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Joel
Ward
Right Wing
Birthdate
21/2/1980
Birthplace
North York, ON
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Longtime forward Ward retires after 11 seasons
6Y
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Sharks' Ward won't kneel, cites lost message
8Y
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Season preview: San Jose Sharks
8Y
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Sharks' Ward mulling protest during anthem
8Y
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Sharks F Ward has successful shoulder surgery
9Y
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NHL News
U.S. men's hockey team visits White House, President Trump
The gold medal-winning U.S. men's Olympic hockey team landed at Joint Base Andrews and visited President Donald Trump at the White House before attending his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
The NHL is back on ESPN and ABC
With the NHL returning to action, be sure to catch an ESPN doubleheader on Thursday and one on Saturday on ABC.
NHL trade grades: Report cards for biggest deals of 2025-26
Hockey trade season is heating up! Find grades for each GM involved in all the big swaps here.
Stars' Mikko Rantanen to miss at least 2 weeks after getting hurt at Olympics
Mikko Rantanen will be out for an extended time for the Dallas Stars after sustaining a lower-body injury in the Olympics.
Pens trade Brett Kulak to Avs for Samuel Girard, 2028 pick
Defenseman Brett Kulak, traded to the Penguins in December, was traded again, this time to the Avalanche, for Samuel Girard and a 2028 pick.
Jack Hughes talks Trump backlash over women's team
The Hughes brothers addressed the controversy over President Donald Trump's comment about the women's hockey team.
