Ben Walter

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Ben Walter
Date of birth May 11, 1984
place of birth Beaconsfield , Quebec , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 86 kg
position center
number # 11
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2004 , 5th lap, 160th position
Boston Bruins
Career stations
2000-2002 Langley Hornets
2002-2005 University of Massachusetts Lowell
2005-2007 Providence Bruins
2007-2009 Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2009-2010 Lowell Devils
2010-2011 Lake Erie Monsters
2011-2013 Abbotsford Heat
2013 Örebro HK
2013-2014 Jokerit Helsinki
2014-2016 EC Red Bull Salzburg
2016-2017 Nippon Paper Cranes
2017-2018 EC VSV

Ben James Walter (born May 11, 1984 in Beaconsfield , Quebec ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who was last under contract with the EC VSV in the EBEL . He is the son of former ice hockey player Ryan Walter .

Career

Walter played in his youth between 2000 and 2002 for two years with the Langley Hornets in the British Columbia Hockey League . He then went to the University of Massachusetts Lowell , where he played for the River Hawks in Hockey East , a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . In his third season for the university he reached 39 points scorer in 34 games and he was elected to the Division's Second All-Star Team.

After three years in which he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2004 in the fifth round in 160th place by the Boston Bruins , he signed on August 31, 2005 an NHL entry contract for three years with the Bruins. He began his first professional season with the Providence Bruins , the Boston farm team , in the American Hockey League . On January 12, 2006 Walter made his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins in the game against the Los Angeles Kings . In total, he came to six NHL appearances, while he reached 40 points in 62 games with Providence. The situation continued in the following season, before he was given on September 11, 2007 in exchange for Petteri Nokelainen to the New York Islanders .

Walter (right) in the jersey of Örebro HK against MODO Hockey

For the 2007/08 season , the attacker was first ordered to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the AHL, before he played his first game against the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Islanders on November 3, 2007 . That season, he only made eight appearances for the Islanders while playing an important role with the Sound Tigers, scoring 20 goals and 46 assists in 68 games. After the season, Walter's contract was for another year. On June 30, 2009, the transfer rights of the striker was given in exchange for Tony Romano to the New Jersey Devils . With the Devils he received a one-year contract and was used with the Lowell Devils in the AHL. Walter also commuted between the NHL and AHL squads in the service of New Jersey. On July 7, 2010, the Canadian signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche . There Walter was assigned to their farm team Lake Erie Monsters in the AHL. In the summer of 2011, Walter changed clubs again after just one year and joined the organization of the Calgary Flames for two years , where he was again assigned to the Abbotsford Heat farm team .

After the end of the 2012/13 season , Walter moved to Europe and signed a one-year contract with Örebro HK from Svenska Hockeyligan . The involvement with the Swedish club only lasted until the end of the year, when he moved to the Finnish Liiga at Jokerit Helsinki on December 29, 2013 and ended the season there. For the 2014/15 season , Walter moved to the Austrian club EC Red Bull Salzburg in the EBEL . The center forward won the Austrian championship title with the Red Bulls at the end of the season . He defended the title after a contract extension in the following year with the team.

In the summer of 2016, Greg Poss, a new trainer, came to Salzburg, whereupon Walter moved to Japan to work for Nippon Paper Cranes . After the one-year engagement in East Asia in the Asia League Ice Hockey , the Canadian returned to Austria in July 2017. There he signed a contract with the EC VSV .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2000/01 Langley Hornets BCHL 50 8th 22nd 30th 19th - - - - -
2001/02 Langley Hornets BCHL 50 29 47 76 29 - - - - -
2002/03 University of Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 35 5 12 17th 12
2003/04 University of Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 36 18th 16 34 18th
2004/05 University of Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 36 26th 13 39 32
2005/06 Providence Bruins AHL 62 16 24 40 33 3 2 0 2 2
2005/06 Boston Bruins NHL 6th 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
2006/07 Providence Bruins AHL 73 24 43 67 58 13 4th 4th 8th 6th
2006/07 Boston Bruins NHL 4th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2007/08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 68 20th 46 66 31 - - - - -
2007/08 New York Islanders NHL 8th 1 0 1 0 - - - - -
2008/09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 65 20th 30th 50 10 5 1 4th 5 2
2008/09 New York Islanders NHL 4th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2009/10 Lowell Devils AHL 78 22nd 36 58 26th 5 1 1 2 2
2009/10 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2010/11 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 77 23 47 70 24 7th 3 2 5 4th
2011/12 Abbotsford Heat AHL 75 19th 40 59 30th 8th 1 7th 8th 2
2012/13 Abbotsford Heat AHL 68 15th 34 49 18th - - - - -
2013/14 Örebro HK SHL 35 2 13 15th 14th - - - - -
2013/14 Jokerit Helsinki Liiga 23 2 5 7th 4th 1 0 1 1 0
2014/15 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 50 13 30th 43 12 13 2 8th 10 6th
2015/16 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 41 5 13 18th 22nd 16 5 5 10 0
2016/17 Nippon Paper Cranes ALIH 48 12 27 39 40 2 1 2 3 2
BCHL total 100 37 69 106 48 - - - - -
Hockey East overall 107 49 41 90 62
AHL total 566 159 300 459 230 41 12 18th 30th 18th
NHL overall 24 1 0 1 6th - - - - -
EBEL total 91 18th 43 61 34 29 7th 13 20th 6th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Walter, Ben
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walter, Ben James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Beaconsfield , Quebec