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Canada Jason Ward
#16 Hamilton Steelhawks / ACH - 15/16
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time AHL Most Valuable Player (Les Cunningham Award) 1
Date of Birth
Jan 16, 1979
Position
RW
Age
45
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Chapleau, ON, CAN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1997 round 1 #11 overall by Montréal Canadiens

A hard working winger who plays a tough game. Takes his defensive assignments seriously.
Isn't the best skater. Lacks natural offensive instincts. (EP 2008)

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Jason Ward Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Oshawa Legionaires MetJAHL 47* 30* 31* 61* 75* -* |
1995-96 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 64* 15* 35* 50* 139* -* | Playoffs 10 6 4 10 23 -
1996-97 Erie Otters OHL 58* 25* 39* 64* 137* -* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -
1997-98 Erie Otters OHL 21* 7* 9* 16* 42* -5* |
Windsor Spitfires OHL 26* 19* 27* 46* 34* -21* |
Fredericton Canadiens AHL 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* 3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -1
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
1998-99 Windsor Spitfires OHL 12* 8* 11* 19* 25* 0* |
Plymouth Whalers OHL 23* 14* 13* 27* 28* 27* | Playoffs 11 6 8 14 12 3
Fredericton Canadiens AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 10 4 2 6 22 5
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |
1999-00 Montréal Canadiens NHL 32* 2* 1* 3* 10* -1* |
Québec Citadelles AHL 40* 14* 12* 26* 30* 10* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 4 -2
2000-01 Montréal Canadiens NHL 12* 0* 0* 0* 12* 3* |
Québec Citadelles AHL 23* 7* 12* 19* 69* -3* |
2001-02 Québec Citadelles “A” AHL 78* 24* 33* 57* 128* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -2
2002-03 Montréal Canadiens NHL 8* 3* 2* 5* 0* 3* |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 69* 31* 41* 72* 78* 20* | Playoffs 23 12 9 21 20 8
2003-04 Montréal Canadiens NHL 53* 5* 7* 12* 21* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -2
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 2* 0* 3* 3* 17* 1* |
2004-05 Hamilton Bulldogs “C” AHL 77* 20* 34* 54* 66* 7* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 2 -4
2005-06 New York Rangers NHL 81* 10* 18* 28* 44* -4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
2006-07 New York Rangers NHL 46* 4* 6* 10* 26* -3* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 17* 4* 4* 8* 10* 11* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -6
2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 79* 8* 6* 14* 42* -18* |
2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 21* 2* 7* 9* 16* 0* |
2009-10 Adirondack Phantoms “A” AHL 56* 12* 17* 29* 30* -8* |
2010-11 Black Wings Linz EBEL 35* 9* 10* 19* 50* 10* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 26 -2
2011-12 Did not play * * * * * * |
2012-13 Did not play * * * * * * |
2013-14 Dundas Real McCoys ACH 5* 3* 5* 8* 0* -* | Playoffs 8 4 6 10 4 -
2014-15 Did not play * * * * * * |
2015-16 Hamilton Steelhawks “A” ACH 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |

Jason Ward Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Canada U18 Pacific Cup 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2013-14 Dundas Real McCoys Allan Cup 4* 1* 5* 6* 12* -* |

Jason Ward Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ACH 2 12* 4* 7* 11* 0.92* 2* -* | 1 8 4 * 6 * 10 * 1.25 * 4 * - *
AHL 10 373* 111* 159* 270* 0.72* 436* 30* | 6 44 20 * 13 * 33 * 0.75 * 52 * 4 *
Allan Cup 1 4* 1* 5* 6* 1.50* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Pacific Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 35* 9* 10* 19* 0.54* 50* 10* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 26 * -2 *
MetJAHL 1 47* 30* 31* 61* 1.30* 75* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 336* 36* 45* 81* 0.24* 171* -7* | 3 12 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.25 * 10 * -8 *
OHL 4 204* 88* 134* 222* 1.09* 405* 1* | 3 26 13 * 14 * 27 * 1.04 * 37 * 3 *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 1* 3* 0.21* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jason Ward Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1995, 1 #6 overall by Niagara Falls Thunder in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Erie Otters

Cult/Star player for Québec Citadelles

Career transactions
- 2009-07-23 • Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia
- 2007-02-27 • Traded to Tampa Bay by Los Angeles for Tampa Bay's 5th round choice (Joshua Turnbull) in 2007 Entry Draft
- 2007-02-05 • Traded to Los Angeles by NY Rangers with Jan Marek, Marc-André Cliche and NY Rangers' 3rd round choice (later traded to Buffalo - Buffalo selected Corey Fienhage) in 2008 Entry Draft for Sean Avery and John Seymour
- 2005-08-04 • Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers