Julian Walker | |||
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Born | Bern, Switzerland | September 10, 1986||
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 Swiss 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 | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002–03 | SC Bern | SUI U20 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | SC Bern | SUI U20 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | SC Bern | SUI U20 | 42 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 84 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | ||
2004–05 | SC Bern | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | SC Langenthal | SUI.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | EHC Basel | NLA | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | EHC Olten | SUI.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | EHC Basel | NLA | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | EHC Olten | SUI.2 | 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 | HC Lugano | NL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
2022–23 | HCB Ticino Rockets | SUI.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NL totals | 757 | 91 | 131 | 222 | 701 | 83 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 150 |
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing Switzerland | ||
World Championships | ||
2013 Sweden/Finland |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2004 | Switzerland | WJC18 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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