Tora Ward, Queens Hockey
Boston Pizza RDP Athlete of the Week for March 16, 2026
Tora Ward, an Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Women’s Hockey First All-Conference team selection, was one of the most valuable players in the ACAC Championship series between the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens and Lakeland College Rustlers. She led the RDP Queens to the final game of the best-of-five championship, where the Queens were edged 1-0 in overtime, earning an ACAC silver medal.
In game three, Saskatoon’s Ward made 19 saves as the Rustlers downed the Queens 3-1 in Lloydminster.
Ward turned aside 22 of the Rustlers’ shots in game four at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. Lakeland College picked up a 5-1 decision.
In the final game, Ward, a Bachelor of Education student, gave the Queens a chance to win. She stopped 42 shots (0.977), but the Rustlers scored on the power play in overtime to seal the win.
Ward led the ACAC Women’s Hockey playoffs with 207 saves and a 0.941 save percentage. She ranked second in the post-season with a 1.84 goals-against average.