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Ryan Walters (born July 30, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Rapid City Rush in the ECHL.
Playing career
Walters played college hockey with the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks in the NCAA Men's Division I WCHA conference. In his junior year, Walters' outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 All-WCHA First Team.
Upon completing his collegiate career, Walters signed an amateur try-out contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL on March 21, 2014.
Walters was invited to represent the Minnesota Wild at the 2014 NHL prospects tournament and was later signed to a one-year AHL contract with Minnesota affiliate, the Iowa Wild on September 24, 2014.
On August 25, 2015, Walters was signed to a one-year ECHL contract as a free agent with the Utah Grizzlies.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Thomas Academy | USHS | 26 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | St. Thomas Academy | USHS | 29 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 60 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 59 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U. of Nebraska-Omaha | WCHA | 38 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | U. of Nebraska-Omaha | WCHA | 38 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | U. of Nebraska-Omaha | WCHA | 39 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | U. of Nebraska-Omaha | NCHC | 37 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 46 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 53 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 17 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 32 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 2012–13 | |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2012–13 |