Stewart signs with Tri-City

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Published on Friday, January 13, 2017

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16-year-old defencemen Samuel Stewart has signed an entry level contract with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League.  Stewart has played 22 games this season with the Neepawa Natives, accumulating five assists in 25 games with the team.  

“We are very proud of Sam and his play thus far.  He has developed into a very good defensemen early in the season.  He is a quality young man from a great family and will have success in life.” said Neepawa Natives General Manager Myles Cathcart.

Tri-City Americans Governor/General Manager Bob Tory said Stewart will be a postive addition. 

“Samuel is a skilled D-man with tremendous skating ability. We know that he will add to our depth and skill at the blue line and we look forward to him joining our team next season,” stated Tory.

Stewart joined Tri-City this week for their eastern conference road swing into Moose Jaw and Brandon. After that, he’ll return to the Natives for the rest of the MJHL schedule and then join the Americans after Neepawa’s season is complete.