Aaron Ward (ice hockey)
Aaron Ward | ||||||
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Born |
Windsor, Ontario, Canada | January 17, 1973|||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
Weight | 208.2 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | |||||
Position | Defence | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft |
5th overall, Winnipeg Jets | ||||
Playing career | 1993–2010 |
Aaron Christian Ward (born January 17, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played more than 800 games over a span of 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Anaheim Ducks. He is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, having won twice with Detroit in 1997 and 1998 and once with Carolina in 2006.
Playing career
Born in Windsor, Ontario, Ward moved with his family to Blackburn Hamlet, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa, as a youth where he attended Emily Carr Middle School. He played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario.[1]
Ward played junior hockey for the
Before his playing days at Michigan were over, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, signing with the club in 1993. He was then assigned to the Red Wings' affiliate Adirondack Red Wings for the 1993–94 season, where he spent the bulk of the next three seasons. He later made his NHL debut in 1993–94 and scored his first career NHL goal at the Arrowhead Pond on October 8, 1993. Ward became a regular NHLer during the 1996–97 season.[citation needed]
Ward has played over 600 career NHL games and been a member of three
Prior to the
Broadcasting career
In the spring of 2007 and 2010, Ward was the
Personal life
In March 2008, Ward, in conjunction with the
On October 9, 2015, Ward was arrested at his home in Cary, North Carolina and charged with assault on a female and interfering with emergency communication.[6] According to the warrant, he and his wife had an argument during which he took away his wife's phone. This incident led to his indefinite suspension from his job as an analyst on TSN Hockey.[7] The charges were dismissed and the record expunged by the Wake County District Attorney's Office in February 2016, stating that “After review of this case and discussions with the victim, it appears that further prosecution is not warranted.”[8]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1988–89 | Nepean Raiders | CJHL
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54 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Nepean Raiders | CJHL | 52 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 42 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 30 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Canada | Intl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 58 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 87 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 76 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 74 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
1997–98 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1999–2000 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 73 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 79 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 74 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 77 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 49 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 71 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 62 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ||
2006–07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 65 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 839 | 44 | 107 | 151 | 736 | 95 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 73 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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College
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All-CCHA Rookie Team | 1990–91 | |
CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1991
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NHL | ||
Stanley Cup (Detroit Red Wings) | 1997, 1998 | |
Stanley Cup (Carolina Hurricanes) | 2006 |
Trades and transactions
- June 9, 1991, Drafted by the Winnipeg Jetsin the 1st round (5th overall) in 1991.
- June 11, 1993, Traded by the Winnipeg Jets along with a 4th round selection to the Detroit Red Wings for Paul Ysebaert.
- July 9, 2001, Traded by the Detroit Red Wings to the Carolina Hurricanes for a future second round selection.
- July 3, 2006, Signed with the New York Rangers as a free agent.
- February 27, 2007, Traded by the New York Rangers to the Boston Bruins for Paul Mara.
- May 22, 2008, Signed a 2-year contract with the Boston Bruins.
- July 24, 2009, Traded by the Boston Bruins to the Carolina Hurricanes for winger Patrick Eaves and a fourth-round pick in the 2010 draft.
- December 14, 2009, waived by the Carolina Hurricanes.
- March 3, 2010, traded by the Carolina Hurricanes to the Anaheim Ducks in a trade for Justin Pogge and a 2010 4th round pick.
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Shinzawa, Fluto (2009-07-24). "Bruins trade Ward to Carolina". Boston.com. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Hurricanes gets goalie help". ESPN. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ "Veteran defenceman Ward retires after 13 NHL seasons". The Sports Network. 2010-08-24. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "ABC11 NHL playoff analyst Aaron Ward breaks down Hurricanes vs Capitals". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "Former NHL player Aaron Ward charged with assaulting wife". www.cbsnews.com. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ WRAL (2015-10-09). "Alleged assault earns former Canes player a weekend in jail". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ WRAL (2016-02-23). "Former Canes player Ward has domestic assault charge dropped". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database