Colin Ward (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player

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Ice hockey player

Colin Ward

Born|  (1970-09-05) September 5, 1970 (age 54)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height|  5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight|  195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position|  Forward
Shot|  Right
Played for|  Nashville Knights
Atlanta Knights
Utah Grizzlies
Dayton Bombers
HC Gherdëina
Bracknell Bees
Belfast Giants
NHL draft|  Undrafted
Playing career|  1994–2004

Colin Ward (born September 5, 1970) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward.

## Early life

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Ward was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He played junior hockey with the Red Deer Rustlers and New Westminster Royals. Ward was a member of the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team for four years.[1]

## Career

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After playing in the IHL and ECHL, Ward moved to the United Kingdom in 1997, signing for the Bracknell Bees. With the team, Ward won the British Ice Hockey Superleague title in 2000. He then moved to the newly formed Belfast Giants in 2001 and won his second Superleague title in 2002 in the Giants' second year in the league. Ward retired in 2004 after seven seasons in the UK. His number 11 jersey was retired by the Belfast Giants.

## Career statistics

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|  | Regular season |  | Playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
1987–88  | Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | 53 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 160  | — | — | — | — | —
1988–89  | Red Deer Rustlers  | AJHL  | 57 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 76  | — | — | — | — | —
1989–90 | New Westminster Royals | BCJHL | 48 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 48  | — | — | — | — | —
1990–91 | Western Michigan University | NCAA | 42 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 36  | — | — | — | — | —
1991–92 | Western Michigan University  | NCAA  | 36 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 60  | — | — | — | — | —
1992–93 | Western Michigan University  | NCAA  | 37 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 48  | — | — | — | — | —
1993–94 | Western Michigan University  | NCAA  | 40 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 66  | — | — | — | — | —
1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1994–95 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 64 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 108  | 12 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 10
1995–96 | Atlanta Knights  | IHL  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
1995–96 | Nashville Knights  | ECHL  | 65 | 52 | 55 | 107 | 43  | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6
1996–97 | HC Gherdëina | Italy | 41 | 40 | 55 | 95 | 52  | — | — | — | — | —
1997–98 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL  | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16  | — | — | — | — | —
1997–98 | Bracknell Bees | BISL | 32 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 22  | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4
1998–99 | Bracknell Bees  | BISL  | 41 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 24  | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4
1999–00 | Bracknell Bees  | BISL  | 42 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 16  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
2000–01 | Belfast Giants | BISL  | 44 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 34  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4
2001–02 | Belfast Giants  | BISL  | 48 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 32  | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2
2002–03 | Belfast Giants  | BISL  | 32 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 22  | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6
2003–04 | Belfast Giants  | EIHL | 47 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 50  | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
ECHL totals  | 136  | 95  | 85  | 180  | 167  | 17  | 15  | 6  | 21  | 16
BISL totals  | 239  | 89  | 92  | 181  | 150  | 46  | 11  | 16  | 27  | 20

## References

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1. ^ "Colin Ward (b.1970) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from The Internet Hockey Database

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