Cam Ward

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Cam Ward
Date of birth February 29, 1984
place of birth Sherwood Park , Alberta , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 91 kg
position goalkeeper
number # 30
Catch hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2002 , 1st round, 25th position
Carolina Hurricanes
Career stations
1998-2001 Sherwood Park Flyers
2001-2004 Red Deer Rebels
2004-2005 Lowell Lock Monsters
2005-2018 Carolina Hurricanes
2018-2019 Chicago Blackhawks

Cameron "Cam" Ward (born February 29, 1984 in Sherwood Park , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper . He played over 700 games for the Carolina Hurricanes and the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League between 2005 and 2019 . Most of it he spent with the Hurricanes, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2006 and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs. He also holds all relevant franchise records in his position in Carolina . On an international level, Ward won the gold medal with the Canadian national team at the 2007 World Cup .

Career

Ward in the Carolina Hurricanes jersey

Cam Ward was selected in the first round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in 25th position by the Carolina Hurricanes . For the time being, he continued to play in the Junior Western Hockey League for the Red Deer Rebels . He was able to prove that he has a lot of talent in his first game, which he completed in the WHL in 2001, when he managed a shutout .

In the summer of 2004, Cam Ward moved to the American Hockey League , where he played for the Lowell Lock Monsters , the Carolina Hurricanes' farm team . He played an outstanding season, so he was inducted into the NHL squad of Carolina at the beginning of the 2005-06 season .

In the regular season he was the substitute behind the Swiss number 1 Martin Gerber and was able to play a total of 28 games. But then his big hour struck in the playoffs . He was able to oust Martin Gerber and his outstanding performance made him one of the most important pillars when his Carolina Hurricanes made it to the Stanley Cup finals. In the final series against the Edmonton Oilers he and his team took the lead with 3-1 and believed the championship was already secure, but the Oilers equalized to 3-3 and so it came to the playoff, which the Hurricanes also thanks to an excellent performance Won by Cam Ward 3-1. This was the first time that the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup. Cam Ward was also honored as the best player in the playoffs with the Conn Smythe Trophy .

In the 2006/07 season, Ward took over the post of goalkeeper and from the Tampa Bay Lightning undertook John Grahame acted as back-up -Goalie. Ward's previous partner Martin Gerber moved from Carolina to the Ottawa Senators . Ward presented himself in his first season as the first goalkeeper of the Hurricanes in good form and showed solid performances, but the majority of the team could not build on the previous season and the Hurricanes missed the qualification for the playoffs.

After the end of the season Ward joined the Canadian national team at the World Cup and won the gold medal.

In December 2017, Ward hit the milestone of 300 NHL wins . After the 2017/18 season, his expiring contract with the Hurricanes was not renewed, so he left Carolina after 13 years and joined the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent in July 2018 . There he played a further 33 games over the course of the season and thus reached the mark of 700 completed games in the regular NHL season. Fewer than 30 goalkeepers had reached this milestone in NHL history at the time. In August 2019, Ward finally announced the end of his playing career.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N OTN Min GT SO GTS Sv% Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1998/99 Sherwood Park Flyers AMBHL 24 13 7th 4th 1403 85 0 3.64 89.9 - - - - - - - -
1999/00 Sherwood Park Flyers AMHL 20th 9 5 1 1194 71 0 3.57 90.2 7th 4th 3 262 22nd 0 3.57
2000/01 Sherwood Park Flyers AMHL 25th 14th 6th 3 1449 70 0 2.90 91.6 - - - - - - - -
2000/01 Red Deer Rebels WHL 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 0.00 100.0 - - - - - - - -
2001/02 Red Deer Rebels WHL 46 30th 11 4th 2694 102 1 2.27 91.1 23 14th 9 1502 53 2 2.12 92.0
2002/03 Red Deer Rebels WHL 57 40 13 3 3368 118 5 2.10 92.0 23 14th 9 1407 49 3 2.09 91.9
2003/04 Red Deer Rebels WHL 56 31 16 8th 3338 114 4th 2.05 92.6 19th 10 9 1200 37 3 1.85 94.5
2004/05 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 50 27 17th 3 2829 94 6th 1.99 93.7 11 5 6th 664 28 2 2.53 91.8
2005/06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 2 0 2 0 118 5 0 2.54 91.5 - - - - - - - -
2005/06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 28 14th 8th 2 1484 91 0 3.68 88.2 23 15th 8th 1319 47 2 2.14 92.0
2006/07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 60 30th 21st 6th 3422 167 2 2.93 89.7 - - - - - - - -
2007/08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 69 37 25th 5 3930 180 4th 2.75 90.4 - - - - - - - -
2008/09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 68 39 23 5 3928 160 6th 2.44 91.6 18th 8th 10 1101 49 2 2.67 91.5
2009/10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 47 18th 23 5 2651 119 0 2.69 91.6 - - - - - - - -
2010/11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 74 37 26th 10 4318 184 4th 2.56 92.3 - - - - - - - -
2011/12 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 68 30th 23 13 3988 182 5 2.74 91.5 - - - - - - - -
2012/13 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 17th 9 6th 1 929 44 0 2.84 90.8 - - - - - - - -
2013/14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 2 1 1 0 119 4th 0 2.02 93.7 - - - - - - - -
2013/14 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 30th 10 12 6th 1645 84 0 3.06 89.8 - - - - - - - -
2014/15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 51 22nd 24 5 3026 121 1 2.40 91.0 - - - - - - - -
2015/16 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 52 23 17th 10 3038 122 1 2.41 90.9 - - - - - - - -
2016/17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 61 26th 22nd 12 3618 162 2 2.69 90.5 - - - - - - - -
2017/18 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 43 23 14th 4th 2460 112 2 2.73 90.6 - - - - - - - -
2018/19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 33 16 12 4th 1883 115 0 3.67 89.7 - - - - - - - -
AMHL total 45 23 11 4th 2643 141 0 3.20 91.0 7th 4th 3 262 22nd 0 3.57
WHL overall 160 102 40 15th 9460 334 11 2.12 92.0 65 38 27 4109 139 8th 2.03 92.7
AHL total 54 28 20th 3 3066 103 6th 2.02 93.6 11 5 6th 664 28 2 2.53 91.8
NHL overall 701 334 256 88 40319 1843 27 2.74 90.8 41 23 18th 2421 96 4th 2.38 91.7

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS Sv%
2007 Canada WM 1st place, gold 5 5 0 300 11 0 2.20 91.5
2008 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 5 4th 1 302 13 0 2.58 90.0
2012 Canada WM 5th place 6th 4th 2 360 17th 0 2.83 90.6
Men overall 16 13 3 962 41 0 2.55 90.7

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Others

  • Cam Ward is often compared to Martin Brodeur , who is also Cam Ward's role model, because of his style and great talent . He first met his idol in the 2006 playoffs when he beat Martin Brodeur's New Jersey Devils 4-1 in the series and was one of the best players.
  • He comes from the Canadian province of Alberta, where he played in junior teams and was a fan of the Alberta-born Edmonton Oilers in his youth. He himself played on the ice in Edmonton for the first time on June 10, 2006. In the Stanley Cup final against his former favorite team, of all places.
  • Cam Ward is the youngest regular goalkeeper to win the Stanley Cup since goalkeeper legend Patrick Roy in 1986 (June 19, 2006).
  • Cam Ward is the first goalie in NHL history to concede a penalty in a Stanley Cup final (June 5, 2006).
  • Cam Ward managed on June 7, 2006 as the youngest goalkeeper since 1986 a shutout in a Stanley Cup final.
  • Just three days after the 2006 Stanley Cup Final, Cam Ward married his fiancée Cody Cambell in his home in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

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personal data
SURNAME Ward, Cam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ward, Cameron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH February 29, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Sherwood Park , Alberta