Cam Ward Appreciation thread

[hckycdn93]

Cam ward announced his retirement from the NHL on August 28, 2019 as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, with whom he signed a one-day contract to end his career. The 2005-06 season was the first season that I followed from start to finish, and therefore his career is one who I followed throughout my years of collecting. He won the Stanley Cup and Conn Smyth trophies as a rookie, and sadly, never regained elite status after this run. I figured I'd start the thread off by showing the best Ward cards in my collection, entirely from his rookie year, and I'd love to see what other Ward cards are scattered throughout the forum. Here are my top 10 Ward cards:



#10. 2005-06 UD Rookie Threads RT-CW (2-colour)

#9. 2005-06 UD The Cup Rookie Masterpiece Magenta #117

#8. 2005-06 UD SPx RC #166 (597/1499)

#7. 2005-06 UD Ultimate RC #107 (145/399) BGS 9.5

#6. 2005-06 Upper Deck Young Guns RC #229 BGS 10

#5. 2005-06 UD The Cup Rookie Masterpiece Magenta (1/1) #117

#4. 2005-06 UD Ultimate Premium Patches (19/35) 4-colour Patch

#3. 2005-06 Upper Deck Young Guns RC High Gloss #229 (6/10)

#2. 2005-06 UD SP Authentic Sign of the Times Fives PSA 10

#1. 2005-06 Hot Prospects RC En Fuego Shield #227 (1/1)

 

[nhlderek]

Now that is an incredible collection. Going to miss him, as he was a great goaltender

 

[GabbyGuy]

I have a couple smaller cards of Ward. Here is my best one:

SPGU15-Supreme-Patches-Ward-12-12

--Curt

 

[HammerHawks]

Sick shield! I'd like to get something nicer, but I think this is the best card of his I have right now.

 

[creasecollector]

Nice Wardo's! Fun Fact: My goalie mask was painted by the same guy who paints Ward's masks. Pretty cool!

I don'y have any good cards of Ward, but I used to have a few including a sweet Glacial Graph that looked like this:

I miss the card. I really should try to snag another one.

Edit: I do actually have a Ward card. From my 06-07 Fleer Netminders set. Loved these cards.

 

[JayKayZee]

I really enjoyed watching him play in Carolina. Here's a few I got:


2019-03-25_06-44-09 by JayKayZee, on Flickr


IMG_0005_zpslycdzq7s by JayKayZee, on Flickr

I've got a nice 2 color patch from 05-06 ICE, but it's lost somewhere in the 'bucket..

 

[sharkaholic707]

Don’t have any Cam Ward cards but watching his interview on NHL network I learned he’s part owner of a winery close by to me. Pretty cool! Had a great career!

 

[great8]

use to have one of the biggest Ward collections.

attached are the 5 I still have.

 

[holt49]

I was a huge Ward Collector myself...Had over 300 cards of him...Sold a bunch already but still have a few nicer cards of him...I’d upload but don’t have a photo site to use anymore...if anyone has wards they wanna sell lmk

 

[weasel-king]

I saw him numerous times in person in the last year. His kid is goalie on a team my son played against in 10u.