Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart (born May 30, 1972) is a Canadian-Austrian former professional ice hockey defenceman who has become a coach after his playing days. He was drafted in the first round, thirteenth overall, of the 1990 NHL entry draft by the New York Rangers, but never played a game in the NHL.

Playing career Stewart attended Michigan State University for three seasons before signing with the New York Rangers in 1992. He then played for the Rangers' AHL affiliate Binghamton Rangers for three seasons before being traded to the Hartford Whalers with Glen Featherstone in return for Pat Verbeek. Stewart then played for the Springfield Falcons (AHL) and Detroit Vipers (IHL) before playing with the Canadian National Team in 1996–97. After a three-year stint with the Manitoba Moose of the IHL, Stewart spent the 2000-01 campaign with the Frankfurt Lions of the German DEL, before moving to Austria for the following season. Stewart played for EC VSV from 2001 to 2010, winning the Austrian championship in 2002 and 2006. He also represented the Austrian national team at the 2005, 2006, and 2007 World Championships. After an 18-year playing career Stewart retired as a member of the EC VSV. He is one of four players in the history of EC VSV hockey to have his jersey number retired.

Coaching career He started his coaching career as assistant coach to Johan Strömwall at EC VSV. In February 2011, he was promoted to head coach after Strömwall had stepped down.

Stewart moved to coach the Fischtown Pinguins of the German DEL2 in May 2012 and guided the team to the 2013-14 DEL2 championship, while being named DEL2 Coach of the Year. At the 2014 and 2016 Deutschland-Cup, he served as assistant coach of the Canadian national team. On April 30, 2015, he accepted an offer to become the head coach of German DEL side Augsburger Panther.

In the 2018–19 season, he guided Augsburg to a playoff-semifinal appearance, before signing with fellow DEL team Kölner Haie in April 2019. Stewart tenure was brief with Kölner Haie unable to see out the 2019–20 season, as he was replaced by Uwe Krupp on February 24, 2020.

Personal Stewart received Austrian citizenship in March 2005. He has two daughters and a son.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989–90 Michigan State University CCHA 45 2 6 8 45 — — — — — 1990–91 Michigan State University CCHA 37 3 12 15 58 — — — — — 1991–92 Michigan State University CCHA 8 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 1992–93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 68 2 10 12 71 1 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Binghamton Rangers AHL 79 8 42 50 75 — — — — — 1994–95 Binghamton Rangers AHL 68 6 21 27 83 — — — — — 1994–95 Springfield Falcons AHL 7 0 3 3 21 — — — — — 1995–96 Detroit Vipers IHL 41 6 6 12 95 — — — — — 1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 29 2 6 8 44 10 1 3 4 22 1996–97 Canada Intl 60 12 20 32 87 — — — — — 1996–97 Rochester Americans AHL 4 0 0 0 0 9 1 3 4 23 1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 69 5 19 24 133 3 0 1 1 8 1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL 77 5 10 15 136 5 0 1 1 11 1999–2000 Manitoba Moose IHL 76 6 11 17 156 2 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Frankfurt Lions DEL 58 1 9 10 130 — — — — — 2001–02 EC VSV AUT 30 6 11 17 105 16 4 11 15 42 2002–03 EC VSV AUT 41 3 12 15 75 13 1 6 7 50 2003–04 EC VSV AUT 47 2 16 18 89 8 1 2 3 14 2004–05 EC VSV AUT 47 5 15 20 109 3 0 0 0 6 2005–06 EC VSV AUT 47 0 12 12 79 13 3 5 8 22 2006–07 EC VSV AUT 55 4 15 19 129 7 0 2 2 39 2007–08 EC VSV AUT 45 5 14 19 154 5 0 1 1 4 2008–09 EC VSV AUT 45 3 21 24 110 6 0 3 3 2 2009–10 EC VSV AUT 49 5 11 16 71 5 1 1 2 2 AHL totals 255 18 82 100 294 20 2 6 8 45 IHL totals 263 22 46 68 520 10 0 2 2 19 AUT totals 406 33 127 160 921 76 10 31 41 181

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Austria WC 5 0 0 0 4 2006 Austria WC D1 5 1 1 2 6 2007 Austria WC 6 1 1 2 6 Senior totals 11 1 1 2 10