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Don Ward (ice Hockey)
Donald Joseph Ward (October 19, 1935 – January 6, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman (ice hockey), defenceman. He played 34 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins between 1957 and 1960. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1973, was mainly spent with the Seattle Totems in the minor Western Hockey League (1952–74), Western Hockey League. Early life Ward was born on October 19, 1935, in Sarnia, Ontario, to Agnes and Joseph Ward. Playing career Ward played 34 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins in the late 1950s. Personal life Ward is the father of Joe Ward (ice hockey), Joe Ward, who also played professional ice hockey. Retirement and death After retiring from hockey in following the 1972/73 season, Ward went to work for Ellstrom Manufacturing staying on until retiring in 2006. He died on January 6, 2014, at the age of 78. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defenceman (ice Hockey)
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference to the blue line in ice hockey which represents the boundary of the offensive zone; defencemen generally position themselves along the line to keep the puck in the zone). They were once called cover-point. In regular play, two defencemen complement three forwards and a goaltender on the ice. Exceptions include overtime during the regular season and when a team is shorthanded (i.e. has been assessed a penalty), in which two defencemen are typically joined by only two forwards and a goaltender. In National Hockey League regular season play in overtime, effective with the 2015-16 season, teams (usually) have only three position players and a goaltender on the ice, and may use either two forwards and one defenceman, orrarelytwo defencemen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
