![]() ![]() At school, Walker was named the captain of BGSU for both his junior and senior season. Then, following his career at BGSU, Walker, signed with the Ontario Reign.Īs Walker had done in college, the defenseman continued to produce, posting 28 points (7-21=28), a plus-17 rating and 59 penalty minutes. Among team defensemen, he ranked first in points, assists, plus/minus, and ranked second in goals. He also totaled two points (1-1=2) in four postseason games with the Reign. On July 3, 2018, the undrafted Keswick-born defenseman signed an entry-level contract with the Kings. To no surprise, it took Walker just 22 games in the 2018-19 season to get the call up to the big club. On October 23, 2018, Walker made his NHL debut with the Kings when they faced off against the Dallas Stars. In just over 13 minutes of ice time, Walker recorded his first assist in his NHL debut. Tweet from LA Kings rookie defenseman Sean Walker talks about playing his first NHL game, picking up his first career assist, and how the Kings can turn around their early season woes. Year-to-date, Walker has tallied 37 points (8-29=37) in 125 games for the Kings and has been a large part of solidifying the right side of the Kings defensive corps.Sean Iain Walker (born November 13, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, he previously played college ice hockey for Bowling Green State University where he was twice named to the All-WCHA Second Team. Walker began his minor hockey career playing for the Georgina Blaze AA hockey in Keswick Ontario. He then moved up to play with York Simcoe Express AAA in the Eastern AAA Hockey League. Following the York Simcoe Express, Walker played Junior ice hockey with Georgina Ice for the 2011–12 season. While playing in his first season with Georgina Ice, Walker was called up by the Newmarket Hurricanes, Georgina Ice's Junior "A" ice hockey affiliate, for five games. He then spent one season with the Newmarket Hurricanes, tallying 24 points in 53 games. It was during his first full year with the Hurricanes that Walker committed to playing college ice hockey at Bowling Green State University. In his freshman year at Bowling Green University, he played in 38 games. His 13 points that season ranked second among Falcon rookies as he helped guide them to the 2014 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. However, the Bowling Green Falcons lost in the Semi-Finals to Minnesota State. In his sophomore year, Walker played in all 39 games of the season and had a +10 on-ice rating. ![]() At the end of the season, Walker was awarded the team's Jim Ruehl Best Defensive Player award. In October 2015, Walker was named the captain of the Bowling Green Falcons. At the conclusion of his junior year, and first as a captain, Walker was named to the All-WCHA Second Team. He was again named captain for his senior year and named to the All-WCHA Second Team for the second time. Following his senior year at Bowling Green University, Walker signed with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League (AHL) to begin his professional career. Walker made the Reign's 2017–18 opening night roster out of training camp. He scored his first professional point in a 7–4 loss to the Cleveland Monsters on October 27, 2017. #SEAN WALKER ITRAIN HOCKEY CAREER PROFESSIONAL# Walker ended the season having played in 64 regular season games for the Reign and collecting 28 points. Walker signed a two-year, entry level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Jafter playing one season in the AHL. Walker began the 2018–19 season with the Reign after being cut from training camp. ![]() After playing in seven games for the Reign, and collecting six points, Walker was recalled from the Reign to the NHL on October 22, 2018. He made his NHL debut on October 23 against the Dallas Stars and recorded his first NHL point in his debut with an assist on Tyler Toffoli's second period goal. After playing in three games, Walker and teammate Austin Wagner were re-assigned to the AHL. Walker was recalled to the NHL on December 21, and scored his first career NHL goal on December 31 against the Colorado Avalanche. He scored in the first period to help the Kings take the lead but the goal was called back due to goalie interference. Walker scored again later that game in the second period, and the goal was upheld. #SEAN WALKER ITRAIN HOCKEY CAREER PROFESSIONAL#.#SEAN WALKER ITRAIN HOCKEY CAREER FULL#. ![]()
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