# Ken Stewart (ice hockey)

Kenneth Lawrence Stewart (March 29, 1912 – April 4, 2002) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played six games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1941–42 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1932 to 1951, was spent in various minor leagues.

## Biography

Stewart was born in Port Arthur, Ontario, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. He had previously played junior hockey in Edmonton and senior hockey with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs for three seasons, being the highest scoring defenceman for the team in his last season, 1940–41, registering 28 goals and 16 assists. On September 27, 1941, he signed a contract with the Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. In 1946, Stewart was named the playing coach of the Los Angeles Ramblers of the Western International Hockey League. During the season he registered 61 points in 48 games.
During the 1967–68 hockey season of the BCHL, Stewart also served as the coach of the Kamloops Rockets.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1930–31 | Edmonton Strathconas | EJrHL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1930–31 | Edmonton Strathconas | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1931–32 | Edmonton Strathconas | EJrHL | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | Edmonton Superiors | ESrHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | Luscar Indians | ASHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Luscar Indians | ASHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1934–35 | Cadomin Colts | AIHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1935–36 | Luscar Indians | ASHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 1936–37 | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | ASHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1937–38 | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | ASHL | 24 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1938–39 | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | ASHL | 31 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 1939–40 | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | ASHL | 30 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1940–41 | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | ASHL | 30 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1940–41 | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 1941–42 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941–42 | Kansas City Americans | AHA | 41 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1942–43 | Calgary Currie Army | CNDHL | 23 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1942–43 | Calgary Currie Army | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1943–44 | Calgary Currie Army | CNDHL | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1944–45 | Calgary Currie Army | CNDHL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1945–46 | Regina Capitals | WCSHL | 23 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Los Angeles Ramblers | WIHL | 48 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Calgary Stampeders | WCSHL | 47 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1949–50 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 19 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950–51 | Kamloops Elks | OSHL | 52 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |