What is Joel Ward?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Joel Ward | image = Joel Ward 2016.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Ward with the [[San Jose Sharks]] in 2016 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|12|2}} | birth_place = [[North York]], [[Ontario]], Canada | played_for = [[Minnesota Wild]]<br>[[Nashville Predators]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[San Jose Sharks]] | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 225 | ntl_team = CAN | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2005 | career_end = 2018 }} '''Joel Ward''' (born December 2, 1980 in [[North York, Ontario|North York]], [[Ontario]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|right winger]] that currently plays for the [[Washington Capitals]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He has also played for the [[Minnesota Wild]] for one season and the [[Nashville Predators]] for three seasons before signing a four-year contract worth $12 million with the Washington Capitals on July 1, 2011. He is African American and is one of a small number of black hockey players in the league. == Other websites == *{{icehockeystats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Joel}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Black Canadian sportspeople]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]] [[Category:San Jose Sharks players]] [[Category:Minnesota Wild players]] [[Category:Nashville Predators players]] [[Category:Washington Capitals players]] {{multistub|sports-bio|Canada}}