Ron Ward (ice hockey)

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Ron Ward
Born (1944-09-12) September 12, 1944 (age 79)
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
New York Raiders
Vancouver Blazers
Los Angeles Sharks
Cleveland Crusaders
Calgary Cowboys
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19701977

Ronald Leon "Magic" Ward (born September 12, 1944) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played center for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1972. He then switched to the fledgling World Hockey Association, playing for the New York Raiders in the 1972–73 season. This would be his most productive season, as he amassed 51 goals and 67 assists for 118 points. [1] Throughout the rest of his WHA career he went on to play for the Vancouver Blazers, Los Angeles Sharks, Cleveland Crusaders, Calgary Cowboys, Minnesota Fighting Saints, and ending with the Winnipeg Jets in 1976–77.

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1963–64 Cornwall Royals CJHL
1964–65Cornwall RoyalsCJHL36293160
1965–66 Tulsa Oilers CHL 69622283771239
1966–67 Tulsa OilersCHL4212152746
1967–68 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 10110
1967–68 Tulsa OilersCHL67315485301155108
1968–69 Rochester Americans AHL 7335437818
1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 180112
1969–70 Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL22791612
1969–70 Tulsa OilersCHL227172415
1970–71 Rochester AmericansAHL6923163933
1971–72 Vancouver Canucks NHL712464
1972–73 New York Raiders WHA 77516711828
1973–74 Vancouver Blazers WHA70222
1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks WHA4014193316
1973–74 Cleveland Crusaders WHA2319726753032
1974–75 Cleveland CrusadersWHA733032621850222
1975–76 Cleveland CrusadersWHA753250822430220
1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA411521366
1976–77 Winnipeg Jets WHA1447112
1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA955100
WHA totals359170210380103133474
NHL totals892576

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References

  1. "Ron Ward at HockeyDB" . Retrieved 2010-01-07.