Colin Ward (ice hockey)

Colin Ward
Born	(1970-09-05) September 5, 1970 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

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.

Career

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

				Regular season						Playoffs
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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from The Internet Hockey Database