Flyers sign Chris Stewart after lengthy PTO

Kyle Cantlon
·Writer
Chris Stewart has made his way back to the NHL. (Getty)
Chris Stewart has made his way back to the NHL. (Getty)

After a weeks-long professional tryout that lasted well into the season, 10-year NHL vet Chris Stewart has inked a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

The 31-year-old played last season in England’s top league, posting six goals and 13 points in 23 EIHL contests. He last skated in the NHL in 2017-18 with the Wild and Flames, netting 10 goals and adding six helpers in 53 contests with Minnesota and Calgary.

TSN’s Frank Seravalli is reporting a one-way contract for Stewart worth $750K, with a $50K signing bonus, equating to a cap hit somewhere around $754K for this season.

The former first-round pick of the Colorado Avalanche is expected to fill a 12/13th-forward role for a Flyers squad yet to lose in regulation through its first three games.

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