After 29 years with the Pittsburgh Penguins, longtime athletic trainer Chris Stewart has stepped down from his role with the team.

Stewart joined the Penguins for the 2006-07 season after winning the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2006 and won three more rings during his time in Pittsburgh.

The longtime Penguins athletic trainer got his start with the Johnston Chiefs in the ECHL and was a 2018 inductee into the Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame.

As an athletic trainer, Stewart has worked more than 2,000 professional hockey games in his career and the Post-Gazette’s Matt Vensel reports that Stewart wants to ‘step away from the grind of the gig.’

In 2022, the Johnstown native went to Las Vegas to represent both Eastern Conference Teams in the All-Star Game. In addition to his duties as Head Athletic Trainer for the Penguins, he was also responsible for handling all of the team’s compliance with the NHL’s protocol during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Penguins are now looking for Stewart’s replacement.

Good luck in your future endeavors, Chris!