Steve Walker (born January 12, 1973) is a

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ice hockey coach and former professional

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player. He is currently serving as head coach of

Schwenninger Wild Wings The Schwenninger Wild Wings are a professional Germany, German ice hockey team from Villingen-Schwenningen in Baden-Wuerttemberg that was founded on 20 July 1904 and currently plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The greatest success of the ...

in the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Born in Collingwood,

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, Walker played junior hockey for the

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Owen Sound Platers Owen Sound Platers was a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Owen Sound, Ontario. The team played in the Ontario Hockey League from 1989 to 2000, then was sold to new owners who renamed the team the Owen Sound Attack. History In 1989 the H ...

and the

Barrie Colts The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League (OHL), based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Colts play home games at the Sadlon Arena. The Colts joined the OHL in 1995, and previously competed at lower levels of junio ...

before turning pro in 1993, playing nine games for the

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. Walker then spent two seasons in the

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with the

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, scoring 43 goals and 57 assists for 100 points in the 1995-96 season. He split the 1996-97 season in the Colonial Hockey League with the

Flint Generals The Flint Generals were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan. They were a member of the International Hockey League and played their home games at the Industrial Mutual Association (IMA) Sports Arena. The Generals won ...

, the

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for the

Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Rochester, New York. They are the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home g ...

and the International Hockey League with the

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where he would spend another three seasons. In 2000, Walker joined

Eisbären Berlin The Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also ...

, a member of the

in Germany and remained with the team until 2011. He made 593 DEL appearances for the Eisbären team, tallying 213 goals and 379 assists. He captured five German championship titles with Berlin and had his jersey retired on December 26, 2014.

Coaching career

From January 2013 to 2015, he served as head coach of the

, a member of the

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. On August 5, 2015, Walker was appointed as assistant coach of German club

Adler Mannheim The Adler Mannheim (English: ''Mannheim Eagles'', formerly Mannheimer ERC) is a professional ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest-level ice hockey league in Germany. The team is based in Mannheim, a city in the northern par ...

. He ended his two-year tenure in 2017 and took over the head coaching job at

EC KAC Klagenfurt Athletic Sports Club or EC KAC () is an Austrian professional ice hockey team in the ICE Hockey League. The team plays their home games in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria at Stadthalle. EC KAC has won the most Austrian ice hockey Cham ...

in the

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Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Steve 1973 births Barrie Colts players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Detroit Vipers players Eisbären Berlin players Flint Generals players Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people Muskegon Fury players Owen Sound Platers players Rochester Americans players Wheeling Thunderbirds players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Austria