Ryan Ward

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Born September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26) (age 27),
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Position Forward
Height
Weight		 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
190 pounds (86 kg)
Former NCAA Team Butler University
NLL Team
F. Teams		 Minnesota Swarm
Philadelphia Wings
Former MLL Teams Rochester Rattlers
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Pro Career 2004 – present
Shoots Right
Nickname Wardo

Ryan Ward (b. September 26, 1980 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League.

Ward is a two-time Mann Cup winner (in 2003 & 2005) with the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association. In 2003, he was awarded the Western Lacrosse Association MVP award. Ward is a graduate of Butler University. As a senior he was named Team Captain, and still holds the school record for assists.[1]

Ward was selected by the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse as a first round selection (2nd overall) in the 2004 MLL Collegiate Draft.[1] He only played one season in the league.

The Philadelphia Wings drafted Ward in the First Round (3rd overall) in the in the 2003 NLL Entry Draft.[2] As a rookie, he was awarded Rookie of the Week honors in week 8 of the season and named to the 2004 NLL All-Rookie Team. During the 2005 NLL season, Ward was traded to the Minnesota Swarm. In the 2006 NLL season he was awarded Offensive Player of the Week honors in week 12 for his ten point game against the Portland LumberJax, and helped lead the Swarm to their first playoff appearance.[2] In 2007 he was elected to his first National Lacrosse League All-Star Game and again helped led his team back to the playoffs. In 2008, Ward was again named to the All-Star team, replacing the injured Casey Powell.[3]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2004 Philadelphia 13 18 19 37 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 Philadelphia 5 5 2 7 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 Minnesota 11 19 25 44 53 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Minnesota 16 19 47 66 37 16 1 2 3 5 3 0
2007 Minnesota 15 23 52 75 44 6 1 1 0 1 2 0
NLL Totals 60 84 145 229 202 26 2 3 3 6 5 0


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ryan Ward's Twin Cities Lacrosse. tc-lax.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  2. ^ a b Ryan Ward Minnesota Swarm Player Bio. MNSwarm.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  3. ^ All-Star Weekend: Roster Updates. NLL.com (March 15, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-15.


Persondata
NAME Ward, Ryan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH