Eric Walsky

Eric Walsky
Walsky with HC Lugano in 2014
Born (1984-09-30) September 30, 1984 (age 40)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Genève-Servette HC
Manitoba Moose
HC Lugano
Lausanne HC
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2017

Eric Walsky (born September 30, 1984) is a Swiss-American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played most of his career in the National League (NL) with Genève-Servette HC, HC Lugano, Lausanne HC and on loan with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers.

Playing career

Undrafted, Walsky played with the River City Lancers of the USHL before committing to a four-year collegiate career split between the University of Alaska-Anchorage and Colorado College. Upon completing his senior year with the Tigers, Walsky signed a contract with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League on March 20, 2009.[1] He then joined the Canucks American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, on an amateur try-out to conclude the 2008–09 season.

In the 2009–10 season, Eric was assigned to Moose to begin his first professional season. He played only 37 games with Manitoba before he was reassigned to secondary affiliate the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL. He then signed a three-year contract with Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss NLA on June 7, 2010.[2] In January 2013, he signed, with fellow Geneva teammate Dan Fritsche, a three-year contract with the HC Lugano through the end of the 2016 season.

Walsky was forced to retire from professional hockey prior to the 2017-18 season because of multiple concussion issues.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 River City Lancers USHL 45 9 16 25 16 3 0 0 0 0
2004–05 University of Alaska-Anchorage WCHA 16 3 4 7 2 — — — — —
2005–06 University of Alaska-Anchorage WCHA 35 3 12 15 14 — — — — —
2007–08 Colorado College WCHA 41 12 8 20 14 — — — — —
2008–09 Colorado College WCHA 38 12 24 36 24 — — — — —
2008–09 Manitoba Moose AHL 5 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 37 2 9 11 6 — — — — —
2009–10 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 9 1 2 3 84 5 1 4 5 2
2010–11 Genève-Servette HC NLA 47 10 13 23 16 6 5 5 10 2
2011–12 Genève-Servette HC NLA 21 5 7 12 8 — — — — —
2012–13 Genève-Servette HC NLA 17 1 7 8 2 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 HC Lugano NLA 39 6 7 13 14 5 5 5 10 2
2014–15 HC Lugano NLA 32 6 8 14 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Rapperswil-Jona NLA 7 0 3 3 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Lausanne HC NLA 45 6 6 12 12 — — — — —
2016–17 Lausanne HC NLA 36 8 16 24 20 — — — — —
AHL totals 42 2 11 13 6 — — — — —
NLA totals 244 42 67 109 80 12 5 5 10 2

References

  1. ^ "Canucks sign free agent forward Eric Walsky". Vancouver Canucks. 2009-03-20. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  2. ^ "Eric Walsky joins Vernet". Genève-Servette HC (in French). 2010-06-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-07.


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