Chris Stewart (hockey)

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Chris Stewart (né le 30 octobre 1987 à Scarborough, en Ontario) est un joueur junior canadien de hockey sur glace évoluant à la position d'ailier.

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Chris est le plus jeune des sept enfants de Norman Stewart, un immigrant d'origine Jamaïquaine, et de Sue, sa fiancée d'origine canadienne. Il est le jeune frère du joueur professionnel de la LNH Anthony Stewart, qui évolue actuellement avec les Panthers de la Floride.

Chris grew up quite poor but he still loved to play hockey. He and Anthony played with the North York Jr. Canadiens, and thanks to a representative of the team, his hockey was paid for entirely. He also liked football, and seriously considered playing it throughout high school.

En 2004, his brother Anthony was already the captain of the Frontenacs de Kingston for a second year. Knowing Chris' potential as a player, and knowing that he was on his way to the Florida Panthers of the NHL, Anthony put his reputation on the line when he asked Frontenacs general manager Larry Mavety to give Chris the chance to try out for the team as an undrafted free agent. Mavety complied, and Chris made the team in training camp, allowing for Chris and Anthony to play together. Chris did quite well for a rookie, with 30 points (18 goals and 12 assists) in 65 games.

After Anthony graduated, Frontenacs defenceman Adam Nemeth was named the new captain. Then-head coach Jim Hulton named Chris one of Nemeth's assistant captains on the team, along with Ben Shutron, Bobby Bolt, Bobby Hughes, and Cory Emmerton. Chris tallied up the second most amount of points on the team with 87, second only to Emmerton, who had 90 points.

Due to his late 1987 birthdate, Chris was ineligible for the NHL Entry Draft until 2006. On June 24, 2006, with Anthony, his parents, and his two of his five older sisters all present, he was drafted in the first round (18th overall) by the Colorado Avalanche.

Le 13 octobre 2006, au cours d'un match contre le Storm de Guelph au Kingston Memorial Centre, Chris fut révélé aux spectateurs à titre de nouveau capitaine des Frontenacs de Kingston.