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Canada Aaron Ward
#4 Anaheim Ducks / NHL - 09/10
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
Date of Birth
Jan 17, 1973
Position
D
Age
51
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Windsor, ON, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1991 round 1 #5 overall by Winnipeg Jets

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Aaron Ward Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Nepean Raiders CJHL 54* 1* 14* 15* 40* -* |
1989-90 Nepean Raiders CJHL 52* 6* 33* 39* 85* -* |
1990-91 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 46* 8* 11* 19* 126* -* |
1991-92 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 47* 7* 12* 19* 64* -* |
1992-93 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 30* 5* 7* 12* 73* -* |
Team Canada International 4* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* 2* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 58* 4* 12* 16* 87* 31* | Playoffs 9 2 6 8 6 -5
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 76* 11* 24* 35* 87* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -3
1995-96 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 74* 5* 10* 15* 133* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 0
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49* 2* 5* 7* 52* -9* | Playoffs 19 0 0 0 17 1
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52* 5* 5* 10* 47* -1* |
1998-99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60* 3* 8* 11* 52* -5* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 8 2
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36* 1* 3* 4* 24* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 73* 4* 5* 9* 57* -4* |
2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 79* 3* 11* 14* 74* 0* | Playoffs 23 1 1 2 22 0
2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 77* 3* 6* 9* 90* -23* |
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 49* 3* 5* 8* 37* 1* |
2004-05 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 8* 0* 3* 3* 16* -5* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 16 2
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 71* 6* 19* 25* 62* 2* | Playoffs 25 2 3 5 18 0
2006-07 New York Rangers NHL 60* 3* 10* 13* 57* -3* |
Boston Bruins NHL 20* 1* 2* 3* 18* -8* |
2007-08 Boston Bruins NHL 65* 5* 8* 13* 54* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -2
2008-09 Boston Bruins “A” NHL 65* 3* 7* 10* 44* 16* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 2 4
2009-10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 60* 1* 10* 11* 54* -17* |
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 +/-
1986-87 Gloucester Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1992-93 Team Canada Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Aaron Ward Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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 * * * * * *

Aaron Ward Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/24/2010
08/24/2010 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Retired
03/03/2010
03/03/2010 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Anaheim Ducks
07/24/2009
07/24/2009 Confirmed Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1990, 7 #101 overall 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