Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed RW Joel Ward to a 2006-07 contract. Per club policy, financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. Ward, 25, is in the midst of his second Wild training camp, after his performance with the American Hockey League?s (AHL) Houston Aeros last season earned him an invite. Ward has played in each of the past two preseason games for the Wild and has skated to an even plus/minus ratio in 18:49 of action.