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Karl Stewart (LW)
Rochester Americans
| Name: |
Karl Stewart |
| Number: |
19 |
| Pos.: |
LW |
| Shoots: | L |
| Height: |
5-11 |
| Weight: |
185 |
| Birthdate: |
1983-06-30 |
| Birthplace: |
Scarborough, ON |
Biography
Acquired: Signed a one-year American Hockey League contract with the Rochester Americans on October 3, 2008.
Last Season: Finished the season with a team-best 20 goals and was the only Amerk to reach that mark… finished with 28 points overall... Was named the 2008-09 winner of the Rob Zabelny Award as the Amerks’ Unsung Hero as voted on by Rochester media members... Was +1 against Syracuse on 4/10... Reached the 20-goal plateau with a pair of markers at Toronto on 4/08… the only Amerk to capture that feat... Had a three-game point streak (3+1) from 12/26 to 12/28... Scored two goals at Hamilton on 12/28 to earn second star honors... Played in his 300th AHL contest at San Antonio on 12/09... Had an assist in his first game back in the lineup at Toronto on 11/26 after missing the last eight with an injury... Missed eight games (11/07-11/21) with an injury... Scored Rochester’s lone goal at Syracuse on 10/25... Collected two points (1+1) against Quad City on 10/24... Picked up his first point as an Amerk with a goal at Syracuse on 10/11... Made his Amerks debut on 10/10 against Syracuse... Signed an AHL contract with the Amerks on 10/03
Career:
2007-08: Finished sixth on the team with 27 points (14+13) and fourth on the team with 96 PIM in 62 games with the Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
2006-07: Made his Tampa Bay Lightning debut on 3/01 at Washington...Acquired from Chicago with a 2007 sixth-round draft pick in exchange for Nikita Alexeev on 2/27...Scored 1st NHL goal 11/16 while with the Blackhawks at Phoenix (Curtis Joseph)...Spent the majority of the season with Chicago after being claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh on 10/26...Claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Anaheim on 9/27...Traded by the Atlanta Thrashers along with a 2007 second-round draft pick to Anaheim in exchange for Vitaly Vishnevski on 8/17
2005-06: Played eight games with the Atlanta Thrashers...Played in 71 games with the Chicago Wolves, collecting 40 points (22+18)
2004-05: Helped lead the team to the Calder Cup Finals with six points (4+2) in 12 games...Played in 77games for the Chicago Wolves recording 24 points (16+8)
2003-04: Made his National Hockey League debut with the Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus on 11/07, recording his 1st NHL point (assist)...Made his professional debut with the Chicago Wolves (AHL), posting 42 points (10+32) in 72 games
2000-03: Played in 201 career games for the Plymouth Whalers (OHL), tallying 151 points (64+87)
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