Joel Ward retires

[LadyStanley]

Congrats. Good luck

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[themelkman]

Id be happy if he joined the sharks staff in some way

 

[hohosaregood]

Id be happy if he joined the sharks staff in some way

Sounds like they're working something out

 

[matt trick]

Sounds like they're working something out

I'd really like to see that!

Seems like one of the best teammates San Jose has had in the last decade or so.

 

[Coily]

I think Ward would make a good coach given his intelligent play style.

 

[OrrNumber4]

I feel like Ward is a great proof of how chemistry/character/locker-room-presence matters.

 

[Pavelski2112]

For a guy who didn't believe in the word "clutch", one of the clutchest mfs out there.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

Great article he did in player’s tribune. Quite telling that he said San Jose means the most of the teams to him and he was only here a short while.

Glad to have you in teal and I hope you join the staff Wardo!

 

[LadyStanley]

I'd really like to see that!

Seems like one of the best teammates San Jose has had in the last decade or so.

Up there with Adam Graves as great people I have known who wore teal.

 

[one2gamble]

Great article he did in player’s tribune. Quite telling that he said San Jose means the most of the teams to him and he was only here a short while.

Glad to have you in teal and I hope you join the staff Wardo!

I found it interesting that he played in the alumni stuff, I was surprised he was around

 

[Alaskanice]

I believe that Wards wife is local. I truly enjoyed his time here, he was fabulous during our Stanley Cup run.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[DG93]

Thanks Wardo! I hope to see him back in a coaching position.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[LadyStanley]

Newly-retired Ward hopes to return to Sharks as coach

Coach Ward. Nice ring.

 

[hohosaregood]

Development coach is the job they give to the guys they really like.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Had no idea this organization was so big to Ward, was a little surprised that of all the ones he played for this would be the one he chose post-career.

"I still watch highlights from the Cup final in 2016. It still hurts", you're not the only one Wardo...

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Had no idea this organization was so big to Ward, was a little surprised that of all the ones he played for this would be the one he chose post-career.

"I still watch highlights from the Cup final in 2016. It still hurts", you're not the only one Wardo...

Besides being the most balanced roster they've had, that 2016 team came within an arms reach of the cup because of guys like Ward, Martin and the camaraderie they all created.

I know chemistry isn't tangible, but it's real and exists in sports, and often doesn't carry on from season to season.

 

[weastern bias]

Joel Ward proved to me that "clutch" is a real thing

For a guy who didn't believe in the word "clutch", one of the clutchest mfs out there.

That might be part of why he was so clutch, the pressure never got to him so he played the same way in big moments as he would at any other time, that is to say, he was sick af

GWG in 2016 WCF Game 6, thank you Joel, I would love for you to stay connected to the franchise in some capacity, you're one of my favorite Sharks forever

 

[LadyStanley]

31 Thoughts: Best-case scenario for resumption of NHL season - Sportsnet.ca

Friedman shares a fun Ward story, courtesy of Brent Burns

 

[stator]

Ward is a great player, and equally a great gentleman. A true sportsman of the game. Have some fun in retirement and I look forward to seeing him return in the Sharks' retirees game.

They probably should find him a position in the org. It definitely seemed as if Ward played most of his career in teal, but actually not.

 

[Barrie22]

Ward is a great player, and equally a great gentleman. A true sportsman of the game. Have some fun in retirement and I look forward to seeing him return in the Sharks' retirees game.

They probably should find him a position in the org. It definitely seemed as if Ward played most of his career in teal, but actually not.

Yeah it is weird especially when he actually only played 209 games in teal over 3 seasons.

 

[undercovernerd]

Well, Kaner just moved in across the street from Wardo. Don’t think either are going anywhere.