Photo Courtesy of Jack Lyons ’17
Name: Brian Ward
Age: 23
Hometown: Haverhill, MA
Major: Economics
Position: Center
How long have you been playing hockey?
I have been playing hockey since I was four. My brothers were hockey players and my dad played in high school. We used to have backyard rink, we built it every year, so I just grew up in a family that played.
What inspired you to join the team here at St. Lawrence University?
A couple years ago I went out West to play juniors, I transferred from Dartmouth, and when I visited SLU I really liked the fit. It was a small schools with a close-knit community and it was just somewhere I could see myself playing. it was a pretty easy transition. I went to prep school and then Dartmouth, which was a little bit bigger than SLU. Sulu was more a home-y fit, with people like myself.
What is your favorite memory of being on the hockey team at SLU?
My favorite memory was in Lake Placid last year when we tied the game up against Colgate. It was cool to see the amount of support we had all the way over in Lake Placid!
How do feel hockey is different from other sports on campus?
Probably just the length of the season because we go from October but right when we get to school in September we’re training and doing off ice and whatnot. Then the season playing games can go all the way until April, depending how well you do in the playoffs. It’s a long season; you’re playing games every single weekend. You don’t have as much of an offseason to experience what being anon-athletic college kid’s like is like, but it’w worth all the time I put in.
What is a skill that you have learned from hockey that you have been able to apply in everyday life?
You have to follow your dreams and commit yourself to something, because in the end it will pay off. I committed myself to hockey and I made a lot of life decisions based on hockey. I ended up here and I’ve had a great time here, so I would say it definitely paid off.
What are your suggestions for this weekend’s playlist?
Welcome to the Space Jam and Motion City Soundtrack.
What is your favorite thing to order from the pub?
I’m in a phase right now of grilled chicken wraps with hummus, black beans and tomatoes too.