Todd Ford

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Photo taken from nhl.com (2002 Entry Draft). Reprinted without permission.

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Calgary, Alberta, May 1, 1984.
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HEIGHT: 6'4".
WEIGHT: 172-179 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 34 (Swift Current, Toronto AHL), 1 (Texas), 31 (Portland), 30 (Hershey).
CATCHES: Left
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"A very athletic goaltender with excellent size...plays a strong butterfly, staying upright effectively, covering a lot of the net...recovers quickly in scramble situations...a technically sound goaltender who plays his angles well...is very confident and challenges the shooters with authority...has good rebound control and handles the puck well...consistently shows good concentration and focus...is capable of making the big save in pressure situations." (Central Scouting Bureau, 2002)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Swift Current Broncos in eleventh round (191st overall) of Western Hockey League bantam draft, 1999.
Selected by Toronto Maple Leafs in third round (74th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 22, 2002.
Signed to multi-year contract by Toronto, June 1, 2004.
Signed to professional tryout contract by Texas Stars (AHL), December 28, 2009.
Signed to professional tryout contract by Texas Stars (AHL), February 25, 2010.
Released by Texas, March 2, 2010.
Signed to professional tryout contract by Portland Pirates (AHL), March 14, 2010.
Released by Portland, April 5, 2010.

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DID YOU KNOW?

According to the Swift Current Broncos website, Todd's favourite National Hockey League player is Fred Brathwaite and his favourite National Hockey League coach is Andy Murray. He enjoys playing basketball, golf and volleyball and likes to watch movies.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T  OL     GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
00-01 Swift Current Broncos WHL   20   1066  12   4   2         53   2.98     465   .886     0   0   0     0
01-02 Swift Current Broncos WHL   37   2003  18  12   3         99   2.97     909   .891     2   0   0     2
02-03 Swift Current Broncos WHL   28   1588  12   9   5         71   2.68     708   .900     2
      Prince George Cougars WHL   17    936   4   9   2         70   4.49     614   .886     0   
03-04 Prince George Cougars WHL   28   1480   8  14   4         82   3.32     793   .897     0   0   1     0
      Vancouver Giants WHL        10    570   1   7   1         33   3.47     306   .892     0   0   0     9
04-05 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL   28   1575  19   4   2         61   2.32     868   .930     1   0   0     0
05-06 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL   29   1713  10  17       1    104   3.64    1040   .900     0   0   1     2
      Toronto Marlies AHL          9    461   3   4       0     29   3.77     258   .888     0   0   1     4

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
00-01 Swift Current Broncos WHL    1     26   0   0    2   4.62      12   .833     0   0   0     0
01-02 Swift Current Broncos WHL   10    603   5   5   28   2.79     284   .901     0   0   0     2
02-03 Prince George Cougars WHL    1     60   0   1    7   7.00      70   .900     0   0   0     0
03-04 Vancouver Giants WHL         1                                                   0   0     0

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Recalled to Toronto Marlies, February 2006.
02/15/06: L (59m09s, 29/34) 3-5 defeat at Hamilton (Danis).
03/12/06: - (19m25s, 9/10) 2-5 defeat vs. Manitoba (Flaherty) [Replaced Aubin].
03/15/06: W (59m57s, 25/27) 5-2 victory vs. Hamilton (Halak).
03/18/06: OTL (62m45s, 32/36) 3-4 OT defeat at Grand Rapids (Howard).
03/19/06: W (59m57s, 31/32) 4-1 victory vs. Iowa (Smith).
03/25/06: W (59m53s, 27/32) 6-5 victory vs. Cleveland (Patzold).
03/31/06: - (20m, 13/15) 1-6 defeat vs. Manchester (Hauser) [Replaced Racine].
04/06/06: L (59m56s, 29/32) 2-3 defeat at Cleveland (Patzold).
04/15/06: L (60m, 34/40) 5-6 defeat at Hamilton (Danis).
12/17/06: L (42m08s, 11/13) 3-5 defeat at Philadelphia (Munroe) [Replaced Pogge].
12/29/06: W (60m, 20/22) 3-2 victory at Hamilton (Halak).
01/02/07: - (40m, 13/18) 1-8 defeat vs. Syracuse (Popperle) [Replaced Racine].
04/14/07: W (60m, 29/31) 4-2 victory at Manitoba (Grumet-Morris).
01/05/08: W (59m57s, 14/15) 2-1 victory vs. Hamilton (Halak).
Signed to professional tryout contract by Texas Stars, December 28, 2009.
01/02/10: SOL (64m52s, 24/28) 4-5 SO defeat (3/5) at Manitoba (Machesney).
01/12/10: W (60m, 36/36) 2-0 victory vs. San Antonio (Pogge).
01/23/10: W (59m50s, 26/26) 3-0 victory at Lake Erie (Sauer).
01/26/10: W (60m, 23/25) 5-2 victory vs. Milwaukee (Pickard).
01/31/10: SOW (65m, 37/38) 2-1 SO victory (3/5) at Peoria (Toivonen).
02/02/10: L (60m, 27/32) 1-5 defeat at Milwaukee (Pickard).
02/05/10: L (48m08s, 22/24) 3-6 defeat vs. Peoria (Bishop) [Replaced Climie].
02/12/10: L (59m30s, 31/35) 1-4 defeat vs. Chicago (Mannino).
02/13/10: L (60m, 29/34) 2-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Mannino).
02/21/10: - (8m55s, 4/4) 4-5 defeat at Grand Rapids (Larsson) [Replaced Bachman].
02/23/10: L (58m43s, 26/30) 3-4 defeat at Peoria (Toivonen).
02/28/10: - (2m34s, 1/3) 3-5 defeat vs. San Antonio (Pogge) [Replaced by Climie].
Signed to professional tryout contract by Portland Pirates, March 14, 2010.
03/21/10: W (60m, 36/37) 2-1 victory vs. Manchester (Bernier).
03/28/10: W (59m49s, 28/30) 3-2 victory vs. Hartford (Johnson).
04/03/10: W (60m, 28/29) 3-1 victory at Bridgeport (Lawson).
04/20/10: L (32m52s, 17/20) 2-7 defeat at Manchester (Bernier) [Replaced by Lamoureux].
Recalled to Hershey Bears, October 23, 2010.
10/30/10: - (49m59s, 13/16) 2-6 defeat vs. Wilkes-Barre (Curry) [Replaced Sabourin].
10/31/10: W (60m, 27/30) 7-3 victory vs. Manchester (Zatkoff, Jones).
02/04/11: W (60m, 21/24) 5-3 victory at Albany (McKenna).
02/05/11: SOL (65m, 23/27) 4-5 SO defeat (6/7) vs. Manitoba (Lack).
02/06/11: W (60m, 16/17) 5-1 victory vs. Manitoba (Weiman).
02/09/11: SOW (64m51s, 28/29) 2-1 SO victory (5/5) at Manchester (Zatkoff).
02/12/11: L (59m15s, 30/34) 3-4 defeat vs. Binghamton (Brust).
02/13/11: L (26m45s, 5/9) 1-7 defeat at Wilkes-Barre (Thiessen) [Replaced by DeMichiel].
02/15/11: W (60m, 29/30) 2-1 victory at Norfolk (Smith).
02/18/11: L (59m41s, 21/24) 2-3 defeat at Rochester (Plante).
02/24/11: L (7m03s, 4/7) 1-4 defeat at Lake Erie (Bacashihua) [Replaced by DeMichiel].
02/27/11: W (59m54s, 28/30) 3-2 victory at Bridgeport (Martin).
03/12/11: OTW (62m10s, 19/21) 3-2 OT victory at Adirondack (Leighton).

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