Gaye Stewart

James Gaye Stewart (June 28, 1923 – November 18, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played nine seasons as a left winger in the National Hockey League.

Born in Fort William, Ontario, Stewart was promoted from the minors in 1942 to play in one game of the Stanley Cup Finals, where he helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win the championship.NHL.com, Former NHL player Gaye Stewart dies, November 19, 2010 The next season, Stewart won the 1943 Calder Trophy, beating out Maurice 'The Rocket' Richard of the Montreal Canadiens. He became the first player to win the Stanley Cup before the Calder. Danny Grant, Tony Esposito and Ken Dryden have accomplished it as well since then.

After spending two years in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, Stewart returned to the NHL in 1945 and had his best season, leading the league with 37 goals - the last time a Leaf led the League in scoring. Stewart won his second Stanley Cup, again with the Maple Leafs, in 1947. Toronto traded Stewart to Chicago early in the 1947-48 season in a deal that brought Max Bentley to the Leafs, and he had three 20-goal seasons for the Black Hawks before finishing his career with stints in Detroit, New York and Montreal. In all, Gaye Stewart played for five of the NHL's Original Six teams, all except the Boston Bruins. He played 502 career NHL games, scoring 185 goals and 159 assists for 344 points. Stewart died on November 18, 2010, in a hospital in Burlington, Ontario, at the age of 87.

Career statistics
     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1941-42Hershey BearsAHL54260 1941-42Toronto Maple LeafsNHL----------10000 1942-43Toronto Maple LeafsNHL482423473040224 1945-46Toronto Maple LeafsNHL503715528---------- 1946-47Toronto Maple LeafsNHL6019143315112578 1947-48Toronto Maple LeafsNHL71019---------- 1947-48Chicago BlackhawksNHL5426295574---------- 1948-49Chicago BlackhawksNHL5420183857---------- 1949-50Chicago BlackhawksNHL7024194343---------- 1950-51Detroit Red WingsNHL671813311860224 1951-52New York RangersNHL6915254022---------- 1952-53New York RangersNHL181238---------- 1952-53Montreal CanadiensNHL50110---------- 1952-53Quebec AcesQSHL2913203328 1953-54Buffalo BisonsAHL704253953830224 1953-54Montreal CanadiensNHL----------30000 1954-55Buffalo BisonsAHL6017193636---------- NHL totals 502 185 159 344 284 25 2 9 11 16

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Other websites

Gaye Stewart Interview
Gaye Stewart's Day with the Stanley Cup 
Gaye Stewart dies

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