Steve Walker Explained

Team:Eisbären Berlin
League:DEL
Position:Left Wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:January 12, 1973
Birth Place:Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1993
Career End:2011

Steve Walker (born January 12, 1973) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He is currently serving as head coach of Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

Born in Collingwood, Ontario, Walker played junior hockey for the Stayner Siskins, Owen Sound Platers and the Barrie Colts before turning pro in 1993, playing nine games for the ECHL's Wheeling Thunderbirds.[1] Walker then spent two seasons in the Colonial Hockey League with the Muskegon Fury, scoring 43 goals and 57 assists for 100 points in the 1995-96 season.[2] He split the 1996-97 season in the Colonial Hockey League with the Flint Generals, the American Hockey League for the Rochester Americans and the International Hockey League with the Detroit Vipers where he would spend another three seasons.

In 2000, Walker joined Eisbären Berlin,[3] a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany and remained with the team until 2011. He made 593 DEL appearances for the Eisbären team, tallying 213 goals and 379 assists. He captured five German championship titles with Berlin and had his jersey retired on December 26, 2014.[4]

Coaching career

From January 2013 to 2015,[5] he served as head coach of the Stayner Siskins, a member of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.[6]

On August 5, 2015, Walker was appointed as assistant coach of German club Adler Mannheim.[7] He ended his two-year tenure in 2017 and took over the head coaching job at EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League.[8]

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1990–91Owen Sound PlatersOHL161564
1991–92Owen Sound PlatersOHL92352
1992–93Barrie ColtsCJAHL48757615145
1993–94Wheeling ThunderbirdsECHL91012
1993–94Bonnyville PontiacsAJHL4239539263
1994–95Muskegon FuryCoHL72202646421779166
1995–96Muskegon FuryCoHL69435710012152460
1996–97Flint GeneralsCoHL1613162934
1996–97Detroit VipersIHL541212242720109198
1996–97Rochester AmericansAHL300017
1997–98Detroit VipersIHL782749765323791613
1998–99Detroit VipersIHL8025325772111454
1999–2000Detroit VipersIHL7615314667
2000–01Eisbären BerlinDEL5919395832
2001–02Eisbären Berlin DEL361816342442240
2002–03Eisbären Berlin DEL462126473094596
2003–04Eisbären Berlin DEL51143246261163910
2004–05Eisbären Berlin DEL51163046571264106
2005–06Eisbären Berlin DEL50143650421174118
2006–07Eisbären Berlin DEL521428425231122
2007–08Eisbären Berlin DEL532758857393584
2008–09Eisbären Berlin DEL491536515292248
2009–10Eisbären Berlin DEL361627434151124
2010–11Eisbären Berlin DEL255182310122682
CoHL totals157769917519722913226
IHL totals288791242032195418224025
DEL totals5081793465254398534336750

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete of the week: Steve Walker. nurun.com. Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin. 2016-03-14.
  2. Web site: Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central. pddjqtm.oursportscentral.com. 2016-03-14.
  3. Web site: EHC - Eisbären Berlin (Offizielle Homepage). archiv.eisbaeren.de. 2016-03-14.
  4. Web site: Bannerzeremonie Steve Walker . ‚‘Eisbären Berlin’’ . 2014-12-18 . 2016-01-22.
  5. Web site: Catching up with former Siskins coach Steve Walker - The Creemore Echo. The Creemore Echo. en-US. 2016-03-14.
  6. Web site: Adler Mannheim Trainer . ‚‘Adler Mannheim’’ . 2016-01-22 . 2016-01-22.
  7. Web site: Steve Walker komplettiert Trainerstab . ‚‘Adler Mannheim’’ . 2015-08-05 . 2016-01-22.
  8. Web site: Steve Walker neuer Head Coach EC-KAC - Klagenfurt Eishockey. www.kac.at. de. 2017-05-25.