Greg Walters

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Greg Walters
Born (1970-08-12) August 12, 1970 (age 54)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Newmarket Saints
St. John's Maple Leafs
Rochester Americans
Fort Wayne Komets
Chicago Wolves
Houston Aeros
NHL draft 80th overall, 1990
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1990–2002

Greg Walters (born August 12, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was drafted into the National Hockey League in 1990, but spent his career playing in the minor leagues. During 12 seasons, he played 248 games in the American Hockey League, and 241 games in the International Hockey League. He later turned to coaching, winning two Ontario Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year awards, and one Canadian Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year award. Later, he served as a head coach in the Ontario Hockey League for the Oshawa Generals and the Owen Sound Attack.

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Playing career

Walters played three seasons of junior ice hockey for the Ottawa 67's, after being drafted 65th overall in the 1987 OHL priority draft. [1] In his third season in Ottawa, Walters scored 36 goals, and 90 points, playing for coach Brian Kilrea. [2] Walters was drafted in the 4th round, 80th overall, of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. [2] [3] Walters did not reach the National Hockey League, and spent 12 seasons in the minor leagues. He played 248 games in the American Hockey League for the Newmarket Saints, St. John's Maple Leafs, and the Rochester Americans; and 241 games in the International Hockey League for the Fort Wayne Komets, Chicago Wolves, and the Houston Aeros. [4] Walters played for the Brantford Smoke, and won the Colonial Cup in the 1992–93 season. [4] In the 1993–94 season for Brantford, Walters had his best offensive season, scoring 42 goals, and 104 points. [4] Walters was considered a defensive winger, and played for future NHL coaches Bruce Boudreau, Marc Crawford, Ron Low and John Tortorella. [2]

Coaching career

Walters began his coaching career as a player-coach during his final season play, with the Port Huron Border Cats in the 2001–02 UHL season. [3] He spent eight seasons from 2002–03 OHL season to the 2009–10 OHL season, as an assistant coach for the Sarnia Sting. [3] [5] During this time he worked with head coaches Jeff Perry, Shawn Camp, and Dave MacQueen. Walters chose to leave the Sting to return to the Toronto area, and look for a new challenge. [3] [5]

Georgetown Raiders

Walters was the head coach and general manager of the Georgetown Raiders in the Ontario Junior Hockey League for eight seasons, from the 2010–11 season to the 2017–18 season. [6] [7] In his second season with Georgetown, the Raiders won their division and conference titles, and Walters was named the 2011–12 OJHL Coach of the Year. [8] During his third season with the Raiders, Walters was selected by Hockey Canada in cooperation with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, to be the head coach of Canada East for the 2012 World Junior A Challenge, along with assistant coaches Sheldon Keefe and Jason Nobili. [9] His team finished in fourth place in 2012, but in the 2011 World Junior A Challenge as an assistant coach, his team won the silver medal. [9] In the 2016–17 season, Walters led Georgetown to its best season in team history to date, with a record of 45–5–2–2, finishing first overall in the OJHL with 94 points. [3] [10] Walters was named the 2016-17 OJHL Coach of the Year, and the 2016-17 CJHL Coach of the Year. [3] [10] He was also named OJHL Executive of the Year in his role as the team's general manager. [3] [8] [10] During his eight-season tenure with the Raiders, he led the team to a 295–96–16–16 regular season record. [6] While in Georgetown, Walters coached future NHL players Evan Rodrigues, [11] and Scott Wilson. [12]

Oshawa Generals

Walters was named head coach of the Oshawa Generals on June 11, 2018, and assistant coaches Greg Nemisz and Nathan McIver remained with the team. [7] [6] Walters said that his coaching style will be defence-first team, including blocking shots, and a quick counter attack. [6] After two seasons coached, he left the Generals following the cancelled 2020–21 season. [13]

Owen Sound Attack

Walters was named head coach of the Owen Sound Attack on June 30, 2021. [14] He served parts of three seasons as head coach, and was dismissed on October 16, 2023. [15]

Personal life

Walters was born in Calgary, Alberta, [1] and grew up in the Leaside area of Toronto, Ontario. [2] He resides in the Greater Toronto Area, and has two sons who play youth baseball. [2] [6]

Playing statistics

Career regular season and playoffs statistics. [4]

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Ottawa 67's OHL 63112536521642610
1988–89 Ottawa 67'sOHL28172138201234720
1989–90 Ottawa 67'sOHL6336549057412312
1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 547142158–––––
1991–92 Raleigh IceCaps ECHL 18913223041238
1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL1002220–––––
1992–93 Brantford Smoke CoHL 2614193344101181920
1992–93 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL274598210114
1993–94 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL1302267–––––
1993–94 Brantford SmokeCoHL424262104875388
1994–95 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 444913142–––––
1994–95 Chicago Wolves IHL1814511020000
1995–96 Chicago WolvesIHL504711254500012
1996–97 Rochester Americans AHL55510152471036920
1997–98 Rochester AmericansAHL3343781–––––
1998–99 Rochester AmericansAHL5668142001513414
1999–2000 Houston Aeros IHL63471119250114
2000–01 Houston AerosIHL66491318630005
2001–02 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 18581344–––––
OHL Totals1546410016412932881642
AHL Totals248264470755264101438
IHL Totals2411736538641501121
CoHL/UHL Totals866189150961716112728

Coaching record

Note: GP = games played, W = wins, L = losses, T = ties, OTL = overtime losses, GF = goals for, GA = goals against, Ref = reference (source)

Ontario Junior Hockey League

SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLTOTLGFGAPointsStandingPlayoffsRef
2010–11 Georgetown Raiders OJHL 503215–3244169673rd, westLost, 1–4 (Blades) [16] [17]
2011–12 Georgetown RaidersOJHL49399–1224109791st, west
1st, northwest		Won, 4–1 (Cougars)
Won, 4–2 (Blades)
Lost, 3–4 (Spirit)		 [18] [19]
2012–13 Georgetown RaidersOJHL553813–4224140802nd, westWon, 4–2 (Patriots)
Lost, 1–4 (Buzzers)		 [20] [21]
2013–14 Georgetown RaidersOJHL533120–2196160642nd, westWon, 4–0 (Icehawks)
Won, 4–1 (Jr. Sabres)
Lost, 0–4 (Patriots)		 [22] [23]
2014–15 Georgetown RaidersOJHL5437935204126821st, west
1st, southwest		Won, 4–0 (Icehawks)
Won, 4–1 (Jr. Sabres)
Lost, 0–4 (Patriots)		 [24] [25]
2015–16 Georgetown RaidersOJHL54371331210129781st, west
1st, southwest		Won, 4–1 (Flyers)
Won, 4–2 (Rangers)
Won, 4–2 (Cougars)
Lost finals, 1–4 (Golden Hawks)		 [26] [27]
2016–17 Georgetown RaidersOJHL5445522258183941st, west
1st, southwest
1st, OJHL		Won, 4–1 (Cougars)
Won, 4–0 (Jr. Canadiens)
Won, 4–2 (Blades)
Won finals, 4–3 (Golden Hawks)
OJHL Champions		 [28] [29]
2017–18 Georgetown RaidersOJHL54361233200110781st, westWon, 4–0 (Buzzers)
Won, 4–3 (Rangers)
Won, 4–3 (Patriots)
Lost finals, 2–4 (Dukes)		 [30] [31]
OJHL totals423295961121176011266225 division titles
4 conference titles
1 league title		3 finals appearances
1 championship		 

Ontario Hockey League

TeamYearLeagueRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
Oshawa 2018–19 OHL68442040922nd in EastLost in eastern conference finals (Ottawa)
Oshawa 2019–20 OHL62312065733rd in EastSeason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Owen Sound 2021–22 OHL68342653763rd in MidwestLost in conference quarterfinals (Flint)
Owen Sound 2022–23 OHL68332861733rd in MidwestLost in conference quarterfinals (London)
Owen Sound 2023–24 OHL7421093rd in MidwestFired on October 16, 2023
Oshawa totals1307540105165
Owen Sound totals1437156124158
OHL totals27314696229323

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