John Stewart

John Alexander Stewart (born May 16, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association.

Early life Stewart was born in Eriksdale, Manitoba, and raised in Warren, Manitoba.

Career Stewart was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (21st overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. During his career, he played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints.

After retiring from hockey, John graduated from seminary in 1988 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served as a pastor for 18 years, planting two churches in Minnesota. He now serves as the executive director of Lamplighters International Inc., an evangelical Christian ministry he founded in 2000. He is the author of 28 books.

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 24 7 8 15 33 4 0 0 0 0 1968–69 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 4 3 1 4 5 — — — — — 1968–69 Sorel Black Hawks MMJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Sorel Black Hawks M-Cup — — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 25 10 13 23 71 17 10 16 26 28 1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15 2 1 3 9 — — — — — 1970–71 Amarillo Wranglers CHL 57 19 15 34 92 — — — — — 1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 25 2 8 10 23 — — — — — 1971–72 Hershey Bears AHL 46 10 17 27 32 4 1 2 3 4 1972–73 Atlanta Flames NHL 68 17 17 34 30 — — — — — 1972–73 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 5 3 3 6 7 — — — — — 1973–74 Atlanta Flames NHL 74 18 15 33 41 4 0 0 0 10 1974–75 California Golden Seals NHL 76 19 19 38 55 — — — — — 1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 79 12 21 33 43 3 0 0 0 2 1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 15 3 3 6 2 — — — — — 1976–77 Birmingham Bulls WHA 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1977–78 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 70 23 15 38 90 4 1 3 4 2 WHA totals 95 15 24 39 45 3 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 258 58 60 118 158 4 0 0 0 10