Colin Ward (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Colin Ward is a retired Canadian
ice hockey
forward
.
After spells in the IHL, ECHL
and Italy
, Ward moved to the United Kingdom
in 1997, signing for the Bracknell Bees
and guided the team to the British Ice Hockey Superleague title in 2000. He then moved to the newly formed Belfast Giants
in 2001 and won his second Superleague title in 2002 in only the Giants' second year in the league. He added the Playoff Championship in 2003 to his success. He retired in 2004 after seven seasons in the UK. His number 11 jersey was retired by the Belfast Giants.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
.
After spells in the IHL, ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Ward moved to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1997, signing for the Bracknell Bees
Bracknell Bees
The Bracknell Bees are an ice hockey team from Bracknell, Berkshire, UK.-Early years:The Bracknell Bees were formed in 1987, under the ownership of John Nike OBE. Bees began life in the Heineken League Division Two, under the leadership of former Durham Wasps and Nottingham Panthers forward, Jamie...
and guided the team to the British Ice Hockey Superleague title in 2000. He then moved to the newly formed Belfast Giants
Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants are an ice hockey team from Belfast, Northern Ireland that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Home games are played at the 7,100-capacity Odyssey Arena in Belfast....
in 2001 and won his second Superleague title in 2002 in only the Giants' second year in the league. He added the Playoff Championship in 2003 to his success. He retired in 2004 after seven seasons in the UK. His number 11 jersey was retired by the Belfast Giants.