Chris Stewart (born April 7, 1961) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and manager. He was most notable as the head coach and general manager of the Colorado Eagles while they were in the Central Hockey League and the ECHL.
| Chris Stewart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 7, 1961 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1982 | ||
Career
editAs a head coach, Stewart won three Ray Miron President's Cups. He won his first Central Hockey League championship with the 1998–99 Huntsville Channel Cats and two more with the Colorado Eagles (then of the CHL) in the 2004–05 and 2006–07 seasons.[1] He initially retired as head coach of the Eagles in 2008 before returning to the position in 2010. He retired for a second time in 2016 but remained with the Eagles as general manager.[2] The Eagles won back-to-back Kelly Cups in his last two seasons as general manager before the organization joined the American Hockey League in 2018. As the Eagles became the AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche, he was replaced as general manager by the Avalanche's assistant general manager, Craig Billington, in 2018.[3]
References
edit- ^ "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Behind the ECHL Benches - Chris Stewart, Colorado Eagles". Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Chris Stewart retires as Colorado Eagles coach". Fort Collins Coloradoan. July 6, 2016.
- ^ "GRIZZLIES BECOME ECHL AFFILIATE OF COLORADO AVALANCHE". ECHL. June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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