James William Ward (September 1, 1906 - November 15, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from

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with the Montreal Maroons and Montreal Canadiens. Ward's son,

Pete Ward Peter Thomas Ward (July 26, 1937 – March 16, 2022) was a Canadian-born professional baseball player who appeared in 973 games over nine seasons in Major League Baseball as a third baseman, outfielder and first baseman for the Baltimore Oriol ...

, played nine seasons of professional baseball, winning the ''Sporting News'' Rookie of the Year Award honors in 1963 while playing for the Chicago White Sox.

Playing career

Born in Fort William, Ontario, he played his entire National Hockey League career in Montreal. It began in the 1928 season with the Montreal Maroons. He would stay with the Montreal team until they folded following the 1938 season. Along the way he scored 10 or more goals in 10 of 11 seasons during a time when the regular season was only 48 games long. He won the

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. He played in the Ace Bailey Benefit Game in 1934 and the Howie Morenz Memorial Game in 1937. When the Maroons folded he joined the rival Montreal Canadiens for the 1938–39 season.

Coaching career

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he served as a player/coach of the New Haven Eagles of the

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. He would later serve as head coach of the Pacific Coast Hockey League's Portland Eagles and Portland Penguins. Ward remained in Portland, Oregon after his retirement and died in 1990.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

*Played in Ace Bailey Benefit Game *Played in Howie Morenz Memorial Game

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Jimmy 1906 births 1990 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers Montreal Canadiens players Montreal Maroons players New Haven Eagles players Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay Stanley Cup champions