Lance Ward
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
ft in
( m) 216 lb (98 kg) |
| SEL Team | HV71 |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | June
2 1978 , Lloydminster, AB, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 63rd overall, 1998 Florida Panthers |
| Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Lance Ward (born June 2, 1978, in Lloydminster, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman, currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
Playing career
Ward was originally drafted 10th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, but he re-entered the draft and was selected 63rd overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Ward has played 209 career NHL games, scoring 4 goals and 12 assists for 16 points, and 391 penalty minutes. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout Ward did not play.
Ward signed a one-year contract on June 5, 2006, with the Swedish Elitserien club HV71 in Jönköping.[1] On February 20, 2007, in a game against Färjestads BK, Ward broke both HV71's club record and the Elitserien record of most penalty minutes in one season when he checked one player into the boards and seconds later speared another in front of the crease. The sequence ended with Ward being penalized with 7 minutes plus game misconduct (adding another 20 minutes).[2]
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.[3] Ward returned to Sweden and re-signed with HV71 for another year.[4]
Records
- Elitserien record for penalty minutes (273)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994-95 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | 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 | 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 | ||
| SEL totals | 50 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 273 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | ||||
| NHL totals | 209 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 391 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Statistics as of April 2, 2007[5][6]
References
- ^ Gustafsson, Daniel (2006-06-05). NHL-meriterad back till HV71 (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
- ^ Lance Ward historisk buse (Swedish). Hockeyligan.se (2007-02-20). Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ Ros, Tomas, Abrahamsson, Hans. "Busen letar ny klubb i Sverige", Aftonbladet.se, 2007-06-05. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. (Swedish)
- ^ Gustafsson, Daniel (2006-06-05). Publikfavoriten Ward stannar i HV71 (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
- ^ Lance Ward. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
- ^ Player Information - WARD, Lance. Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
External links
- Lance Ward's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Lance Ward's profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
Scouts: Paiement • Dean
Rockies: Gardner • Beck •
Gillis • Ramage • Gagne • Cirella
Devils: Trottier • Daneyko • MacLean • Muller • Wolanin • Brady • Shanahan •
C. Foster • Guerin • Miller • Brodeur • Niedermayer • Rolston • Smith • Pederson • Sharifijanov • Sykora • Ward •
Damphousse • Van Ryn • Gomez • Ahonen • Hale •
A. Foster • Parise • Zajac • Bergfors • Corrente
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