The Minnesota Wild signed gritty winger Chris Stewart to a two-year contract on Friday afternoon. This is Stewart’s second stint with the Wild – he played in 28 games helping the Wild to playoffs after he was acquired at the trade deadline in 2014-15 season.
Stewart is a versatile player who can play many roles on a team, but something he is also known for is sprinting down the tunnel before warmups, which startles his teammates.
Free Agency moves pretty fast. #StewieSprint is back! @Cstew_80 #mnwild https://t.co/9bUDWNFscs
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) July 1, 2016
#stewiesprint we back dawg @Cstew_80 pic.twitter.com/Bcjh83eU4a
— Matt Dumba (@matt_dumba) July 1, 2016
Stewart has carried the routine throughout his career but it wasn’t dubbed #StewieSprint until he spent time with the Wild.
#StewieSprint Update: "It's always been my warmup routine, wasn’t called @StewieSprint until I got to MN. It’s going to continue." @CStew_80
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) July 1, 2016
On phone with Chris Stewart: "I'm ecstatic. Best fans I've ever played in front of in my life."
Dumba is fired up, he says
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) July 1, 2016
