Don Ward (ice hockey)
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1935–2014)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Don Ward
| image = Don Ward 57-58.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| caption =
| position = Defence
| played_for = Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|10|19}}
| birth_place = Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{Nowrap|{{death date and age|2014|1|6|1935|10|19}}}}
| death_place = Shoreline, Washington, United States
| career_start = 1956
| career_end = 1973
}}
Donald Joseph Ward (October 19, 1935 – January 6, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 34 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins between 1957 and 1960. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1973, was mainly spent with the Seattle Totems in the minor Western Hockey League.
Early life
Playing career
Ward played 34 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins in the late 1950s.
Personal life
Ward is the father of Joe Ward, who also played professional ice hockey.
Retirement and death
After retiring from hockey in following the 1972/73 season, Ward went to work for Ellstrom Manufacturing staying on until retiring in 2006.
He died on January 6, 2014, at the age of 78.{{Cite web|title=Donald Joseph WARD Obituary (2014) The Seattle Times|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/seattletimes/name/donald-ward-obituary?id=23676368|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Legacy.com}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1954–55
| WOJBHL | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1955–56 | Sarnia Legionnaires | WOJBHL | 36 | 17 | 24 | 41 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57
| OHA Sr | 21 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1956–57 | AHL | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 48
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58
| NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1957–58 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 54 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 65
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59
| WHL | 64 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 131
| 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1959–60 | NHL | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60
| AHL | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 54
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1960–61 | WHL | 70 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 95
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62
| WHL | 70 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 91
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1962–63 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 69 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 131
| 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1963–64
| Seattle Totems | WHL | 70 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 122
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1964–65 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 70 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 140
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1965–66
| Seattle Totems | WHL | 56 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 84
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1966–67 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 44 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 48
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1967–68
| Seattle Totems | WHL | 70 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 107
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1968–69 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 73 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 129
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1969–70
| Seattle Totems | WHL | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 96
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 56 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 80
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72
| Seattle Totems | WHL | 41 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 82
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1972–73 | EHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WHL totals ! 825 !! 41 !! 180 !! 221 !! 1336 ! 59 !! 4 !! 13 !! 17 !! 72 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 34 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 16 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
Category:Calgary Stampeders (WHL) players
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Greensboro Generals (EHL) players
Category:Providence Reds players
Category:Seattle Totems (WHL) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Sarnia
Category:Windsor Bulldogs (OHA) players