Dixon Ward

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Dixon Ward
Born (1968-09-23) September 23, 1968 (age 56)
Leduc, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
NHL draft 128th overall, 1988
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19922003

Dixon McRae Ward (born September 23, 1968) is a Canadian former National Hockey League right wing. [1] He was drafted in the seventh round, 128th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. His son Taylor is also a professional hockey player who has spent his whole career with the Ontario Reign, Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate franchise, with the exception of one game with the Kings. [2]

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Career

Ward is the only North Dakota Fighting Sioux player to record 100 goals and 100 assists for his career. After playing four seasons with the University of North Dakota, Ward joined the Canucks for the 1992–93 season. Ward spent short periods of time with the Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, and Toronto Maple Leafs before joining the Buffalo Sabres, with whom he had his greatest success. Ward played four full seasons with the Sabres, including 1998–99 when he scored 20 goals in the regular season and 7 more during the team's run to the Stanley Cup finals. Ward later played one season each with the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers after which he retired in 2003. In his NHL career, Ward appeared in 537 games, scoring 95 goals and adding 129 assists. He also appeared in 62 playoff games, scoring 14 goals and recording 20 assists.

As of 2010, Ward is a VP with the Okanagan Hockey School in Penticton, BC.

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Second Team 1990–91
All-WCHA Second Team 1991–92

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 594640861532011112216
1987–88Red Deer RustlersAJHL516071131167
1988–89 University of North Dakota WCHA 37891726
1989–90 University of North DakotaWCHA4535346944
1990–91 University of North DakotaWCHA4334356984
1991–92 University of North DakotaWCHA3833316490
1992–93 Vancouver Canucks NHL 702230528292350
1993–94 Vancouver CanucksNHL3361737
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL3462845
1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL2203331
1994–95 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 633619
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 7369753037
1995–96 Buffalo Sabres NHL82246
1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL7138569474191124358
1996–97 Buffalo SabresNHL7913324536122356
1997–98 Buffalo SabresNHL71101323421538116
1998–99 Buffalo SabresNHL782024444421751232
1999–2000 Buffalo SabresNHL71119204150112
2000–01 Boston Bruins NHL635131865
2001–02 SC Langnau NLA 238192738
2002–03 New York Rangers NHL80002
2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL67234164108
2003–04 SC Rapperswil–Jona NLA3522113344
NHL totals537951292244316214203446

References

  1. "Dixon Ward Stats and News | NHL.com". www.nhl.com.
  2. Croce, Brandon (2025-04-18). "Taylor Ward makes the most of his first career NHL game with LA Kings". Rink Royalty. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
Preceded by Winner of the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
1995–96
Succeeded by