Shot Right Name Brian Walker Height 1.78 m Career start 1972 Position Centerman | Playing career Role Ice hockey player Weight 82 kg Career end 1977 | |
Born May 4, 1952 (age 72) Beaverlodge, AB, CAN ( 1952-05-04 ) NHL Draft 72nd overall, 1972Pittsburgh Penguins Played for | ||
Brian Walker (born May 4, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 5th round (72nd overall) of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. Walker played major junior hockey with the Calgary Centennials of the Western Hockey League.
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft, Walker played professionally, mostly with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League, but also with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. He also played the 1975–76 season in Sweden with Kramfors-Alliansen. Walker helped the Komets to capture the 1973 Turner Cup, but in June 1973, he was struck by a hit-and-run driver and suffered a fractured hip which caused him to miss the entire 1973-74 season, returning to play with the 1974–75 season. Walker retired following the 1976–77 season.