Upon Further Review
With or without a whistle, Paul Stewart was a man to be reckoned with
Former NHL tough guy turned referee Paul Stewart will be one of our featured guests on Hockey Night in Canada Radio (Sirius ch 122). I always liked Paul Stewart, both as a professional and as a person. He's just one of those guys who you instantly like when you meet them. His story of battling and beating colon cancer is a riveting one too.
As a player, Stewart was tough as nails -- raw bone tough -- and today is the 28th anniversary of his NHL debut with the Quebec Nordiques in a game where he fought the Bruins Terry O'Reilly, Stan Jonathan and Al Secord. Three pretty tough dudes. Oh, and by the way, all three of those fights happened in the first period.
And oh, one other thing: he also fought Wayne Cashman in the warm up.
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