Jason Ward

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens
Nationality	Canada
Born	January 16, 1979 (1979-01-16) (age 29), Chapleau, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1997 Montreal Canadiens
Pro career	1999 – present

Jason Robert Ward (born 16 January 1979 in Chapleau, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL.

Ward was drafted 11th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He has played 186 career NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings, scoring 20 goals and 28 assists for 48 points. When he was traded to the Kings, the deal sent agitator Sean Avery to the Rangers providing them boost for a playoff push. On February 27, 2007 he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a 5th round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

[edit] Trivia

• He was once traded for Sean Avery.
• He was traded 3 times during the 2006–07 NHL season.
• Scored his first Lightning goal in his debut with the team.

[edit] External links

• Jason Ward's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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