Matt Walker's NHL career
Defenceman Matt Walker was drafted 83th overall by St. Louis Blues in 1998. He played 9 seasons for 4 clubs, 2002-2011. That came to 314 games and 30 points, 4 goals and 26 assists.
Below: the whole of Matt Walker's career, season by season.
- Year 19981998 NHL Draft
Matt Walker is drafted 83 overall by St. Louis Blues
First off the board- 1Vincent LecavalierTBL
- 2David LegwandNSH
- 3Brad StuartSJS
Swedes from the same draft
Mikael Samuelsson699 GP · 346 P- Christian Bäckman302 GP · 79 P
- Tommy Westlund203 GP · 22 P
- 4 years, 5 months and 13 days later · 5 seasonsYear 20022002-2003 seasonNHL debut
Matt Walker makes his NHL debut in 0–2 loss against New Jersey Devils
Matt was 22 years old ·
Continental Airlines Arena, USASwedes on the ice:
Tommy Albelin.Year 2003Season2002-2003
Matt Walker's first NHL season: 1 points
Events66games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2002-2003Points1NHL#720Games16 of 8220%Goals0NHL#696Assists1NHL#681P/GP0.06+/-0NHL#351PlayoffsEliminated by Vancouver Canucks0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundVANVancouver Canucks3–4 - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Matt Walker plays only 14 games for 1 points
Events68games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2003-2004Points1NHL#733Games14 of 8217%Goals0NHL#700Assists1NHL#688P/GP0.07+/-0NHL#346PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks4 of 5 games0 pointsFirst roundSJSSan Jose Sharks1–4 - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Matt Walker scores 2 points
Events28games missedThe whole season2005-2006Points2NHL#676Games54 of 8266%Goals0NHL#682Assists2NHL#637P/GP0.04NHL#623+/--7NHL#685 - Year 2007Season
2006-2007
Matt Walker plays only 48 games for 5 points
Events34games missedThe whole season2006-2007Points5NHL#597Games48 of 8259%Goals0NHL#674Assists5NHL#551P/GP0.10NHL#574+/-+7NHL#136 - Year 2008Season
2007-2008
Matt Walker plays only 43 games for 2 points
Events39games missedThe whole season2007-2008Points2NHL#674Games43 of 8252%Goals1NHL#588Assists1NHL#678P/GP0.05NHL#622+/--3NHL#542 - Year 2009Season
2008-2009
Matt Walker scores 14 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season17games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2008-2009Points14NHL#441Games65 of 8279%Goals1NHL#594Assists13NHL#359P/GP0.22NHL#463+/-+7NHL#124PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings17 games2 points0 G · 2 AFirst roundCGYCalgary Flames4–2Second roundVANVancouver Canucks4–2Conference finalDETDetroit Red Wings1–4 - Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Matt Walker scores 2 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring seasonThe whole season2009-2010Points5NHL#611Games66 of 8280%Goals2NHL#527Assists3NHL#605P/GP0.08NHL#611+/--11NHL#797 - Year 2011Season
2010-2011
Matt Walker plays only 4 games for 0 points
Events78games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2010-2011Points0NHL#778Games4 of 825%Goals0NHL#701Assists0NHL#752P/GP0.00+/-0NHL#336PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins0 of 11 games0 pointsFirst roundBUFBuffalo Sabres4–3Second roundBOSBoston Bruins0–4 - Season
2011-2012
Matt Walker's last season: 0 points
Events78games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2011-2012Points0NHL#784Games4 of 825%Goals0NHL#708Assists0NHL#752P/GP0.00+/--2NHL#504PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils0 of 11 games0 pointsFirst roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–2Second roundNJDNew Jersey Devils1–4 - The career
Matt Walker played his last NHL game in 2011
The career ended after 9 seasons, the last of them with Philadelphia Flyers.