Gordie Walker

For other people with similar names, see Gordon Walker.
Gordie Walker
Born (1965-08-12) August 12, 1965 (age 59)
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

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 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

  • WHL West First All-Star Team – 1985

References

  1. ^ "Avalanche sign fifth-round draft pick Luke Walker". Denver Post. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-10-10.


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