Troy G. Ward (born 4 June 1962) is an American

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

coach and current assistant coach at Minnesota State University Mankato. Ward spent three years (1997–2000) as assistant coach with the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

of the

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. His playing career was from 1980 to 1984. On June 30, 2011, following one year as an assistant coach, Ward was named as the new head coach of the

Abbotsford Heat The Abbotsford Heat were a professional ice hockey team that played five seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) between 2009 and 2014. The team was based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, and played its home games at the 7,046-seat A ...

. He was named the head coach of the

Vancouver Giants The Vancouver Giants are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team playing based in Langley, British Columbia, and playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Founded in 2001, the Giants won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as league champions in 2006 and th ...

in the

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(WHL) for the 2014–15 season but was released of his duties November 25, 2014, after 25 games. On June 10, 2015, the

Madison Capitols The Madison Capitols are a Tier I junior ice hockey team that plays in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League. Founded in 2014, the team plays its home games at Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton, Wisconsin. Histor ...

announced that Ward had accepted the dual role of head coach and general manager for the team's upcoming 2015–16 season. He resigned from both positions after one season.

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Troy Ward profile on HockeyDBTroy Ward's staff profile at Eliteprospects.com
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