Matthew Walker (ice hockey player)

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Matthew Walker (ice hockey player)
Date of birth April 7, 1980
place of birth Beaverlodge , Alberta , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 107 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1998 , 3rd round, 83rd position
St. Louis Blues
Career stations
1997-2000 Portland Winter Hawks
2000 Kootenay Ice
2000-2008 St. Louis Blues
2008-2009 Chicago Blackhawks
2009-2010 Tampa Bay Lightning
2010–2012 Philadelphia Flyers
Adirondack Phantoms

Matthew "Matt" Walker (born April 7, 1980 in Beaverlodge , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 335 games for the St. Louis Blues , Chicago Blackhawks , Tampa Bay Lightning and among others between 1997 and 201x Philadelphia Flyers has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . But Walker also spent a large part of his career in the American Hockey League , where he played another 234 games.

Career

Walker began his career in 1997 in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League with the Portland Winter Hawks , with whom he won the President's Cup in his first season . Then you were eligible to play the Memorial Cup , which you also, after a final victory against the champions of the Ontario Hockey League , the Guelph Storm , won. In the summer of 1998 he was selected during the NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues in the third round in a total of 83rd position. Walker then stayed for another two years in the WHL before moving to the American Hockey League for the Worcester IceCats , the then farm team of the Blues, for the 2000/01 season. Two years later, during the 2002/03 season , he got the chance to prove himself in the NHL. Ultimately, he completed 16 games for the St. Louis Blues, in which the right-shooter was able to achieve a scorer point.

After another 15 NHL appearances in the following season, he spent the 2004/05 season , which was canceled due to the lockout , completely in the AHL with the IceCats. With the beginning of the 2005/06 season , Walker was able to establish himself in the squad of the St. Louis Blues and consequently came to 54 games in which he scored two assists . He scored his first goal in the National Hockey League on February 17, 2008, during a game of his Blues against the Columbus Blue Jackets . After his contract expired after the 2007/08 season and was not renewed, he moved to the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent .

In July 2010, Walker was delivered to the Philadelphia Flyers along with a four-round draft pick . In return, the Tampa Bay Lightning got Simon Gagné . With the Flyers and their farm team, the Adirondack Phantoms , the defender came to sporadic missions until the end of the 2011/12 season due to injuries to his hips and back, before he declared his career at the age of 32 for an end.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1997/98 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 64 2 13 15th 124 16 0 0 0 21st
1998 Portland Winter Hawks Memorial Cup 4th 0 0 0 2
1998/99 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 64 1 10 11 151 4th 0 1 1 6th
1999/00 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 38 2 7th 9 97 - - - - -
1999/00 Kootenay Ice WHL 31 4th 19th 23 53 21st 5 13 18th 24
2000 Kootenay Ice Memorial Cup 3 0 0 0 0
2000/01 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 8th 1 0 1 70 - - - - -
2000/01 Worcester IceCats AHL 61 4th 8th 12 131 11 0 0 0 6th
2001/02 Worcester IceCats AHL 49 2 11 13 164 3 0 0 0 8th
2002/03 St. Louis Blues NHL 16 0 1 1 38 - - - - -
2002/03 Worcester IceCats AHL 40 1 8th 9 58 - - - - -
2003/04 St. Louis Blues NHL 14th 0 1 1 25th 4th 0 0 0 0
2003/04 Worcester IceCats AHL 4th 0 1 1 7th - - - - -
2004/05 Worcester IceCats AHL 20th 2 4th 6th 44 - - - - -
2005/06 St. Louis Blues NHL 54 0 2 2 79 - - - - -
2006/07 St. Louis Blues NHL 48 0 5 5 72 - - - - -
2006/07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 2 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2007/08 St. Louis Blues NHL 43 1 1 2 61 - - - - -
2008/09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 65 1 13 14th 79 17th 0 2 2 14th
2009/10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 66 2 3 5 90 - - - - -
2010/11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4th 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
2010/11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 11 0 2 2 8th - - - - -
2011/12 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4th 0 0 0 16 - - - - -
2011/12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 33 1 4th 5 41 - - - - -
WHL overall 197 9 49 58 425 41 5 14th 19th 51
AHL total 220 10 39 49 453 14th 0 0 0 41
NHL overall 314 4th 26th 30th 464 21st 0 2 2 14th

( 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 Walker, Matthew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walker, Matt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Beaverlodge , Alberta