| Julian Walker | |||
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| Born | September 10, 1986 Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams | HC Lugano SC Bern EHC Basel HC Ambrì-Piotta Genève-Servette HC | ||
| National team |  Switzerland | ||
| NHL Draft | 162nd overall, 2006 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Julian Walker (born September 10, 1986) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Lugano of the National League (NL). [1]
He was selected 162nd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. [2]
Walker competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the silver medal-winning Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Bern | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Langenthal | NLB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | EHC Basel | NLA | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | EHC Olten | NLB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Basel | NLA | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Olten | NLB | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Basel | NLA | 49 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 50 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 37 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 45 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lugano | NLA | 49 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Lugano | NLA | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Lugano | NLA | 44 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Lugano | NLA | 49 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Lugano | NL | 48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 50 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Lugano | NL | 41 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Lugano | NL | 33 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Lugano | NL | 43 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Lugano | NL | 50 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HCB Ticino Rockets | Swiss-Sw | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Lugano | NL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| NL totals | 757 | 91 | 131 | 222 | 701 | 83 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 150 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Switzerland | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Switzerland | U18-D1 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WC |  | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||||
| Senior totals | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||||
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