Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Tupu oge 2009/10 oge, na July 24, 2009, Ward nwetara site na Carolina na mgbanwe maka n'ihu Patrick Eaves na nke anọ-gburugburu draft na 2010
Ọ dị mma. Ward lụrụ ọgụ na nloghachi ya na Hurricanes, agbanyeghị, na Machị 3, 2010, a gbanwere ya na Anaheim Ducks na mgbanwe maka goalie Justin Pogge na nhọrọ nke anọ. N'oge oge ezumike na-esote, n'August 24, Ward kwupụtara ezumike nka ya site na hockey ọkachamara mgbe oge NHL 13 gasịrị.