Lance Ward
Lance Ward | |||
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Born |
Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada | June 2, 1978||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
Position |
Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Florida Panthers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim HV71 Jönköping Frankfurt Lions | ||
NHL draft | 10th overall, | ||
Playing career | 1998–2011 |
Lance Ward (born June 2, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He holds the current Elitserien record for most penalty minutes during one season.[1]
Playing career
Born in
Ward signed a one-year contract on June 5, 2006, with the
During the off-season 2007–08, Ward turned down a contract extension from HV71 to instead sign a two-year deal with the Austrian club Graz 99ers. In June, 2007, Graz revoked the contract and stated they will not pay Ward the amount settled in the signing.[4] Ward returned to Sweden and re-signed with HV71 for another year.[5]
After winning the Elitserien playoff finals with HV71 in 2008, Ward signed with the
Post career
Lance Ward was hired on as a full-time staff member within the Lloydminster public school hockey division in 2015. With Ward's new position, he has also been named the director of its hockey academy.[8]
Awards
Records
- Elitserien record for penalty minutes (273) 2007
- Elitserien record for penalty minutes (212) 2008
Career statistics
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | Lloydminster Blazers
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AJHL | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 72 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
1996–97 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 70 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 229 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | ||
1997–98 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 71 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 233 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
1998–99 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 43 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Miami Matadors | ECHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 68 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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NHL | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 80 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | HV71 | SEL | 50 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 273 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | ||
2007–08 | HV71 | SEL | 52 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 212 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
2008–09 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | HV71 | SEL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
2010–11 | HV71 | SEL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 209 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 391 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
AHL totals | 243 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 603 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
SEL totals | 143 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 580 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
References
- ^ "Lance Ward". Elite Prospects. www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ Gustafsson, Daniel (2006-06-05). "NHL-meriterad back till HV71". HV71.se (in Swedish). HV71. Retrieved 2006-06-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Lance Ward historisk buse". Hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. 2007-02-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ Ros, Tomas; Abrahamsson, Hans (2007-06-05). "Busen letar ny klubb i Sverige". Aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ Gustafsson, Daniel (2006-06-05). "Publikfavoriten Ward stannar i HV71". HV71.se (in Swedish). HV71. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ^ "Lance Ward lämnar HV". DN.se (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ Wengel, Daniel (2009-01-16). "Lance Ward tillbaka i HV71". HV71.se (in Swedish). HV71. Archived from the original on 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ "Minor changes to Hockey Academy | Lloydminster Meridian Booster". Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
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