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Canada Lance Ward
#43 Red Deer Sr. Rustlers / NCHL-AB - 22/23
2-time SHL Champion 2
Date of Birth
Jun 02, 1978
Position
D
Age
45
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Lloydminster, AB, CAN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Lloydminster MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 3 #63 overall by Florida Panthers
1996 round 1 #10 overall by New Jersey Devils

Ward was a big defenseman with a strong physical game. He was naturally aggressive and didn't mind dropping the gloves. Good around his own net and along the boards, he would take a bad penalty at times. A good straight-line skater, he wasn't very agile when turning.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Sons: Landen Ward & Mason Ward

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Lance Ward Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Lloydminster Blazers AJHL 20* 8* 12* 20* 68* -* |
1994-95 Red Deer Rebels WHL 28* 0* 0* 0* 29* -* |
1995-96 Red Deer Rebels WHL 82* 4* 17* 21* 137* -* | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 10 -5
1996-97 Red Deer Rebels WHL 70* 5* 34* 39* 229* -21* | Playoffs 16 0 3 3 36 1
1997-98 Red Deer Rebels WHL 76* 8* 25* 33* 249* -7* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 16 1
1998-99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 13* 0* 2* 2* 28* -4* |
Beast of New Haven AHL 43* 2* 5* 7* 51* -1* |
Miami Matadors ECHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 12* -1* |
1999-00 Louisville Panthers AHL 80* 4* 16* 20* 190* 15* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 0
2000-01 Florida Panthers NHL 30* 0* 2* 2* 45* -3* |
Louisville Panthers AHL 35* 3* 2* 5* 78* -8* |
2001-02 Florida Panthers NHL 68* 1* 4* 5* 131* -20* |
2002-03 Florida Panthers NHL 36* 3* 1* 4* 78* -4* |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 29* 0* 1* 1* 43* -2* | Playoffs
2003-04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 46* 0* 4* 4* 94* -1* |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* -2* |
2005-06 Binghamton Senators “A” AHL 80* 3* 20* 23* 278* 11* |
2006-07 HV71 Elitserien 50* 6* 4* 10* 273* -4* | Playoffs 14 0 0 0 47 1
2007-08 HV71 Elitserien 52* 0* 7* 7* 212* 6* | Playoffs 16 0 0 0 66 5
2008-09 Frankfurt Lions DEL 41* 1* 2* 3* 86* 3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009-10 HV71 Elitserien 30* 0* 3* 3* 73* 7* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 10 -2
2010-11 HV71 Elitserien 11* 0* 0* 0* 22* -3* |
2011-22 Did not play * * * * * * |
2022-23 Red Deer Sr. Rustlers NCHL-AB 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |

Lance Ward Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Frankfurt Lions DEB-Pokal 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2010-11 HV71 ET 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 25 -

Lance Ward Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 243* 12* 44* 56* 0.23* 603* 15* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * 0 *
AJHL 1 20* 8* 12* 20* 1.00* 68* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEB-Pokal 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 41* 1* 2* 3* 0.07* 86* 3* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
ECHL 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 12* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 25 * - *
IHL 1 13* 0* 2* 2* 0.15* 28* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NCHL-AB 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 209* 4* 12* 16* 0.08* 391* -30* | 1 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 4 143* 6* 14* 20* 0.14* 580* 6* | 3 39 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 123 * 4 *
WHL 4 256* 17* 76* 93* 0.36* 644* -28* | 3 31 0 * 7 * 7 * 0.23 * 62 * -3 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Lance Ward Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/28/2008
04/28/2008 Confirmed Frankfurt Lions HV71
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Lloydminster Bandits

Cult/Star player for Louisville Panthers

Career transactions
- 2009-01-16 • Signed to a two-year contract (for 09/10) by HV71
- 2008-04-28 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Frankfurt Lions
- 2007-06-08 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by HV71
- 2006-06-05 • Signed to a one-year contract by HV71
- 2005-08-26 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Ottawa Senators
- 2003-07-22 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 2003-01-30 • Traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim w/ Sandis Ozolinsh for Matt Cullen, Pavel Trnka and a 2003 4th round pick (James Pemberton)
- 1998-06-27 • Re-entered NHL Draft; selected by the Florida Panthers
- 1996-06-22 • Drafted 10th overall (1st round) by the New Jersey Devils