Jack Ward (ice hockey) explained

Jack Ward
Position:Center
Left wing
Shoots:Left
Weight Lb:135
Birth Place:Rat Portage, Ontario, Canada[1]
Career Start:c. 1902
Career End:1912
Played For:Canadian Soo Algonquins
Michigan Soo Indians
Brantford Indians
Montreal Shamrocks
Port Arthur Lake City

John "Jack" Ward was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who was active in the early 1900s. Amongst the teams Ward played for were the Canadian Soo Algonquins, Michigan Soo Indians, Brantford Indians, Montreal Shamrocks and the Port Arthur Lake City. Despite his small stature, weighing only around 135 pounds, Ward was a prolific scorer in the IPHL, OPHL and the NOHL.[2]

Ward was born in the city of Kenora in northwestern Ontario, then known as Rat Portage.

Statistics

Exh. = Exhibition games, NOHL = New Ontario Hockey League

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1903–04 Canadian Soo Pros Exh. 5 5 0 5 0
22 13 0 13 4
Canadian Soo Algonquins IPHL 15 10 0 10 8
IPHL 23 33 8 41 12
190812 14 0 14 6
1909 Brantfors Indians OPHL 12 25 0 25 16
3 7 2 9 6
1909–10 Fort William Forts NOHL 12 21 0 21 12
Fort William North Stars NOHL 1 0 0 0 0
1910–11 Fort William Forts NOHL 15 39 0 39 22
Port Arthur Lake City 1 1 0 1 3
1911–12 Fort William North Stars NOHL 13 17 0 17 21
IPHL totals605686424
OPHL totals243903922
NOHL totals417707755

Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org

References

Notes

  1. http://www.sihrhockey.org/public_player_list.cfm?letter=w&PageNum_qPlayers=7&league_filter=all SIHR – Player List
  2. https://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/id/14482/ubc_1994-0531.pdf The Origins and Development of the International Hockey League and its effect on the Sport of Professional Ice Hockey in North America