Jimmy Ward

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 1928 to 1939 with the Montreal Maroons and Montreal Canadiens. Ward's son, Pete Ward, 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 Stanley Cup in 1935. 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 In 1940 he served as a player/coach of the New Haven Eagles of the IAHL. 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 Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1925–26 Kenora Thistles TBSHL 16 10 3 13 16 — — — — — 1926–27 Fort William Forts TBSHL 20 18 5 23 20 2 0 0 0 0 1927–28 Montreal Maroons NHL 42 10 2 12 44 9 1 1 2 6 1928–29 Montreal Maroons NHL 43 14 8 22 46 — — — — — 1929–30 Montreal Maroons NHL 44 10 7 17 54 4 0 1 1 12 1930–31 Montreal Maroons NHL 41 14 8 22 52 2 0 0 0 2 1931–32 Montreal Maroons NHL 48 19 19 38 39 4 2 1 3 0 1932–33 Montreal Maroons NHL 48 16 17 33 52 2 0 0 0 0 1933–34 Montreal Maroons NHL 48 14 9 23 46 0 0 0 0 1934–35 Montreal Maroons NHL 41 9 6 15 24 7 1 1 2 0 1935–36 Montreal Maroons NHL 48 12 19 31 30 3 0 0 0 6 1936–37 Montreal Maroons NHL 40 14 14 28 34 — — — — — 1937–38 Montreal Maroons NHL 48 11 15 26 34 — — — — — 1938–39 Montreal Canadiens NHL 36 4 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1939–40 New Haven Eagles IAHL 49 5 14 19 28 — — — — — NHL totals 527 147 127 274 455 36 4 4 8 26

Awards and achievements Played in Ace Bailey Benefit Game Played in Howie Morenz Memorial Game