Jeff Ware (ice hockey)

Jeff Ware
Born (1977-05-19) May 19, 1977
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
Florida Panthers
AHL
St. John's Maple Leafs
Beast of New Haven
Louisville Panthers
Syracuse Crunch
NHL Draft 15th overall, 1995
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 19962002

Jeff Ware (born May 19, 1977) is a former National Hockey League (NHL) defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

Early life

Ware attended high school at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario and Henry Street High School in Whitby, Ontario.

Junior career

Ware played major junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the league championship in 1997. During his junior career, he also won a gold medal with Team Canada at The World Juniors hockey tournament in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Ware in the first round, 15th overall, at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ware played 21 career games in the NHL, tallying one assist and twelve penalty minutes.

He retired from hockey in 2002 following five knee surgeries, and went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School in New York City.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95Oshawa GeneralsOHL55211138671126
1995–96Oshawa GeneralsOHL624192312850118
1995–96St. John's Maple LeafsAHL4000440002
1996–97Oshawa GeneralsOHL2411011381303334
1996–97Toronto Maple LeafsNHL130006
1997–98St. John's Maple LeafsAHL6703318240004
1997–98Toronto Maple LeafsNHL20000
1998–99St. John's Maple LeafsAHL55145130
1998–99Beast of New HavenAHL2001126
1998–99Florida PanthersNHL60116
1999–00Louisville PanthersAHL510101012840004
2000–01Syracuse CrunchAHL71044174500016
2001–02Syracuse CrunchAHL2300058
NHL totals 21 0 1 1 12

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Preceded by
Landon Wilson
Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick
1995
Succeeded by
Nik Antropov


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