Julian Walker

Switzerland Julian Walker


Date of birth	September 10, 1986
place of birth	Bern , Switzerland
Nickname	Juliet
Size	187 cm
Weight	95 kg

position	striker
number	# 91
Shot hand	Right

Draft

NHL Entry Draft	2006 , 6th round, 162nd position Minnesota Wild

Career stations

until 2005	SC Bern
2005-2008	EHC Basel
2008–2012	HC Ambrì-Piotta
2012-2013	Genève-Servette HC .
since 2013	HC Lugano

Julian Walker (born September 10, 1986 in Bern ) is a Swiss ice hockey player who has been under contract with HC Lugano in the National League A since September 2013 .

Career

Julian Walker began his career in the junior division of SC Bern . He made his NLA debut on September 17, 2004 against the Kloten Flyers . He completed some games for SC Langenthal in the National League B . In 2005 Walker received his first professional contract with EHC Basel . On November 29, 2005, he scored his first NLA goal in the game against HC Lugano . After the club was relegated in 2008 , he moved to HC Ambrì-Piotta . In Ambrì, Walker was one of the top performers and in the 2012/13 season he moved to Genève-Servette HC . Shortly before the start of the 2013/14 season , Walker moved to HC Lugano in Ticino.

Walker took part for Switzerland in the 2004 U18 World Junior Championship in Division I , where he and his team were promoted to the top division. In 2005 and 2006 he took part in the U20 World Junior Championships.

At the 2013 World Cup , Walker was part of the senior squad for the first time and won the silver medal.

2004 Promotion to the top division at the U18 Junior World Championship of Division I.
2013 silver medal at the world championship

Represented Switzerland at:

year	team	event	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-
2004	Switzerland	U18 World Championship Div. I.	5	1	1	2	10	+6
2005	Switzerland	U20 World Cup	6th	0	1	1	0	−3
2006	Switzerland	U20 World Cup	6th	2	2	4th	6th	−1
2013	Switzerland	WM	10	3	5	8th	8th	+5
Juniors overall			17th	3	4th	7th	16	+2
Men overall			10	3	5	8th	8th	+5

( 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 )