Dixon Ward
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| Dixon Ward | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 23, 1968 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 |
NHL Draft | 128th overall, | ||||
| Playing career | 1992–2003 | |||||
Dixon McRae Ward (born September 23, 1968) is a Canadian former
1988 NHL Entry Draft
.
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
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All- Second Team
|
1990–91 | |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1991–92 |
- Jack A. Butterfield Trophy (most valuable player in Calder Cup (American Hockey League) playoffs): 1995–96 season
- Calder Cup champion with the Rochester Americans in the 1995–96 season.
Career statistics
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | 59 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 153 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 1987–88 | Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | 51 | 60 | 71 | 131 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 37 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 45 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 70 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 33 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 34 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 74 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 44 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 32 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Langnau
|
NLA
|
23 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 67 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04
|
SC Rapperswil–Jona
|
NLA | 35 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 537 | 95 | 129 | 224 | 431 | 62 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 46 | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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