Buuxi weedha soo socota: Ward wuxuu ku dhashay Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, halkaas ayuu ku koray iyo Edmonton xaafadda Sherwood Park, Alberta. Intii uu ku jiray xirfadiisa saddexda sano ee ciyaaraha yar yar ee Horyaalka Koleyga ee Galbeedka (WHL) ee Red Deer Rebels, waxaa loo doortay 25aad guud ahaan Hurricanes ee horyaalka.
Liiska Ciyaartoyda ee Koobka Hockeyga Adduunka ee 2002. Kadib xilli ciyaareed uu la qaatay kooxda Hurricanes ee American Hockey League (AHL), Lowell Lock Monsters, wuxuu ku guuleystay Stanley Cup Hurricanes sanadkii 2006, isagoo ku guuleystay Conn Smythe Trophy oo ah ciyaaryahanka ugu qiimaha badan playoffs-ka. Wuxuu noqday goolhayaha ugu horreeya ee bilaabaya inuu ku guuleysto Stanley Cup isagoo ah rookie tan iyo Patrick Roy sanadkii 1986.