Cam Ward

Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe winner with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Cameron Kenneth Ward (born February 29, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played the majority of his 15-year professional career for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played his final season for the Chicago Blackhawks before retiring in 2019.

Quick Facts

Born: 29 February 1984
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Position: Goaltender
Catches: Left
Played for: Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks
Draft: 25th overall
Drafted by: Carolina Hurricanes

Lore & Background

Ward was born in Saskatoon, growing up there and in Sherwood Park, Alberta. During his three-year junior career in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Red Deer Rebels, he was selected 25th overall by the Hurricanes in the 2002 NHL entry draft. After a season with the Hurricanes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters, he won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2006, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs. He became the first starting goaltender to win the Stanley Cup as a rookie since Patrick Roy in 1986.