Ward's performance in his NHL rookie season earned him consideration on a list of 81 candidates to play for Team Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics [REF].
Ward was a member of the Canadian team that won gold at the 2007 IIHF World Championship in a 4-2 win against Finland in Moscow, as well as a member of the team that won silver at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in a 5-4 loss to Russia.