James William Ward (September 1, 1906 - November 15, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1928 to 1939 with the Montreal Maroons and Montreal Canadiens. Ward's son, Pete Ward, played nine seasons of professional baseball, winning the Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award honors in 1963 while playing for the Chicago White Sox.
