Ron Ward
Ronald Leon "Magic" Ward (born September 12, 1944) was a National Hockey League player from 1970-1972 who played center for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks. He then switched to the fledgling World Hockey Association, playing for the New York Raiders in the 1972–73 season. This would be his most productive season, as he amassed 21 goals and 67 assists for 88 points.[1] Throughout the rest of his WHA career he went on to play for the Vancouver Blazers, Los Angeles Sharks, Cleveland Crusaders, Calgary Cowboys, Minnesota Fighting Saints, and ending with the Winnipeg Jets in 1976–77.
| Ron Ward | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 12, 1944 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks New York Raiders Vancouver Blazers Los Angeles Sharks Cleveland Crusaders Calgary Cowboys Minnesota Fighting Saints Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1970–1977 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1963–64 | Cornwall Colts | OHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Conrnwall Cols | OHA-B | 36 | 29 | 31 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 69 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1966–67 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 42 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 67 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1968–69 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 73 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 22 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 71 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | New York Raiders | WHA | 77 | 21 | 67 | 88 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 40 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 23 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 73 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 75 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 41 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 359 | 140 | 210 | 350 | 103 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 89 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Ron Ward at HockeyDB". Retrieved 2010-01-07.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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