Forward Taylor Ward is Omaha's fourth player named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team. He currently leads all freshman scorers in the NCHC.
Ward Named To NCHC All-Rookie Team
Mar 12, 2019 | Hockey
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Omaha freshman forward Taylor Ward has been named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team, it was announced on Tuesday.
Ward is one of seven freshmen and one of three forwards named to the team. The others include forwards Noah Cates of Minnesota Duluth and Nolan Walker of St. Cloud State. The defensemen are Bryan Yoon of Colorado College and Nick Perbix of St. Cloud State. Two goalies also earned the honor – Filip Larsson of Denver and Adam Scheel of North Dakota.
Ward is currently tied for the NCHC freshman scoring lead for all games played with eight goals and 18 assists for 26 points. In conference games only, he is tops among all first-year players with six goals and 13 assists for 19 points. He ranks second among rookies in both goals and assists.
Ward was a three-time NCHC Rookie of the Week and the NCHC Rookie of the Month for November when he compiled three goals and seven assists for 10 points in seven games.
The native of Kelowna, British Columbia is the first Omaha freshman to score 20 or more points since 2014-15 when the Mavericks had three players crack 20 led by Jake Randolph who had 26. He is currently tied for third in team scoring.
Ward is the fourth Maverick in the six-year history of the NCHC to be named to the All-Rookie Team, joining current Pittsburgh Penguin forward Jake Guentzel (2014), defenseman Luc Snuggerud (2015) and Ward's current teammate, goaltender Evan Weninger (2016).
The NCHC will release the 2018-19 all-conference teams on Wednesday and the finalists for the year-end awards on Thursday.
The Mavericks begin the NCHC Playoffs with a best-of-three quarterfinal series at No. 4 Minnesota Duluth on Friday-Sunday, March 15-17.
Ward is one of seven freshmen and one of three forwards named to the team. The others include forwards Noah Cates of Minnesota Duluth and Nolan Walker of St. Cloud State. The defensemen are Bryan Yoon of Colorado College and Nick Perbix of St. Cloud State. Two goalies also earned the honor – Filip Larsson of Denver and Adam Scheel of North Dakota.
Ward is currently tied for the NCHC freshman scoring lead for all games played with eight goals and 18 assists for 26 points. In conference games only, he is tops among all first-year players with six goals and 13 assists for 19 points. He ranks second among rookies in both goals and assists.
Ward was a three-time NCHC Rookie of the Week and the NCHC Rookie of the Month for November when he compiled three goals and seven assists for 10 points in seven games.
The native of Kelowna, British Columbia is the first Omaha freshman to score 20 or more points since 2014-15 when the Mavericks had three players crack 20 led by Jake Randolph who had 26. He is currently tied for third in team scoring.
Ward is the fourth Maverick in the six-year history of the NCHC to be named to the All-Rookie Team, joining current Pittsburgh Penguin forward Jake Guentzel (2014), defenseman Luc Snuggerud (2015) and Ward's current teammate, goaltender Evan Weninger (2016).
The NCHC will release the 2018-19 all-conference teams on Wednesday and the finalists for the year-end awards on Thursday.
The Mavericks begin the NCHC Playoffs with a best-of-three quarterfinal series at No. 4 Minnesota Duluth on Friday-Sunday, March 15-17.
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