Stewart rejoins Stingrays

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears, have agreed to terms with defenseman Chase Stewart for the 2022-23 season.Stewart, 25, is set to begin his fourth season of professional hockey, appearing in 55 games with the Fort Wayne Komets from 2018-20 before suiting up for the Stingrays in 2020-21 for 17 games. Throughout his ECHL career, he has amassed 22 points (7g-15a) in 72 contests.The Marathon, Ontario native played major junior hockey from 2014-18 before joining the Komets that fall. From 2014-16, he dressed for 93 games with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League. In addition, the right-handed defenseman played in 101 combined games for the Saint John Sea Dogs and Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2016-18 where he tallied 40 points (8g-32a) while helping Saint John capture the 2017 QMJHL championship.