Career profile Last roster: 2009-10 NJD
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Aaron Ward

D · CAN
+ 7 other teams
Status
Retired 16 yrs ago
Career
2004–2010 (6 yrs)
Age
53 (36 in 2010)
Vitals
6'2" · 209 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 CAR 81 3 20 23 0.28 -14 118 0 0 0 130 2.3% 183
2005-06 CLB 77 0 14 14 0.18 +1 89 0 0 0 69 0.0% 122
2006-07 CLB 74 5 10 15 0.20 -25 47 0 2 1 104 4.8% 133
2007-08 SJS / BOS 69 10 13 23 0.33 +1 55 2 2 1 79 12.7% 133
2008-09 BOS / COL 82 7 21 28 0.34 +6 147 0 3 0 73 9.6% 176
2009-10 TOR / NYR / SJS / NJD 79 5 16 21 0.27 -5 143 0 3 0 48 10.4% 141
CAREER 6 yrs 462 30 94 124 0.27 -36 599 2 10 2 -- 6.0% 888
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2005-06 CLB 2 0 0 0 0.00 -3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3
2008-09 COL 5 1 1 2 0.40 +3 10 0 0 0 3 33.3% 18
CAREER 2 app. 7 1 1 2 0.29 0 10 0 0 0 -- 33.3% 21
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
1993-94 DET 5 1 0 1 0.20 2 4 0 0 0 33.3% -
1994-95 DET 1 0 1 1 1.00 1 2 0 0 0 - -
1996-97 DET 49 2 5 7 0.14 -9 52 0 0 1 5.0% -
1997-98 DET 52 5 5 10 0.19 -1 47 1 0 0 10.6% 14:42
1998-99 DET 60 3 8 11 0.18 -5 52 0 0 0 6.5% 13:55
1999-00 DET 36 1 3 4 0.11 -4 24 0 0 0 4.0% 12:36
2000-01 DET 73 4 5 9 0.12 -4 57 1 0 0 8.3% 17:00
2001-02 CAR 79 3 11 14 0.18 0 74 2 0 1 4.3% 19:40
2002-03 CAR 77 3 6 9 0.12 -23 90 1 0 1 4.5% 18:24
2003-04 CAR 49 3 5 8 0.16 1 37 0 2 2 5.9% 17:52
2005-06 CAR 71 6 19 25 0.35 2 62 1 0 0 10.0% 19:07
2006-07 NYR 60 3 10 13 0.22 -3 57 0 0 0 6.7% 19:42
2006-07 BOS 20 1 2 3 0.15 -8 18 0 0 0 5.9% 21:36
2007-08 BOS 65 5 8 13 0.20 9 54 3 0 3 7.4% 20:45
2008-09 BOS 65 3 7 10 0.15 16 44 0 0 1 5.7% 19:01
2009-10 CAR 60 1 10 11 0.18 -17 54 0 0 0 3.1% 18:07
2009-10 ANH 17 0 2 2 0.12 2 8 0 0 0 0.0% 14:26
Career NHL 839 44 107 151 0.18 -41 736 9 2 9 6.5% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 31 D CAR - - 73 69 65 78 77 - - 54 52 72 - 72 74 70
2005-06 32 D CLB - - 73 69 65 78 77 - - 54 52 72 - 72 74 70
2006-07 33 D CLB - - 75 69 70 78 77 - - 59 52 76 - 75 78 73
2007-08 34 D BOS - - 75 68 76 84 80 - - 58 46 78 - 78 81 75
2008-09 35 D COL 92 50 77 63 79 - 76 60 25 65 64 82 - 80 75 -
2009-10 36 D NJD 93 40 75 69 79 - 71 62 40 65 63 83 - 82 77 70
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 31 D CAR - - 73 69 65 78 77 - - 54 52 72 - 72 74 70
2005-06 32 D CLB - - · · · · · - - · · · - · · ·
2006-07 33 D CLB - - +2 · +5 · · - - +5 · +4 - +3 +4 +3
2007-08 34 D BOS - - · −1 +6 +6 +3 - - −1 −6 +2 - +3 +3 +2
2008-09 35 D COL 92 50 +2 −5 +3 - −4 60 25 +7 +18 +4 - +2 −6 -
2009-10 36 D NJD +1 −10 −2 +6 · - −5 +2 +15 · −1 +1 - +2 +2 70
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2004-05 CAR $2,000,000 4 yr 4.0% 31 UFA
2005-06 CLB $1,660,000 3 yr 3.3% 32 UFA
2006-07 CLB $1,527,200 2 yr 3.9% 33 UFA
2007-08 SJS $3,250,000 4 yr 6.5% 34 UFA
2005-06
Jun 29 2005
2005-06
to BLUE JACKETS
to HURRICANES
2007-08
Oct 14 2007
2007-08
to SHARKS
  • Aaron Ward 75
to BLUE JACKETS
Oct 19 2007
2007-08
to BRUINS
to SHARKS
2008-09
Dec 27 2008
2008-09
2009-10
Aug 22 2009
2009-10
to MAPLE LEAFS
  • Aaron Ward 70
to AVALANCHE
Oct 28 2009
2009-10
to RANGERS
to MAPLE LEAFS
Jan 24 2010
2009-10
to SHARKS
to RANGERS
Feb 3 2010
2009-10
to DEVILS
to SHARKS

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