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Canada Graham Sward
#44 Wenatchee Wild / WHL - 23/24
Date of Birth
Sep 12, 2003
Position
D
Age
20
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Langley, BC, CAN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Abbotsford MHA
Contract
-
NHL Rights
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche / Unsigned
Drafted
2022 round 5 #146 overall by Nashville Predators

He scans for threats, and generally adjusts his positioning accordingly. In transition, Sward uses the inside lane, looks off his target to bait forecheckers, and shows skill on the backhand and with puck position changing passes when pressured. He stretches the ice with two-line passes or sneaks a quick feed through a defender for a teammate building speed under the puck. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide

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Graham Sward Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep CSSHL U15 30* 2* 7* 9* 20* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 -
2017-18 Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep CSSHL U15 26* 2* 16* 18* 48* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 -
Yale Hockey Academy Prep CSSHL U18 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2018-19 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds U18 BCEHL U18 32* 7* 19* 26* 22* -* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 8 -
Spokane Chiefs WHL 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* |
2019-20 Spokane Chiefs WHL 55* 2* 15* 17* 10* 12* |
Canada White U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2020-21 Spokane Chiefs WHL 11* 1* 0* 1* 2* -6* |
2021-22 Spokane Chiefs WHL 57* 10* 33* 43* 46* -17* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 8 -5
2022-23 Spokane Chiefs “A” WHL 8* 0* 4* 4* 10* 1* |
Winnipeg Ice WHL 52* 4* 29* 33* 36* 42* | Playoffs 19 2 10 12 16 11
2023-24 Wenatchee Wild “A” WHL 66* 15* 66* 81* 48* 41* | Playoffs 6 1 5 6 4 1

Graham Sward Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep John Reid Bantam 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2017-18 Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep John Reid Bantam 5* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
2018-19 Team British Columbia CWG 7* 2* 2* 4* 24* -* |

Graham Sward Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BCEHL U18 1 32* 7* 19* 26* 0.81* 22* -* | 1 6 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.83 * 8 * - *
CSSHL U15 2 56* 4* 23* 27* 0.48* 68* -* | 2 7 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.29 * 8 * - *
CSSHL U18 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CWG 1 7* 2* 2* 4* 0.57* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
John Reid Bantam 2 11* 0* 4* 4* 0.36* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 6 250* 33* 147* 180* 0.72* 152* 75* | 3 28 4 * 15 * 19 * 0.68 * 28 * 7 *

Graham Sward Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/07/2024
03/07/2024 Confirmed Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche
10/30/2022
10/30/2022 Confirmed Spokane Chiefs Winnipeg Ice
05/25/2018
05/25/2018 Confirmed Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep Spokane Chiefs
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 1 #17 overall by Spokane Chiefs in the WHL Bantam Draft

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #168 by FCHockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #117 by NHL Central Scouting