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Ducks Acquire Karl Stewart, Picks from Thrashers
Thursday, Aug. 17th, 2006
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired a 2007 second round draft pick, the rights to center Karl Stewart and a conditional draft pick from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski.
Stewart, 23 (6/30/83), spent the 2005-06 season with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL), collecting 22-18=40 points with 184 penalty minutes (PIM) in 71 games. The Aurora, Ontario, native spent all of the 2004-05 season and the majority of the 2003-04 season with the Wolves, recording 26-40=66 points with 412 PIM. In addition, Stewart has played in 22 career AHL playoff games, collecting 6-5=11 points.
In 2003-04, the 5-10, 180-pound center made his NHL debut with Atlanta, recording one assist and four penalty minutes in five games. He signed as a free agent with Atlanta on Sept. 28, 2001.
Vishnevski played 416 games with the Ducks over six seasons and recorded 11-37=48 points with 403 PIM. He was drafted by Anaheim in the first round (5th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Stewart, 23 (6/30/83), spent the 2005-06 season with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL), collecting 22-18=40 points with 184 penalty minutes (PIM) in 71 games. The Aurora, Ontario, native spent all of the 2004-05 season and the majority of the 2003-04 season with the Wolves, recording 26-40=66 points with 412 PIM. In addition, Stewart has played in 22 career AHL playoff games, collecting 6-5=11 points.
In 2003-04, the 5-10, 180-pound center made his NHL debut with Atlanta, recording one assist and four penalty minutes in five games. He signed as a free agent with Atlanta on Sept. 28, 2001.
Vishnevski played 416 games with the Ducks over six seasons and recorded 11-37=48 points with 403 PIM. He was drafted by Anaheim in the first round (5th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
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