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Cole McWard
Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Jun 09, 2001
- Age
- 25
- Place of Birth
- Fenton, MO, USA
- Nation
- USA
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- D
- Height
- 185 cm / 6'1"
- Weight
- 87 kg / 192 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 27/28
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Cole McWard Facts
- Player Type
- Defensive Defenseman
- NHL Rights
Toronto Maple Leafs / Signed- Agency
- Premium
Cole McWard Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | T1EHL 14U | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | |
| 2016-2017 | T1EHL 16U | 32 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | - | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | |
| 2016-2017 | USHS-MO | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | T1EHL 16U | 36 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 10 | - | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | USHS-MO | 14 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 16 | - | Playoffs | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | - | |
| 2017-2018 | USHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | USHL | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 0 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019-2020 | USHL | 48 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | USHL | 52 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 54 | -1 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | |
| 2021-2022 | NCAA | 36 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | NCAA | 39 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | -5 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | AHL | 57 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 5 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024-2025 | AHL | 67 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 10 | Playoffs | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | |
| 2025-2026 | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2025-2026 | AHL | 63 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 24 | -11 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2026-2027 | AHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | NHL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole McWard Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | QC Int PW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | USA-S16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | USA-S17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
Cole McWard Career Totals by League
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Cole McWard Career Totals by Team
| 2 | 124 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 0.35 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.17 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1 | 63 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 0.43 | 24 | -11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 75 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 0.49 | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 | 4 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | - | |
| 2 | 68 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 0.60 | 18 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | - | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 149 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 0.38 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | |
| 2020-2021 | |
| 2024-2025 | |
| 2025-2026 |
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Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | New York Islanders | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| Up/Down | New York Islanders | Bridgeport Islanders | |
| Up/Down | Bridgeport Islanders | New York Islanders | |
| Up/Down | New York Islanders | Bridgeport Islanders | |
| Confirmed | Vancouver Canucks | New York Islanders | |
| Extension | Vancouver Canucks | Vancouver Canucks | |
| Confirmed | Ohio State Univ. | Vancouver Canucks | |
| Confirmed | Tri-City Storm | Ohio State Univ. |
Cole McWard Biography and Trivia
Drafted 2018, 11 #217 by Kitchener Rangers in the OHL Priority Selection
Drafted 2017, 5 #80 by Tri-City Storm in the USHL Futures Draft
