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USA Canada Taylor Ward
#34 Ontario Reign / AHL - 25/26
1-time BCHL Champion 1
1-time CSSHL U18 Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 31, 1998
Position
RW/LW
Age
27
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Buffalo, NY, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA / Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Dixon Ward
Uncle: Colin Ward

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Taylor Ward Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Okanagan HA U15 Prep OMAHA 54* 31* 37* 68* 62* -* |
2012-13 Okanagan HA U15 Prep OMAHA 56* 20* 55* 75* 38* -* |
2013-14 Okanagan HA Elite 15 CSSHL U16 24* 12* 20* 32* 20* -* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 4 -
2014-15 Okanagan HA White U18 Prep CSSHL U18 28* 9* 41* 50* 32* -* | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 4 -
Penticton Vees BCHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2015-16 Penticton Vees BCHL 56* 5* 4* 9* 28* 0* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 6 0
2016-17 Penticton Vees BCHL 58* 9* 14* 23* 33* 0* | Playoffs 21 4 5 9 4 0
2017-18 Penticton Vees “A” BCHL 46* 21* 23* 44* 34* 0* | Playoffs 11 6 9 15 4 0
2018-19 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 35* 9* 18* 27* 18* -8* |
2019-20 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 32* 16* 11* 27* 42* -3* |
2020-21 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha “A” NCAA 26* 13* 9* 22* 20* 2* |
2021-22 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha “A” NCAA 38* 19* 20* 39* 39* 0* |
Ontario Reign AHL 16* 3* 7* 10* 9* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -3
2022-23 Ontario Reign AHL 71* 9* 17* 26* 46* -20* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -2
2023-24 Ontario Reign AHL 71* 11* 21* 32* 60* 23* | Playoffs 8 2 5 7 2 6
2024-25 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
Ontario Reign AHL 66* 12* 15* 27* 61* 6* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
2025-26 Ontario Reign AHL 27* 11* 7* 18* 21* -2* |
Projected AHL 72* 29* 19* 48* 56* -5* |

Taylor Ward Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 BCMML Avalanche BC U16 Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 Penticton Vees Western Canada Cup 6* 3* 1* 4* 4* -* |
Penticton Vees RBC Cup 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |

Taylor Ward Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 251* 46* 67* 113* 0.45* 197* 10* | 4 16 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.50 * 4 * 1 *
BC U16 Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHL 4 162* 36* 41* 77* 0.48* 95* 0* | 4 44 11 * 14 * 25 * 0.57 * 14 * 0 *
CSSHL U16 1 24* 12* 20* 32* 1.33* 20* -* | 1 4 1 * 4 * 5 * 1.25 * 4 * - *
CSSHL U18 1 28* 9* 41* 50* 1.79* 32* -* | 1 3 2 * 2 * 4 * 1.33 * 4 * - *
NCAA 4 131* 57* 58* 115* 0.88* 119* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
OMAHA 2 110* 51* 92* 143* 1.30* 100* -* | 0 * * * * * *
RBC Cup 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Western Canada Cup 1 6* 3* 1* 4* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Taylor Ward Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2025
10/01/2025 Up/Down Los Angeles Kings Ontario Reign
07/03/2025
07/03/2025 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
05/24/2024
05/24/2024 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
06/30/2023
06/30/2023 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
03/19/2022
03/19/2022 Confirmed Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha Los Angeles Kings
11/16/2016
11/16/2016 Confirmed Penticton Vees Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha