Gordie Walker Explained

Position:Right wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:175
Ntl Team:Canada
Birth Date:August 12, 1965
Birth Place:Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
Draft:53rd overall
Draft Year:1983
Draft Team:New York Rangers
Career Start:1985
Career End:1991

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.

Minor hockey career

Walker 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

Gord'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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1980–81Castlegar RebelsKIJHL
1981–82Drumheller MinersAJHL60 35 44 79 98
1982–83Portland Winter HawksWHL66 24 30 54 9514 5 8 13 12
1982–83Portland Winter HawksM-Cup4 0 2 2 2
1983–84Portland Winter HawksWHL58 28 41 69 6514 8 11 19 18
1984–85Kamloops BlazersWHL66 67 67 134 7615 13 14 27 34
1985–86New Haven NighthawksAHL46 11 28 39 66
1986–87New York RangersNHL1 1 0 1 4
1986–87New Haven NighthawksAHL59 24 20 44 587 3 2 5 0
1987–88New York RangersNHL18 1 4 5 17
1987–88New Haven NighthawksAHL14 10 9 19 17
1987–88Colorado RangersIHL16 4 9 13 4
1988–89Los Angeles KingsNHL11 1 0 1 2
1988–89New Haven NighthawksAHL60 21 25 46 5017 7 8 15 23
1989–90Los Angeles KingsNHL1 0 0 0 0
1989–90New Haven NighthawksAHL24 14 7 21 8
1990–91San Diego GullsIHL22 3 7 10 24
1990–91Canadian National TeamIntl13 1 3 4 8
AHL totals203 80 89 169 19924 10 10 20 23
NHL totals31 3 4 7 23

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avalanche sign fifth-round draft pick Luke Walker . . 2010-09-28 . 2010-10-10.