Rob Walton (ice hockey) explained

Shoots:Left
Position:Centre
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:170
Played For:
Career Start:1969
Career End:1980
Draft:61st overall
Draft Team:Minnesota North Stars
Draft Year:1969
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Robert Charles Walton (March 29, 1949 – April 9, 2018)[1] was a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

Career

Walton was drafted in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft by the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] He was taken in the sixth round (61st overall). Though he was drafted into the NHL, he never played there. He spent most of his career in the minors and World Hockey Association. While in the WHA, he played for the Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973–74), Vancouver Blazers (1973–1975), and Calgary Cowboys (1975–76).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ROBERT WALTON Obituary (2018) . . 12 November 2021.
  2. Book: Raider, Adam . Frozen in Time: A Minnesota North Stars History . 2014-12-01 . U of Nebraska Press . 978-0-8032-8641-2 . en.