Aaron Ward

Date of Birth: Jan 17, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Windsor, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Aaron Ward Facts

Drafted: 1991 round 1 #5 overall by Winnipeg Jets

Aaron Ward Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1988-1989	Nepean Raiders	CJHL	54	1	14	15	40	-	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	4	-
1989-1990	Nepean Raiders	CJHL	52	6	33	39	85	-	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	4	-
1989-1990	Canada Ontario U17	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Univ. of Michigan	NCAA	46	8	11	19	126	-
1991-1992	Univ. of Michigan	NCAA	47	7	12	19	64	-
1992-1993	Univ. of Michigan	NCAA	30	5	7	12	73	-
1992-1993	Team Canada	International	4	0	0	0	8	-
1993-1994	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	5	1	0	1	4	2
1993-1994	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	58	4	12	16	87	31	Playoffs	9	2	6	8	6	-5
1994-1995	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	1	0	1	1	2	1
1994-1995	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	76	11	24	35	87	2	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-3
1995-1996	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	74	5	10	15	133	0	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	6	0
1996-1997	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	49	2	5	7	52	-9	Playoffs	19	0	0	0	17	1
1997-1998	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	52	5	5	10	47	-1
1998-1999	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	60	3	8	11	52	-5	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	8	2
1999-2000	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	36	1	3	4	24	-4	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
2000-2001	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	4	5	9	57	-4
2001-2002	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	79	3	11	14	74	0	Playoffs	23	1	1	2	22	0
2002-2003	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	77	3	6	9	90	-23
2003-2004	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	49	3	5	8	37	1
2004-2005	ERC Ingolstadt Lockout	DEL	8	0	3	3	16	-5	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	16	2
2005-2006	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	71	6	19	25	62	2	Playoffs	25	2	3	5	18	0
2006-2007	New York Rangers	NHL	60	3	10	13	57	-3
2006-2007	Boston Bruins	NHL	20	1	2	3	18	-8
2007-2008	Boston Bruins	NHL	65	5	8	13	54	9	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	6	-2
2008-2009	Boston Bruins "A"	NHL	65	3	7	10	44	16	Playoffs	11	1	0	1	2	4
2009-2010	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	60	1	10	11	54	-17
2009-2010	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	17	0	2	2	8	2

Aaron Ward Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1986-1987	Gloucester Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-

Aaron Ward Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	208	20	46	66	0.32	307	33	3	16	2	7	9	0.56	12	-8
CJHL (CCHL)	2	106	7	47	54	0.51	125	-	2	8	1	2	3	0.38	8	-
DEL	1	8	0	3	3	0.38	16	-5	1	11	1	1	2	0.18	16	2
International	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	8	-	0
NCAA	3	123	20	30	50	0.41	263	-	0
NHL	15	839	44	107	151	0.18	736	-41	7	95	4	6	10	0.11	73	5
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Spengler Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WHC-17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Aaron Ward Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Adirondack Red Wings	3	208	20	46	66	0.32	307	33	3	16	2	7	9	0.56	12	-8
Anaheim Ducks	1	17	0	2	2	0.12	8	2	0
Boston Bruins	3	150	9	17	26	0.17	116	17	2	17	1	1	2	0.12	8	2
Canada Ontario U17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Carolina Hurricanes	5	336	16	51	67	0.20	317	-37	2	48	3	4	7	0.15	40	0
Detroit Red Wings	7	276	16	27	43	0.16	238	-20	3	30	0	1	1	0.03	25	3
ERC Ingolstadt	1	8	0	3	3	0.38	16	-5	1	11	1	1	2	0.18	16	2
Gloucester Peewee	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Nepean Raiders	2	106	7	47	54	0.51	125	-	2	8	1	2	3	0.38	8	-
New York Rangers	1	60	3	10	13	0.22	57	-3	0
Team Canada	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	8	-	0
Team Canada (Spengler Cup)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Univ. of Michigan	3	123	20	30	50	0.41	263	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Aaron Ward Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1989-1990	CJHL First All-Star Team
1990-1991	NCAA (CCHA) All-Rookie Team
1992-1993	Spengler Cup Winner (Team Canada)
1996-1997	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1997-1998	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2005-2006	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/24/2010	Confirmed	Anaheim Ducks	Retired
03/03/2010	Confirmed	Carolina Hurricanes	Anaheim Ducks
07/24/2009	Confirmed	Boston Bruins	Carolina Hurricanes

Aaron Ward Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1990, 7 #101 by Ottawa 67's in the OHL Priority Selection
Cult/Star player for Carolina Hurricanes
Cult/Star player for Univ. of Michigan

Career transactions
- 2010-08-24 • Announced his retirement
- 2009-07-24 • Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for Patrick Eaves & a 2010 4th round pick (Craig Cunningham)
- 2008-05-20 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Boston Bruins
- 2007-02-27 • Traded to the Boston Bruins for Paul Mara
- 2006-07-03 • Signed to a two-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2005-02-15 • Signed to a lockout contract by ERC Ingolstadt
- 2002-04-08 • Signed to a four-year contract extension by the Carolina Hurricanes
- 2001-07-09 • Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2002 2nd round pick (Jiri Hudler)
- 1993-06-11 • Traded to the Detroit Red Wings a 1993 4th round pick (John Jakopin) for Paul Ysebaert