James Gaye Stewart - June 28, 1923 in Fort William, Ontario – Died November 18, 2010 in Burlington, Ontario was a Canadian ice Hockey left winger, coach and referee.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1942, 1947 with Toronto Maple Leafs.

- Calder Memorial Trophy Winner 1943 with Toronto Maple Leafs.

Calder Cup finalist 1942 with Hershey Bears.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1951 with Detroit Red Wings.

- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1954 with Buffalo Bisons.

Stewart started his junior Hockey career in the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League playing with the Port Arthur Bruins, and led the league in goals, both during the regular season and the playoffs in the 1939-40 season.

The Toronto Marlboros took notice of Stewart, and signed him to play for their club for the 1940-41 season. Stewart finished his first year in Toronto as the league's top scorer with 31 goals, 13 assists in just 16 games, then 13 goals, 7 assists in 12 playoff games, leading the Marlboros to the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals, losing in 7 games.

The following year, Stewart embarked on a string of successes unparalleled in Hockey. He started the 1941-42 season with the Marlboro juniors. Shortly thereafter, he was bumped up to the Marlboro seniors. He then signed with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League / AHL near the end of the season, playing in 5 regular season games and 10 playoff games, helping Hershey to the 1942 Calder Cup finals. Stewart was then called up to join the Toronto Maple Leafs who were playing Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals. The Maple Leafs lost the first 3 games, won game 4, then Stewart, making his NHL debut joined Toronto for games 5, 6, and 7, as the Maple Leafs pulled off the Greatest Comeback in NHL history, winning the 1942 Stanley Cup championship in 7 games.

By season's end, Stewart had played junior, senior, minor pro and NHL, all in one season, and got his name on the Stanley Cup.

The next season, Stewart played for the Maple Leafs full time, scoring his 1st NHL goal vs Steve Buzinski of New York Rangers at 11:48 of 1st period on October 31, 1942 at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 7-2 Toronto win. His 1st NHL goal was the game winner. He had 2 in the game.

Stewart would win the 1942–43 Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie of that year, beating out Maurice 'The Rocket' Richard of the Montreal Canadiens.

Stewart became the first player to win the Stanley Cup before winning the Calder Trophy. Danny Grant, Tony Esposito and Ken Dryden have accomplished the feat since then.

Stewart spent two years in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, while also playing for the Quebec Senior Hockey League - Montreal Royals (1943-44), Montreal City Hockey League - Montreal Navy (1943-44) and in Nova Scotia with the Cornwallis Navy (1944-45).

Stewart returned to the NHL in 1945 and had his best season, playing on a line with fellow Fort William natives Gus Bodnar and Bud Poile. The trio became known as "The Flying Forts" and their strong chemistry helped power Stewart to the top of the league in goals scored with 37 on the season. Surprisingly, only 1 Maple Leaf player has led the NHL in goals scored for a single campaign since then (Auston Matthews).

Stewart won his second Stanley Cup, again with the Maple Leafs, in 1946–47 season, when they played the Montreal Canadiens in the 1947 Stanley Cup final. This was the first all Canadian final since 1935. The Maple Leafs were also the youngest NHL team to win the Stanley Cup to that time. Stewart also played in the 1947 NHL All-Star game during the season - his 1st All-Star game.

After just 7 games to start the 1947-48 season, Stewart was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks with Bud Poile, Gus Bodnar, Bob Goldham and Ernie Dickens for Max Bentley and Cy Thomas, November 2, 1947.

Stewart continued to perform as a solid winger for the Black Hawks with a touch around the net, as he had 3 seasons scoring 20 goals or more.

Stewart was again traded, this time to the Detroit Red Wings with Metro Prystai, Bob Goldham and Jim Henry for Harry Lumley, Jack Stewart, Al Dewsbury, Pete Babando and Don Morrison, July 13, 1950. Stewart only played 1 season in Detroit, scoring 18 goals, 13 assists, helping the Red Wings win the 1951 Prince of Wales Trophy as the NHL regular season champions.

Stewart was then traded to the New York Rangers for Tony Leswick, June 8, 1951, and played for in New York before being claimed on waivers by the Montreal Canadiens December 1, 1952. Stewart only played 5 games in Montreal when they sent him to their minor affiliate, the Quebec Aces, where he finished the season.

Montreal then assigned Stewart to the AHL Buffalo Bisons for the 1953-54 season, where he scored 42 goals, 53 assists in 70 games, helping them win the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as AHL regular season champions. Stewart was named to the AHL First All-Star Team in 1954.

Montreal also called Stewart up during the 1954 Stanley Cup finals vs Detroit, where he played in games 5, 6 and 7, watching the Red Wings win the championship in OT of game 7. These were the last NHL games in Stewart's career.

Stewart was then traded to the AHL Buffalo Bisons with Ed Slowinski and Pete Babando for Jackie Leclair and cash, August 17, 1954, and named playing coach of Buffalo September 1, 1954, and then finished his Hockey career with the Bisons in 1955.

Stewart played in 502 regular season NHL games, scoring 185 goals (22 GWG), 159 assists with 292 penalty minutes and 27 NHL playoff games, scoring 2 goals, 9 assists with 16 penalty minutes.

Stewart was selected to NHL First All-Star Team in 1946.

Stewart played in NHL All-Star Games 1947, 1948, 1950 and 1951.

Stewart then pursued a career as an NHL referee until 1958.