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Paul Stewart

Retired NHL Player and NHL Referee, ECAC Director of Hockey Officiating, Chairman KHL Officiating Evaluation and Discipline Committees

Paul Stewart is the only U.S.-born citizen to hold the distinction of being both a player and referee in the National Hockey League. After refereeing 1,010 NHL games, he retired in 2003. Today, Stewart is the director of hockey officiating for the ECAC and the vice chairman of the Kontinental Hockey League's Officiating Evaluation Committee.