 72

| 2

| 15

| 17

| 84

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 78

| 5

| 13

| 18

| 47

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 10

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1979–80

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 65

| 3

| 7

| 10

| 52

| 5

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 2

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 575

! 27

! 101

! 128

! 809

! 5

! 1

! 1

! 2

! 2

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}

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{{succession box | before = Ron Plumb | title = Boston Bruins first round draft pick | years = 1970 | after = Ron Jones}}

{{succession box | before = Joey Johnston | title = California Golden Seals/Cleveland Barons captain | years = 1975–78
with Jim Neilson | after = Merged with
Minnesota North Stars}}

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