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Joel Ward

#42 · Right wing · San Jose Sharks

Born Dec 2, 1980 in North York, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 225 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Manny Malhotra CBJ · 35 P in 77 GP Tyler Kennedy PIT · 35 P in 67 GP Eric Belanger MIN · 36 P in 79 GP Radek Dvorak FLA · 36 P in 81 GP Scottie Upshall PHX · 34 P in 74 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402006-07: 1 points106-072008-09: 35 points3508-092009-10: 34 points3409-102010-11: 29 points2910-112011-12: 18 points1811-122012-13: 20 points2012-132013-14: 49 points4913-142014-15: 34 points3414-152015-16: 43 points4315-162016-17: 29 points2916-172017-18: 12 points1217-18

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 MIN 11 0 1 1 0 0 12 17 0.09
2008-09 NSH 79 17 18 35 1 29 133 65 0.44 $500K
2009-10 NSH 71 13 21 34 -5 18 134 42 0.48 $1.5M
2010-11 NSH 80 10 19 29 -1 42 157 67 0.36 $1.5M
2011-12 WSH 73 6 12 18 12 20 79 75 0.25 $3M
2012-13 WSH 39 8 12 20 7 12 52 37 0.51 $3M
2013-14 WSH 82 24 25 49 7 32 133 54 0.60 $3M
2014-15 WSH 82 19 15 34 -4 30 138 53 0.41 $3M
2015-16 SJS 79 21 22 43 -15 28 138 68 0.54 $3.275M
2016-17 SJS 78 10 19 29 -2 30 105 61 0.37 $3.275M
2017-18 SJS 52 5 7 12 -2 20 40 35 0.23 $3.275M
11 seasons Career 726 133 171 304 -2 261 1121 574 0.42

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 NSH 6 2 2 4 1 2 12 9 0.67
2010-11 NSH 12 7 6 13 4 6 28 22 1.08
2011-12 WSH 14 1 4 5 3 6 12 28 0.36
2012-13 WSH 7 1 3 4 -1 6 8 10 0.57
2014-15 WSH 14 3 6 9 1 2 39 17 0.64
2015-16 SJS 24 7 6 13 2 16 35 36 0.54
2016-17 SJS 6 1 3 4 0 4 9 10 0.67
7 seasons Playoffs 83 22 30 52 10 42 143 132 0.63

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 17 18 35 1 29 133 65 0.44 12.8 16:01

Contract

$500KCap hitends in 2009, then UFA
$14KCap dollars per point35 points in 79 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2008-09, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $500K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2015-16 to 2017-18 $3.275M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $3M
2011-12 to 2014-15 $3M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $1.5M
2008-09 to 2008-09 $500K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 10, 2009 @ MIN L 4-8 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:23
Apr 9, 2009 @ DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:06
Apr 7, 2009 vs CHI L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 3 16:12
Apr 4, 2009 vs CBJ W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:34
Apr 3, 2009 @ CHI L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 19:24
Mar 31, 2009 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 19:35
Mar 29, 2009 @ DET W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:01
Mar 28, 2009 vs LAK W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 21:40
Mar 26, 2009 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:21
Mar 24, 2009 vs ANA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:27
Mar 19, 2009 @ SJS L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 20:19
Mar 18, 2009 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 2 3 0 16:31
Mar 16, 2009 @ LAK W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 19:44
Mar 14, 2009 @ PHX W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 17:15
Mar 12, 2009 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:39
Mar 10, 2009 vs WSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:14
Mar 7, 2009 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:16
Mar 5, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:29
Mar 3, 2009 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 20:12
Feb 28, 2009 vs DET W 8-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 16:42
Feb 26, 2009 vs PHX W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 17:34
Feb 24, 2009 vs CHI W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 16:56
Feb 21, 2009 @ STL W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:19
Feb 19, 2009 vs STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:52
Feb 18, 2009 @ DET L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:04
Feb 16, 2009 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:06
Feb 14, 2009 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 15:57
Feb 12, 2009 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:32
Feb 10, 2009 vs DET L 3-5 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 12:32
Feb 8, 2009 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:52
Feb 6, 2009 @ MIN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:17
Feb 5, 2009 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:15
Feb 3, 2009 vs PHX W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:26
Feb 1, 2009 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:59
Jan 30, 2009 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:40
Jan 28, 2009 @ VAN W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 15:49
Jan 19, 2009 vs NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 14:32
Jan 17, 2009 vs ATL L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 12:40
Jan 15, 2009 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:06
Jan 13, 2009 @ TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:11
Jan 11, 2009 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:37
Jan 10, 2009 vs CHI W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 15:44
Jan 8, 2009 vs PIT W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 15:11
Jan 3, 2009 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:59
Jan 1, 2009 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:50
Dec 29, 2008 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 12:03
Dec 28, 2008 @ EDM L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 17:33
Dec 26, 2008 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:13
Dec 23, 2008 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:47
Dec 20, 2008 vs NYI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:19
Dec 18, 2008 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:29
Dec 13, 2008 vs DAL W 3-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 12:04
Dec 11, 2008 @ CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:41
Dec 9, 2008 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:37
Dec 8, 2008 @ STL L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 16:48
Dec 6, 2008 vs MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:19
Dec 4, 2008 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:07
Dec 1, 2008 @ BUF W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 16:06
Nov 29, 2008 vs MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 18:15
Nov 28, 2008 @ ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 16:25
Nov 25, 2008 vs STL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:39
Nov 23, 2008 @ CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 18:39
Nov 21, 2008 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:09
Nov 17, 2008 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:49
Nov 15, 2008 @ LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:43
Nov 14, 2008 @ ANA W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 18:25
Nov 6, 2008 @ CGY L 6-7 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 09:13
Nov 4, 2008 @ VAN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:30
Nov 1, 2008 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:51
Oct 30, 2008 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:37
Oct 28, 2008 @ WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 14:35
Oct 25, 2008 vs LAK W 5-4 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 15:52
Oct 23, 2008 vs CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:02
Oct 18, 2008 vs CBJ W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 5 2 14:43
Oct 17, 2008 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 12:44
Oct 15, 2008 @ DAL L 4-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 08:51
Oct 13, 2008 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:08
Oct 11, 2008 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 09:35
Oct 10, 2008 @ STL L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 09:17