Jason Ward (ice hockey)

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Jason Ward
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Ward with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2003
Born (1979-01-16) January 16, 1979 (age 45)
Chapleau, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Tampa Bay Lightning
EHC Black Wings Linz
NHL draft 11th overall, 1997
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1999–2011

Jason Robert Ward (born January 16, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He has played 336 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was born in Chapleau, Ontario.

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Playing career

Ward was drafted 11th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He played 186 career NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings, scoring 20 goals and 28 assists for 48 points. When he was traded to the Kings, the deal sent agitator Sean Avery to the Rangers providing them boost for a playoff push. [1] On February 27, 2007, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, making the third time he was traded during the 2006–07 season. He scored his first Lightning goal in his debut with the team.

After completing the 2009–10 season in the American Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers affiliate Adirondack Phantoms, Ward was unable to garner a new NHL contract for the following 2010–11 season. In order to maintain game shape, Ward voluntarily took on a position as an assistant coach for the major junior team Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League while on the lookout for a new contract. On November 15, 2010, Ward signed a one-year contract and played his last professional season with Austrian team EHC Black Wings Linz of the EBEL. [2]

Ward has the distinction of scoring his first NHL goal, in his first NHL game, on his first NHL shot, all three milestones coming at Madison Square Garden against Mike Richter and the New York Rangers on December 3, 1999. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Oshawa Legionaires MetJHL 4730316175—————
1995–96 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 6415355013910641023
1996–97 Erie Otters OHL5825396413751232
1997–98 Erie OttersOHL21791642—————
1997–98 Windsor Spitfires OHL2619274634—————
1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 7101210002
1998–99 Windsor SpitfiresOHL128111925—————
1998–99 Plymouth Whalers OHL23141327281168142
1998–99 Fredericton CanadiensAHL—————1042622
1999–00 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3221310—————
1999–00 Québec Citadelles AHL401412263032134
2000–01 Montreal CanadiensNHL1200012—————
2000–01 Québec CitadellesAHL237121969—————
2001–02 Québec CitadellesAHL7824335712830002
2002–03 Montreal CanadiensNHL83250—————
2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL6931417278231292120
2003–04 Montreal CanadiensNHL5357122150222
2003–04 Hamilton BulldogsAHL203317—————
2004–05 Hamilton BulldogsAHL772034546642132
2005–06 New York Rangers NHL811018284410002
2006–07 New York RangersNHL46461026—————
2006–07 Los Angeles Kings NHL70114—————
2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL174481060116
2007–08 Tampa Bay LightningNHL79861442—————
2008–09 Tampa Bay LightningNHL10002—————
2008–09 Norfolk Admirals AHL2127916—————
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL5612172930—————
2010–11 EHC Linz AUT 359101950501126
2013–14 Dundas Real McCoys ACH 53580846104
2013–14 Dundas Real McCoys AC —————415612
2015–16 Hamilton Steelhawks ACH71232—————
AHL totals3731111592704364420133352
NHL totals3363645811711203310

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1998 Canada WJC 71012
1999 CanadaWJC71128
Junior totals1421310

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References

  1. ↑ "Kings deal Avery to Rangers". tsn.ca. 2007-02-05. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Ex-NHLer storms for Linz". EHC Black Wings Linz . 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Canadiens v Rangers". hockeyreference.com. 1999-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
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Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1997 		Succeeded by
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