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1997-98 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #27 AARON WARD Detroit Red Wings · Defense
EX Season grade
5
Card #1998-08458519
Aaron Ward in action
27 D Defense
67 OVR
Aaron Ward Detroit Red Wings
1997-98 · 52 GP · 5 G · 5 A · 10 PTS
1998-99
1996-97

Season Report

5 Excellent 5

Game Score 0.13 a game, 44th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
52
G
5
A
5
P
10
+/-
-1
PIM
47
PPP
0
SHP
0
GWG
1
S
47
TOI
14:41
FO%
—
  • Stanley Cup Won the championship

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 1997-98. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 86

Goals / 60
0.39

86th percentile of defense

Shots / 60
3.69

55th percentile of defense

Playmaking 60

Points / 60
0.79

55th percentile of defense

Assists / 60
0.39

27th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.00

13th percentile of defense

Physicality 77

PIM / 60
3.69

63rd percentile of defense

Connections

Every 1997-98 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

R 67OVR Martin Lapointe Red Wings 2 of his goals L 86OVR Brendan Shanahan Red Wings 1 of his goals L 87OVR Vyacheslav Kozlov Red Wings 1 of his goals L 78OVR Kirk Maltby Red Wings 1 of his goals

Set up most

C 75OVR Kris Draper Red Wings Set up 2 goals L 74OVR Brent Gilchrist Red Wings Set up 1 goal R 67OVR Martin Lapointe Red Wings Set up 1 goal R 84OVR Doug Brown Red Wings Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
Tom Barrasso 1 goal Mark Fitzpatrick 1 goal Olie Kolzig 1 goal
Best game
October 15, 1997 vs TOR: 1G · 1A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 1997-98, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

L 79OVR Michel Picard Blues 1 fight

1997-98 Detroit Red Wings

44-23-15 · 103 points · 3rd of 26

Top teammates

D 99OVR Larry Murphy Red Wings 82 GP · 11 G · 41 A · 52 PTS D 98OVR Nicklas Lidstrom Red Wings 80 GP · 17 G · 42 A · 59 PTS D 95OVR Anders Eriksson Red Wings 66 GP · 7 G · 14 A · 21 PTS RC C 93OVR Sergei Fedorov Red Wings 21 GP · 6 G · 11 A · 17 PTS C 92OVR Steve Yzerman Red Wings 75 GP · 24 G · 45 A · 69 PTS G 89OVR Chris Osgood Red Wings 64 GP · 33 W · .913 SV% · 2.21 GAA