Derrick Walser

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Derrick Walser
NLA, Lausanne HC vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, 11th November 2014 30.JPG
Born (1978-05-12) May 12, 1978 (age 45)
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Vityaz Chekhov (KHL)
Eisbären Berlin (DEL)
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (NLA)
Belfast Giants (EIHL)
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1998–2017
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Spengler Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Davos

Derrick Walser (born May 12, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Most recently he was the head coach of the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League. Walser played 91 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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Career

Walser was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Calgary Flames on October 16, 1998. He was immediately assigned to Calgary's ECHL affiliate in Johnstown. Walser would spend parts of two seasons with the Johnstown Chiefs where he would score 25 goals and 38 goals in 73 games. Walser, along with teammate Joel Irving were named starters [1] for the Eastern Conference in the 2000 ECHL All-Star game. [2] Walser would spend the entire 2000-01 season in the AHL with the Saint John Flames.

Walser played 91 career NHL games, all with the Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring 8 goals and 21 assists for 29 points. He spent the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, winning back-to-back German championships, but would have his rights retained by the Blue Jackets. On June 30, 2005, the Blue Jackets sent Walser and their 2006 fourth-round selection to Carolina for a 2005 fourth round pick that had previously belonged to Toronto. [3] Columbus would use the pick to draft enforcer Jared Boll. He would return to North America for the 2006–07 season to sign with the Carolina Hurricanes organization. Before playing a game with Carolina, he was traded back to Columbus for prospect Mark Flood, a former 2003 draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens. In 2007, Walser signed a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and played one season with the affiliate Toronto Marlies. After one season, he left the organization and signed with Chekhov Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League.

On June 5, 2009, he announced that he would be returning to his former club, Eisbären Berlin, where he would spend two more years. In his second year (2010–11), he was a key member of Berlin’s team who won the German championship and the European Trophy. Walser received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors that season. [4]

Walser left Berlin at the end of the 2010-11 season, embarking on a four-year stint with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA). [5] He played a total of 185 games for the Lakers, scoring 42 goals and assisting on 81 others. [6]

On July 30, 2015 Walser was appointed player/coach of Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). [7] After two seasons with the team, Walser left Belfast at the end of the 2016-17 season; his departure was confirmed in April 2017. [8] Walser has since become an assistant coach with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 484182234122572
1995–96 Beauport HarfangsQMJHL699314056202111316
1996–97 Beauport HarfangsQMJHL3713253826—————
1996–97 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL311530454442246
1997–98 Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL7041691101351810263649
1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 40371024—————
1998–99 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 248122029—————
1999–2000 Saint John FlamesAHL1423510—————
1999–2000 Johnstown ChiefsECHL5417264310473368
2000–01 Saint John FlamesAHL761936553619791614
2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 21010—————
2001–02 Syracuse Crunch AHL73233861701015612
2002–03 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL534131734—————
2002–03 Syracuse CrunchAHL287142130—————
2003–04 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL2718922—————
2003–04 Syracuse CrunchAHL481026368231124
2004–05 Eisbären Berlin DEL 50914231431244820
2005–06 Eisbären BerlinDEL481924431201161720
2006–07 Albany River Rats AHL60114—————
2006–07 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL92020—————
2006–07Syracuse CrunchAHL499273659—————
2007–08 Toronto Marlies AHL77162945821725730
2008–09 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 513192279—————
2009–10 Eisbären BerlinDEL51530354850222
2010–11 Eisbären BerlinDEL51192847911245914
2011–12 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 448132140—————
2012–13 Rapperswil–Jona LakersNLA284111522—————
2013–14 Rapperswil–Jona LakersNLA358132150—————
2014–15 Rapperswil–Jona LakersNLA3911213226—————
2015–16 Belfast Giants GBR 43632386920002
2016–17 Belfast GiantsGBR51731383232022
AHL totals411891812703974911203160
NHL totals918212956—————
DEL totals20052961484024014122656

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  6. ↑ "Derrick Walser quitte Rapperswil pour l'Irlande du Nord". VQH. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Derrick Walser appointed new coach of Belfast Giants". 30 July 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Walser leaves the Giants". British Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Hockey Operations". Peterborough Petes. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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