DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Aaron Ward
Born January 17, 1973 · Windsor, CAN
Draft 1991 · WIN round 1 #5
77
GP
1
G
12
A
13
PTS
Career
44G 107A 151P
Depth
Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Points per game vs. elite D ceiling
Assists per game vs. elite D
Average ice time per game
Power play points per game
Skating speed and stamina
Shots on goal per game
Season projections
77 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. Goals
1
at 82 GP
Proj. Assists
13
at 82 GP
Proj. Points
14
at 82 GP
Proj. Shots
44
at 82 GP
Proj. PPG
0
at 82 GP
Proj. PPP
0
at 82 GP
Points/Game
0.17
current rate
Goals/Game
0.01
current rate
TOI/Game
—
avg ice time
Shooting %
2.4%
current season
Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)
0.15
2006–07
0.20
2007–08
0.15
2008–09
0.18
2009–10
0.12
2009–10
Recent games
GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.15
Click date for box score · opponent for team
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-11 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 2010-04-09 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 2010-04-08 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2010-04-06 | LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2010-04-02 | VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
Bottom-six contributor
Source: NHL API (volume only)
Sample: 77 GP · confidence 50%
Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.
- Goal-scoring index0.01 · 2 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
- Playmaking index0.16 · 21 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
- Point-production index0.17 · 14 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.
Career totals (regular season)
- Games
- 839
- Goals
- 44
- Assists
- 107
- Points
- 151
- +/-
- -41
- PIM
- 736
- Shots
- 679
Career totals (playoffs)
- Games
- 95
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 6
- Points
- 10
- +/-
- 5
- PIM
- 73
- Shots
- 71
Season history
NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Carolina Hurricanes | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -17 |
| 2009–10 | Anaheim Ducks | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Boston Bruins | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| 2007–08 | Boston Bruins | 65 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| 2006–07 | New York Rangers | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
| 2006–07 | Boston Bruins | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 |
| 2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | 71 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Ingolstadt | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | 49 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | 77 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -23 |
| 2001–02 | Carolina Hurricanes | 79 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Detroit Red Wings | 73 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| 1999–00 | Detroit Red Wings | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 |
| 1998–99 | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -5 |
| 1997–98 | Detroit Red Wings | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 |
| 1996–97 | Detroit Red Wings | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 |
| 1995–96 | Adirondack Red Wings | 74 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| 1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994–95 | Adirondack Red Wings | 76 | 11 | 24 | 35 | |
| 1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | 58 | 4 | 12 | 16 | |
| 1992–93 | U. Of Michigan | 30 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| 1992–93 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | U. Of Michigan | 42 | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
| 1990–91 | U. Of Michigan | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| 1989–90 | Nepean | 52 | 6 | 33 | 39 | |
| 1988–89 | Nepean | 54 | 1 | 14 | 15 |