Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward says they showed the right "character' for their 0-0 draw with Newcastle. Palace are yet to win in 2023. But Ward says: "It is always going to be a tough game against Newcastle in the form they are in.
Last week, Joel Ward officially made the transition from the player ranks to the coaching ranks, joining the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights as an assistant.
Ward went undrafted but worked his way through the ECHL and AHL before making his NHL debut in 2006 with the Wild. He amassed 304 points (133 goals, 171 assists) in 726 games while adding 22 goals and 30 assists in 83 playoff games.
Hockey fandom was in an unusual frenzy for a Sunday in mid-June thanks to teams unveiling their lists of protected players ahead of the expansion draft.