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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tom Ward
Selected in ninth round
No.
180 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Born January 16, 1964
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Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Richfield (Minnesota High School)
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Richfield, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Richfield | Minn. H.S. |
22 | 9 |
9 | 18 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minn. H.S. Baseball All-State First Team: 1982 (Richfield)
Miscellaneous: Also played varsity football and baseball at Richfield
High School, earning a total of eight letters. ... Hit .400 for Richfield
baseball team in 1982. ... Named to high school all-conference teams in both
football and hockey in 1981-82. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
USA Hockey Gold Cup (Jr. A Title): 1992 (St. Paul) (asst. coach)
Mac's Midget AAA Tourn. Outstanding Coach: 2003 (Shattuck)
Minnesota Baseball Captain: 1987
Coaching Career: Named Richfield (Minn. H.S.) assistant coach prior
to 1987-88 season and remained in position through 1988-89 season. ...
Named St. Paul (USHL) assistant coach prior to 1989-90 season and remained
in position through 1991-92 season. ... Named St. Paul (USHL) head coach
prior to 1992-93 season and remained in position through 1994-95
season. ... Named Minnesota (WCHA) assistant coach prior to 1995-96 season
and remained in that position until April 1999. ... Named Shattuck-St.
Mary's (Minn. H.S.) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in
that position into 2003-04 season.
Management Career: Named St. Paul (USHL) general manager prior to
1992-93 season and remained in position through 1994-95 season. ... Named
Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn. H.S.) director of program's Midget AAA division
prior to 1999-00 season and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Education: Majored
in education at University of Minnesota, earning with bachelor's degree in
1988.
Miscellaneous: Competed in baseball
tournament at 1982 U.S. National Sports Festival. ... Also recruited by
Minnesota for baseball. ... Played only five games for Minnesota in
1981-82 because he had to go to Florida and join Minnesota baseball team
for spring training. ... Traded by Winnipeg with Craig Levie to Minnesota in
exchange for Tim Young in August 1983, but never played for parent team. ...
Batted .340 during his career with University of Minnesota baseball team.
... Also served as assistant coach in football and baseball for Richfield
High School in 1987-88 and 1988-89 school years.
Personal: Full name is Thomas C. Ward. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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