Ryan Walter
Ryan Walter was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada on April 23rd, 1958 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 66, Ryan Walter biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ryan William Walter (born April 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League.
He was also an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks, head coach of the Canadian National Women's hockey team, a hockey broadcaster and president of the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.
Early life
Walter was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, but grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Burnaby.
Personal life
Walter is a motivational speaker, author and leadership expert, using his experiences in hockey to relate to business and success.
Walter also had a cameo appearance in the movie Miracle, playing the referee in the game between the US and USSR in Lake Placid and was hired by Disney to be a hockey expert for the movie. He was also hired as a hockey expert for both seasons of Making the Cut: Last Man Standing, a Nike hockey commercial, and played himself on an episode of the Canadian animated television series Being Ian.
Walter and his wife, Jennifer have three sons who are also hockey players. His oldest son, Ben, was drafted by the Boston Bruins and played 24 games in the NHL. Joey played with the Langley Chiefs of the BCHL and the Trinity Western University Spartans, and his other son, Ryan Jr., played for the TWU Titans in 2006-07 and 2007–08 as well as the Liberty University club hockey team.
NHL career
Walter was drafted second overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He was the youngest player in the NHL to serve as team captain in his second season when the Capitals announced him as the team captain in his second season. In 1982, Walter was traded to the Montreal Canadiens as part of a blockbuster trade. Doug Jarvis, Rod Langway, Craig Laughlin, and Brian Engblom joined him in Montreal together with Rick Green in exchange for Doug Jarvis, Rod Langway, Craig Laughlin, and Brian Engblom. Walter Walter was engraved on the Stanley Cup, which the Canadiens won in 1986, but Walter was forced to miss the majority of the playoffs. He scored in the second overtime session of game three, giving the Canadiens a 2–1 series lead in the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals. However, the Calgary Flames won the series and the Cup for the first time in history. In 1991, he became a free agent for the Vancouver Canucks, where he played the remaining two seasons of his career and received the Budweiser NHL Man of the Year Award in 1992. He was known as a tenacious, hardworking player who was particularly good in the face-off field. Walter also served as vice president of the NHLPA.
Broadcasting career
He worked with TSN from 1993–98 as the network's secondary hockey commentator. He appeared on NHL, CHL, and IIHF broadcasts while in this role. He appeared in five Memorial Cups, one World Junior Hockey Championship, and four World Hockey Championships. On BCTV, Rogers Sportsnet, and VTV, he was the colour commentator on Vancouver Canucks television broadcasts from 1996-1997 to 2001–02. When Tom Larscheid had football duties, he also served on radio occasionally. He worked with Jim Robson, Jim Hughson, and John Shorthouse at various times.
Coaching career
Walter was appointed as an assistant coach to Alain Vigneault of the Vancouver Canucks on June 17, 2008. Since the 2009–10 season, he was relieved of his service. Walter Walter was named head coach of Canada's women's hockey team, which received the gold medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup on September 21, 2010.
Awards
- WCHL First All-Star Team – 1978