| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers |
| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 184 |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1934 |
| Career End: | 1952 |
Edward George Wares (March 19, 1915 – February 29, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 324 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1937 and 1947. He won the Stanley Cup in 1943 with the Red Wings.
Wares was born in Calgary, Alberta.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1931–32 | Calgary Shamrocks | CCJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Calgary Jimmies | CCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Calgary Jimmies | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1933–34 | Calgary Jimmies | CCJHL | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Calgary Jimmies | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1934–35 | Calgary Bronks | ASHL | 12 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | Philadelphia Ramblers | Can-Am | 48 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1936–37 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 50 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1937–38 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 21 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 25 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 30 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1939–40 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939–40 | Indianapolis Capitals | IAHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 42 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 43 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1942–43 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Calgary Combines | CSRHL | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1944–45 | Calgary Navy | CNDHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Halifax Navy | NSDHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1945–46 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 46 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1946–47 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 60 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 66 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 44 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 42 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | 34 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1951–52 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 324 | 60 | 102 | 162 | 161 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | ||||