James William Ward (September 1, 1906 - November 15, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1928 to 1939 with the Montreal Maroons and Montreal Canadiens. Ward's son, Pete Ward, played nine seasons of professional baseball, winning the Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award honors in 1963 while playing for the Chicago White Sox.

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Jimmy Ward
Born	(1906-09-01)September 1, 1906 Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 15, 1990(1990-11-15) (aged 84) Portland, Oregon, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Montreal Maroons Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1927–1939

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Born in Fort William, Ontario, he played his entire National Hockey League career in Montreal. It began in the 1928 season with the Montreal Maroons. He would stay with the Montreal team until they folded following the 1938 season. Along the way he scored 10 or more goals in 10 of 11 seasons during a time when the regular season was only 48 games long. He won the Stanley Cup in 1935. He played in the Ace Bailey Benefit Game in 1934 and the Howie Morenz Memorial Game in 1937. When the Maroons folded he joined the rival Montreal Canadiens for the 1938–39 season.

In 1940 he served as a player/coach of the New Haven Eagles of the IAHL. He would later serve as head coach of the Pacific Coast Hockey League's Portland Eagles and Portland Penguins.

Ward remained in Portland, Oregon after his retirement and died in 1990.

• Played in Ace Bailey Benefit Game
• Played in Howie Morenz Memorial Game

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database