Gaye Stewart

James Gaye Stewart (born July 28, 1923) was a professional forward. He played 9 seasons as a left winger in the National Hockey League. He was born in Fort William, Ontario.
In 1942 Stewart was called from the minors to play in the Stanley Cup Finals, where he helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win the championship. The next season, Stewart won the 1943 Calder Trophy. He became the first player to win the Stanley Cup before the Calder. (See Danny Grant, Tony Esposito, and Ken Dryden). Gaye won his second Stanley Cup again with the Maple Leafs, in 1947. Over his career, Gaye Stewart played for five of the original six teams: Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Montreal. He played 502 career NHL games, scoring 185 goals and 159 assists for 344 points. He led the NHL in goals with 37 during the 1945–46 season.
==Career statistics==
 --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1941-42 Hershey Bears AHL 5 4 2 6 0 -- -- -- -- --
1941-42* Toronto Maple Leafs NHL -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 0 0
1942-43 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 24 23 47 30 4 0 2 2 4
1945-46 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50 37 15 52 8 -- -- -- -- --
1946-47* Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 60 19 14 33 15 11 2 5 7 8
1947-48 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 1 0 1 9 -- -- -- -- --
1947-48 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 54 26 29 55 74 -- -- -- -- --
1948-49 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 54 20 18 38 57 -- -- -- -- --
1949-50 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 70 24 19 43 43 -- -- -- -- --
1950-51 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67 18 13 31 18 6 0 2 2 4
1951-52 New York Rangers NHL 69 15 25 40 22 -- -- -- -- --
1952-53 New York Rangers NHL 18 1 2 3 8 -- -- -- -- --
1952-53 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --
1952-53 Quebec Aces QSHL 29 13 20 33 28 -- -- -- -- --
1953-54 Buffalo Bisons AHL 70 42 53 95 38 3 0 2 2 4
1953-54 Montreal Canadiens NHL -- -- -- -- -- 3 0 0 0 0
1954-55 Buffalo Bisons AHL 60 17 19 36 36 -- -- -- -- --
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 NHL Totals 502 185 159 344 284 25 2 9 11 16
 *Stanley Cup
==External links==
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*Gaye Stewart Interview
*Gaye Stewart's Day with the Stanley Cup
Category:Born in 1923
Category:Calder Trophy winners
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlboros alumni
Category:Retired in 1955
Category:Buffalo Bisons players
Category:Quebec Aces (QSHL) players
Category:Hershey Bears players