In the same week of his return to Washington, Nate Schmidt also had a mini reunion with former Capitals teammate Joel Ward in San Jose.
Disaster struck in the second period when the two came together in the Sharks offensive zone.
Current San Jose Sharks winger, and former Washington Capital, Joel Ward got engaged over the holiday weekend.
Ward proposed to his lovely girlfriend (now fiancée), Kitt Pedrosa, with a custom pair of Air Jordan shoes.
By Elyse Bailey 6 years ago
Just two days after saying that he would consider kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, Joel Ward has decided that he will not be taking a knee during the Star-Spangled Banner.
In his statement on Twitter, the former Capital urged everyone to shift attention away from misguided debates about disrespect and instead “let [their] collective focus be on bridging gaps between communities – on working to heal generations of unequal treatment of people of color.”
Ward noted that although he will not be taking part in this form of protest, he “fully support[s]” those in the sports world who have.
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By Madeline Dement 6 years ago
On Tuesday, San Jose Sharks forward Joel Ward joined the chorus of voices weighing in on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest against racial injustice. In an exclusive interview with the San Jose Mercury News, Ward, one of only approximately 30 black players in the NHL, said that he might join those protesting racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem before an upcoming Sharks game.
His comments come following a weekend of intense national debate over the same issue in the NFL, where dozens of players knelt in solidarity against racial profiling and police brutality during the Star-Spangled Banner.
By Madeline Dement 6 years ago
Former Capitals teammates Michael Latta, Joel Ward, and Tom Wilson reunited in Toronto on Saturday. How do we know this? Because they took a very good photo together. And it’s almost as good as the Five Russians photo from four years ago.
In an Instagram posting by Latta, the old Caps trio posed along with Calgary Flames forward Luke Gazdic.
During the playoffs, there’s almost no one more reliable than former Capital Joel Ward. Well, unless he’s really, really tired.
Ward, while participating in BioSteel Camp last week, opened up to Yahoo Canada about one of the biggest low lights of his NHL career: nearly sleeping through a playoff game.
Tuesday night at The KeyBank Center, the Buffalo Sabres hosted You Can Play night. During pregame warmups, Sabres players rocked rainbow-colored pride tape on their sticks and rainbow-colored name plates on their jerseys to show support to the LGBTQ community.
The visiting Sharks were not a planned part of the festivities, but former Capitals forward Joel Ward rocked some pride tape anyways.
Two summers ago, former fan-favorite Joel Ward signed a three-year, $9.825 million contract with the San Jose Sharks after the Capitals, unable to meet the steep demands of the veteran forward, inked Justin Williams.
Fast forward to today and things are not going so well for The Big Cheese in California. According to NBC Sports, Ward will be a healthy scratch against the Calgary Flames tonight. This is the second time in three games that the 36-year old has sat.
By Nathan Sick 7 years ago
Joel Ward just scored another clutch playoff goal. Down 2-1 in the third period and facing a 3-0 series deficit, the Sharks received a four minute power play after Joe Thornton got high-sticked by Nick Bonino.
The Sharked almost frittered the opportunity away before The Big Cheese skated into the Penguins’ zone and fired a slap shot past Matt Murray seven hole.
It was Ward’s seventh goal of the postseason.
Capitals’ forwards Eric Fehr and Joel Ward watched helplessly as the Rangers’ Derek Stepan sent a puck flying past Braden Holtby in Game Seven of the second round last year. Both wanted to win a Stanley Cup with Washington. But as the Capitals blew a three-games-to-one series lead, Stepan’s overtime tally became their final play with the team.
If the offseason, the Capitals acquired Justin Williams and TJ Oshie, letting Ward and Fehr walk. Ward, going to the Sharks, and Fehr, going to the Penguins, signed three-year deals worth $9,825,000 and $6,000,000 respectively. Now, they will face each other in the Stanley Cup Final, which begins Monday night in Pittsburgh.
“Fehrsie and I were good buddies when we played together,” Ward said Sunday. “It just kind of happened and we parted ways. I went left and he went right. And here we are.”
By Chris Gordon 7 years ago
