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USA Cole McWard
#3 Bridgeport Islanders / AHL - 25/26
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 09, 2001
Position
D
Age
24
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Fenton, MO, USA
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
New York Islanders New York Islanders / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

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Cole McWard Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 St. Louis AAA Blues 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 11* 3* 4* 7* 4* -* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 0 -
2016-17 St. Louis AAA Blues 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 32* 4* 8* 12* 8* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -
Westminster Christian Acad. USHS-MO -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2017-18 St. Louis AAA Blues 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 36* 7* 22* 29* 10* -* |
Westminster Christian Acad. USHS-MO 14* 10* 11* 21* 16* -* | Playoffs 6 4 7 11 0 -
Tri-City Storm USHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2018-19 Tri-City Storm USHL 48* 1* 5* 6* 31* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 2
2019-20 Tri-City Storm USHL 48* 8* 10* 18* 16* 1* |
2020-21 Tri-City Storm “C” USHL 52* 14* 19* 33* 54* -1* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -3
2021-22 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 36* 4* 12* 16* 2* 13* |
2022-23 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 39* 9* 12* 21* 8* -5* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2023-24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Abbotsford Canucks AHL 57* 4* 13* 17* 16* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 3
2024-25 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 67* 6* 20* 26* 16* 10* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 2 -3
2025-26 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 23* 5* 10* 15* 6* 7* |
Projected AHL 72* 16* 31* 47* 19* 22* |

Cole McWard Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 St. Louis Jr. Blues QC Int PW 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2017-18 Team Grey USA-S16 5* 1* 1* 2* -* -* |
2018-19 Team Kelly USA-S17 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |

Cole McWard Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 147* 15* 43* 58* 0.39* 38* 22* | 2 18 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.17 * 4 * 0 *
NCAA 2 75* 13* 24* 37* 0.49* 10* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 14U 1 11* 3* 4* 7* 0.64* 4* -* | 1 4 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
T1EHL 16U 2 68* 11* 30* 41* 0.60* 18* -* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * - *
USA-S16 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 4 149* 23* 34* 57* 0.38* 101* 0* | 2 9 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.33 * 4 * -1 *
USHS-MO 2 14* 10* 11* 21* 1.50* 16* -* | 1 6 4 * 7 * 11 * 1.83 * 0 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Cole McWard Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/26/2025
09/26/2025 Up/Down New York Islanders Bridgeport Islanders
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks New York Islanders
06/20/2024
06/20/2024 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
04/05/2023
04/05/2023 Confirmed Ohio State Univ. Vancouver Canucks
12/13/2020
12/13/2020 Confirmed Tri-City Storm Ohio State Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 11 #217 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2017, 5 #80 overall by Tri-City Storm in the USHL Futures Draft

Selected to USHL Combine -- 2015