Gord Walker (born August 12, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 31 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings between 1987 and 1989. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1985 to 1991, was spent in the minor leagues. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round (53rd overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
| Gordie Walker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 12, 1965 Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
53rd overall, 1983 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1985–1991 | ||
Minor hockey career
editWalker spent the majority of his playing career in the minor leagues and was a member of the 1983 Memorial Cup champion Portland Winter Hawks.
Family
editGord's son Luke, also played hockey, and was a member of the American national junior team that won gold at the 2010 World Junior Championships. Luke was drafted by Colorado in the fifth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, but did not play in the NHL.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Castlegar Rebels | KIJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Drumheller Miners | AJHL | 60 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 66 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 95 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1982–83 | Portland Winter Hawks | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 58 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 65 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 1984–85 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 66 | 67 | 67 | 134 | 76 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 34 | ||
| 1985–86 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 46 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 59 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 60 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 23 | ||
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 24 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 203 | 80 | 89 | 169 | 199 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 23 | ||||
| NHL totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards
edit- WHL West First All-Star Team – 1985
References
edit- ^ "Avalanche sign fifth-round draft pick Luke Walker". Denver Post. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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