Nyorera kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Pamberi pemwaka wa2009-10 mwaka, musi waChikunguru 24, 2009, Ward akawanikwazve neCarolina mukutsinhana naPatrick Eaves uye wechina-kutenderera dhizaini muna 2010
. Ward akatambura mukudzoka kwake neHurricane, zvisinei, uye musi waKurume 3, 2010, akatengeswa kuAnaheim Ducks mukutsinhana nemubati wepagedhi Justin Pogge uye wechina-kutenderera dhizaini. Munguva yakatevera-mwaka, musi waAugust 24, Ward akazivisa kuti akanga achirega basa rake kubva kune hockey yepamhizha mushure memakore gumi nematatu eNHL.