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Biography
Geoff Walker (born December 9, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing who plays for the Tingsryds AIF of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.
Playing career
Walker spent the 2003–04 season with the Summerside Western Capitals of the Junior A Maritime Junior Hockey League. While with the Capitals, Walker competed in the 2004 World U-17 Hockey Challenge for Team Atlantic.
Walker played Major Junior Hockey within the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Gatineau Olympiques and his hometown club, the Prince Edward Island Rocket.
After completing the 2007-08 season, his final in Major Junior Hockey, Walker signed an Amateur Try-Out Agreement with the Texas Brahmas of the Central Hockey League for the remainder of the 2007-08 season.
On September 30, 2008, Walker signed with the Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, but was soon after waived by the team and claimed off of waivers by the Ontario Reign of the ECHL on October 14, 2008.
During the 2009-10 season, Walker split his time between the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League and the Ontario Reign of the ECHL.
After two seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League, Walker was signed to his first NHL contract on a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche on July 1, 2012. Before playing a game for the Avalanche, Walker was assigned to the teams's American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. During the 2012–13 season, Walker dealt with injury, appearing in only 51 games for the Monsters, in which he accrued 5 Goals, 15 Assists, and 55 Penalty Minutes.
On July 5, 2013, Walker signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning on a one-year, two-way contract. On September 21, 2013, the Lightning assigned walker to its American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. On March 31, 2014, the Lightning reassigned Walker to the Florida Everblades, its ECHL affiliate.
On August 9, 2014, Walker agreed to a try-out contract with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga. On August 25, 2014, the Roosters announced that they had released Walker from his try-out contract.
On September 23, 2014, Walker re-signed with Ontario Reign of the ECHL for the 2014-15 season. On January 22, 2015, Walker was traded by the Reign to the Missouri Mavericks of the ECHL in exchange for David Rutherford. After completing the season with the Mavericks, Walker signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with DEL2 club, Löwen Frankfurt on June 15, 2015. Howevern, on August 1, 2015, Walker opted to terminate his contract with Frankfurt citing family reasons. On August 21, 2015, Walker continued his professional career in America signing a one-year AHL contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
On April 19, 2016, Walker signed a contract with Tingsryds AIF of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Summerside Western Capitals | MJAHL | 44 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 45 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Prince Edward Island Rocket | QMJHL | 34 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Prince Edward Island Rocket | QMJHL | 65 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 105 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Prince Edward Island Rocket | QMJHL | 69 | 38 | 52 | 90 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Texas Brahmas | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 68 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 37 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 26 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 70 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 102 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 68 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 114 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 51 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 43 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 35 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Missouri Mavericks | ECHL | 25 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 269 | 45 | 71 | 116 | 382 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Canada Atlantic | WHC-17 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||||