Lance Ward
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| Position | Defenseman |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Elitserien 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, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993-94 | Loydminster | AAHA | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 209 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 391 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Statistics as of July 8, 2006
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ Daniel Gustafsson. NHL-meriterad back till HV71 (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on June 8, 2006.
[edit] Web sites
- Lance Ward. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on June 8, 2006.
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