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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-table vcard" style="line-height: 1.4em;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-above fn" style="font-size: 125%;">Joel Ward</th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image" style="text-align: center;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joel_Ward_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Joel_Ward_2016.jpg/230px-Joel_Ward_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Joel_Ward_2016.jpg/345px-Joel_Ward_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Joel_Ward_2016.jpg/460px-Joel_Ward_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3517" data-file-height="4396" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ward with the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> in April 2016</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Born</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1980-12-02</span>) </span>December 2, 1980<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 43)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/North_York" title="North York">North York</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, Canada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Weight</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;"> 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Position</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">Right wing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"><a href="/wiki/Shot_(ice_hockey)" title="Shot (ice hockey)">Shot</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> Right</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Played for</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a><br /><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">National team</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national ice hockey team">Canada</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"><a href="/wiki/NHL_entry_draft" title="NHL entry draft">NHL draft</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> Undrafted</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Playing career</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;"> 2005–2018</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Joel Randal Ward</b> (born December 2, 1980) is a <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> former professional <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> <a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">right winger</a> who played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL) for the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>. He is currently an assistant coach with the <a href="/wiki/Vegas_Golden_Knights" title="Vegas Golden Knights">Vegas Golden Knights</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Ward_(ice_hockey)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ward was born in <a href="/wiki/North_York" title="North York">North York</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, to Cecilia, who worked as a nurse, and the late Randal Ward, who worked as an automotive mechanic.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both of his parents emigrated to Canada from <a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a>. As a youth, Ward played in the 1994 <a href="/wiki/Quebec_International_Pee-Wee_Hockey_Tournament" title="Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament">Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Minor_ice_hockey" title="Minor ice hockey">minor ice hockey</a> team from North York.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also has two older brothers who played hockey in their youth.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ward graduated from <a href="/wiki/Sir_Wilfrid_Laurier_Collegiate_Institute" title="Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute">Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute</a> in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Ward_(ice_hockey)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amateur">Amateur</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Ward_(ice_hockey)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Amateur"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Undrafted, Ward played in the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">Ontario Hockey League</a> (OHL) with the <a href="/wiki/Owen_Sound_Platers" title="Owen Sound Platers">Owen Sound Platers</a>. After completing his four-year <a href="/wiki/Junior_hockey" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior hockey">junior</a> career and his final year of eligibility with the Platers in <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_OHL_season" title="2000–01 OHL season">2000–01</a>, Ward linked up with lower tier professional team the <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Ice_Dogs" title="Long Beach Ice Dogs">Long Beach Ice Dogs</a> of the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Hockey_League" title="West Coast Hockey League">West Coast Hockey League</a> to end the season. An unsigned free agent to start the 2001–02 season, Ward attended the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a>' training camp on a try-out basis, but was ultimately recruited and played collegiately for the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Prince_Edward_Island" title="University of Prince Edward Island">University of Prince Edward Island</a> <a href="/wiki/UPEI_Panthers" title="UPEI Panthers">Panthers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Interuniversity_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Interuniversity Sport">CIS</a>. He received a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sociology" title="Sociology">Sociology</a> from UPEI in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional">Professional</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Ward_(ice_hockey)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Professional"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joel_Ward.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Joel_Ward.png/170px-Joel_Ward.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Joel_Ward.png/255px-Joel_Ward.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Joel_Ward.png/340px-Joel_Ward.png 2x" data-file-width="658" data-file-height="922" /></a><figcaption>Ward playing for the Predators in <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NHL_season" title="2009–10 NHL season">December 2009</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Awarded Rookie of the Year and the Panthers' three-time MVP while earning a degree in Sociology in his four-year collegiate career,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward was invited to the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a>'s training camp in 2006. In his first full professional season, he was assigned to the Wild's <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a> (AHL) affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Aeros_(1994%E2%80%932013)" title="Houston Aeros (1994–2013)">Houston Aeros</a>, signing his first professional contract for the entirety of the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_AHL_season" title="2005–06 AHL season">2005–06 season</a>. </p><p>After impressing Wild management with his work ethic, Ward earned a two-year contract with Minnesota on September 27, 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He debuted in 11 NHL games with the Wild during the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season" title="2006–07 NHL season">2006–07 season</a>, but spent his time primarily with the Aeros, developing into a responsible, two-way player and improving his points totals in each of his three years. </p><p>As a free agent, Ward signed a one-year contract with the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a> on July 15, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made the opening night roster out of training camp for the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2008–09 season</a> and scored his first NHL goal in his first game as a Predator against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a> on October 10, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2008–09</a>, his first full NHL season, he scored 17 goals in 79 games, and his reliability as a defensive forward, and success as a utility scoring forward earned him a two-year contract extension on July 1, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joel_Ward_2013-03-19.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Joel_Ward_2013-03-19.JPG/220px-Joel_Ward_2013-03-19.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Joel_Ward_2013-03-19.JPG/330px-Joel_Ward_2013-03-19.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Joel_Ward_2013-03-19.JPG/440px-Joel_Ward_2013-03-19.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2466" data-file-height="2367" /></a><figcaption>Ward with the Capitals in March 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>Ward became an unrestricted free agent after the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season" title="2010–11 NHL season">2010–11 season</a> and subsequently signed a four-year, $12 million contract with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> on July 1, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 25, 2012, Ward scored the game-winning goal in overtime in Game 7 of the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2012_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2012 Stanley Cup playoffs">2012 Stanley Cup playoffs</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2011 Stanley Cup Finals">defending</a> <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> champions, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a>, advancing Washington to the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NHL)" title="Eastern Conference (NHL)">Eastern Conference</a> Semifinals. However, Ward's fortune would not continue into Washington's series with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>. With the series tied at two games apiece, Ward took a high-sticking double minor penalty on <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hagelin" title="Carl Hagelin">Carl Hagelin</a> with 22 seconds remaining in the third period of Game 5, with Washington leading 2–1. Rangers forward <a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a> tied the game with under ten seconds remaining, and defenceman <a href="/wiki/Marc_Staal" title="Marc Staal">Marc Staal</a> scored in overtime with the Rangers still on the powerplay as a result of Ward's penalty; the Rangers took a 3–2 series lead. After the Capitals' ultimate elimination in the series, Ward required surgery for a sports hernia. </p><p>On November 1, 2013, in his 336th career game, Ward scored his first career hat-trick, coming against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> in a 7–0 Washington victory.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Ward was selected to represent <a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national ice hockey team">Canada</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2014_IIHF_World_Championship" title="2014 IIHF World Championship">2014 IIHF World Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WC2014_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WC2014-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started on the team's checking fourth line, but finished as one of the team's top scorers.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 3, 2015, as an unrestricted free agent, Ward signed a three-year, $9.75 million contract with the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the Sharks prepared to play in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2016 Stanley Cup Finals">2016 Stanley Cup Finals</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>, Ward spoke to <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, stating that the NHL's first Black player, retired fellow right winger <a href="/wiki/Willie_O%27Ree" title="Willie O'Ree">Willie O'Ree</a>, should have his player number 22 retired by the NHL league-wide, just as <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a>, the first player of colour in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> has been honoured—and whom O'Ree had met in person in his own younger years—<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by having his own player number 42 retired league-wide.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After his contract expired after three seasons, Ward left the Sharks' organization. On September 14, 2018, Ward agreed to attend the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>' training camp on a professional tryout.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Canadiens released Ward from his tryout on September 25.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 27, 2020, Ward announced his retirement from professional ice hockey via <a href="/wiki/The_Players%27_Tribune" title="The Players' Tribune">The Players' Tribune</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 8, 2020, Ward became an inaugural executive board member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance, whose goal is to address intolerance and racism in hockey.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ward took his first coaching position on November 23, 2020, as he was hired as an assistant coach for the newly-relocated <a href="/wiki/Henderson_Silver_Knights" title="Henderson Silver Knights">Henderson Silver Knights</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 12, 2023, Ward was promoted to assistant coach of the <a href="/wiki/Vegas_Golden_Knights" title="Vegas Golden Knights">Vegas Golden Knights</a>, Henderson's NHL parent club.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Ward_(ice_hockey)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_and_playoffs">Regular season and playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Ward_(ice_hockey)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regular season and playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">Regular season</a> </th> <th rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Playoffs" title="Playoffs">Playoffs</a> </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th><a href="/wiki/Season_(sports)" title="Season (sports)">Season</a> </th> <th>Team </th> <th>League </th> <th>GP </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Goal_(ice_hockey)" title="Goal (ice hockey)">G</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Assist_(ice_hockey)" title="Assist (ice hockey)">A</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Point_(ice_hockey)" title="Point (ice hockey)">Pts</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Penalty_(ice_hockey)" title="Penalty (ice hockey)">PIM</a> </th> <th>GP </th> <th>G </th> <th>A </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>PIM </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_OHL_season" title="1997–98 OHL season">1997–98</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Owen_Sound_Platers" title="Owen Sound Platers">Owen Sound Platers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">OHL</a> </td> <td>47 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_OHL_season" title="1998–99 OHL season">1998–99</a> </td> <td>Owen Sound Platers </td> <td>OHL </td> <td>58 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_OHL_season" title="1999–2000 OHL season">1999–00</a> </td> <td>Owen Sound Platers </td> <td>OHL </td> <td>63 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>43 </td> <td>51 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_OHL_season" title="2000–01 OHL season">2000–01</a> </td> <td>Owen Sound Attack </td> <td>OHL </td> <td>67 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>62 </td> <td>45 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–01 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Ice_Dogs" title="Long Beach Ice Dogs">Long Beach Ice Dogs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Hockey_League" title="West Coast Hockey League">WCHL</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td>2001–02 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UPEI_Panthers" title="UPEI Panthers">U. of Prince Edward Island</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Interuniversity_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Interuniversity Sport">CIS</a> </td> <td>22 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002–03 </td> <td>U. of Prince Edward Island </td> <td>CIS </td> <td>19 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td>2003–04 </td> <td>U. of Prince Edward Island </td> <td>CIS </td> <td>27 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–05 </td> <td>U. of Prince Edward Island </td> <td>CIS </td> <td>28 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_AHL_season" title="2005–06 AHL season">2005–06</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Aeros_(1994%E2%80%932013)" title="Houston Aeros (1994–2013)">Houston Aeros</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a> </td> <td>66 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_AHL_season" title="2006–07 AHL season">2006–07</a> </td> <td>Houston Aeros </td> <td>AHL </td> <td>64 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>45 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season" title="2006–07 NHL season">2006–07</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_AHL_season" title="2007–08 AHL season">2007–08</a> </td> <td>Houston Aeros </td> <td>AHL </td> <td>79 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>47 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2008–09</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a> </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>79 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NHL_season" title="2009–10 NHL season">2009–10</a> </td> <td>Nashville Predators </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>71 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season" title="2010–11 NHL season">2010–11</a> </td> <td>Nashville Predators </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>80 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season" title="2011–12 NHL season">2011–12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>73 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season" title="2012–13 NHL season">2012–13</a> </td> <td>Washington Capitals </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>39 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NHL_season" title="2013–14 NHL season">2013–14</a> </td> <td>Washington Capitals </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>49 </td> <td>32 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014–15</a> </td> <td>Washington Capitals </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season" title="2015–16 NHL season">2015–16</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>79 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>43 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NHL_season" title="2016–17 NHL season">2016–17</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>78 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season" title="2017–18 NHL season">2017–18</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>52 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th colspan="3">NHL totals </th> <th>726 </th> <th>133 </th> <th>171 </th> <th>304 </th> <th>261 </th> <th>83 </th> <th>22 </th> <th>30 </th> <th>52 </th> <th>42 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Ward_(ice_hockey)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" id="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;"> <tbody><tr align="centre" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Event </th> <th>Result </th> <th rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th>GP </th> <th>G </th> <th>A </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>PIM </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_IIHF_World_Championship" title="2014 IIHF World Championship">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national ice hockey team">Canada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIHF_World_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="IIHF World Championships">WC</a> </td> <td>5th </td> <td>8 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th colspan="4">Senior totals </th> <th>8 </th> <th>6 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>9 </th> <th>4 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Ward_(ice_hockey)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbadian_Canadian" class="mw-redirect" title="Barbadian Canadian">Barbadian Canadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_black_NHL_players" title="List of black NHL players">List of black NHL players</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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