Right winger Joel Ward, who just announced his retirement after a decade in The Show, was in the latter group. But the intangibles that helped Ward become a mainstay on some very good teams in ...

For example, in the salary-cap era, Joel Ward, Jody Shelley and Derek Ryan ... he was the best undrafted 1997(-born) guy in the country.” Lobsinger credits Thompson’s athleticism and mindset ...