Jeff Ware (ice hockey) explained

Jeff Ware
Played For:NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
Florida Panthers
AHL
St. John's Maple Leafs
Beast of New Haven
Louisville Panthers
Syracuse Crunch
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:19 May 1977
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Draft:15th overall
Draft Year:1995
Draft Team:Toronto Maple Leafs
Career Start:1996
Career End:2002

Jeff Ware (born May 19, 1977) is a Canadian former National Hockey League (NHL) defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round (15th overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

Hockey career

As a youth, Ware played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team.[1] Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he captained the team for the 1995–96 season.[2] He won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 1997 World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland.[3]

The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.[4] He played in 16 games with the Maple Leafs, never scoring a point. On February 15, 1999, Ware was traded to the Florida Panthers for forward David Nemirovsky.[5] On July 1, 2000, Florida declined to offer Ware a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.[6] The Panthers exposed him for selection in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, but he was not taken by either of the expansion teams.[7] He played 21 total career games in the NHL, tallying one assist.[4] He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1993–94Wexford RaidersMetJHL45191075
1994–95Oshawa GeneralsOHL55211138671126
1995–96Oshawa GeneralsOHL624192312850118
1995–96St. John's Maple LeafsAHL4000440002
1996–97Oshawa GeneralsOHL2411011381303334
1996–97Toronto Maple LeafsNHL130006
1997–98St. John's Maple LeafsAHL6703318240004
1997–98Toronto Maple LeafsNHL20000
1998–99St. John's Maple LeafsAHL55145130
1998–99Beast of New HavenAHL2001126
1998–99Florida PanthersNHL60116
1999–2000Louisville PanthersAHL510101012840004
2000–01Syracuse CrunchAHL71044174500016
2001–02Syracuse CrunchAHL2300058
AHL totals291122237021700026
NHL totals2101112

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-02-01. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Help us fill in our ‘Missing Moments in History’ . Oshawa Generals . January 21, 2022 . February 3, 2023.
  3. Web site: Drive for five in Switzerland . Ontario Hockey League . Bell . Aaron . January 4, 2003 . February 3, 2023.
  4. Web site: The Maple Leafs can dream big at No. 15 in Tuesday’s NHL draft — as deep as the William Nylander crop of 2014 . Toronto Star . McGran . Kevin . October 3, 2020 . February 3, 2023.
  5. Web site: Leafs Trade Ware For Nemirovsky . CBS Sports . February 17, 1999 . February 3, 2022.
  6. Web site: Activity . The Globe and Mail . July 1, 2000 . February 3, 2023.
  7. Web site: NHL Expansion Draft Lists . The Globe and Mail . June 14, 2000 . February 3, 2023.