Former Falcon Sean Walker Named To Team Canada For World Championships

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Earlier this week, the roster from Team Canada for the World Championships was announced. Among the 25 players to represent Canada was Bowling Green Hockey alumnus Sean Walker. Currently a member of the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL, Walker played for the Falcons from 2013-17, being the captain for both the 2015-16 and 2016-17 squads.

With Walker being named to the roster, this will be the 15th time a former Falcon has represented Canada on the ice in the World Championships with the last being Kevin Bieksa who captained the 2014 team. In total, Walker will be the 31st player from the BGSU program to participate in the World Championships. The last group came in 2015 when Dan Sexton played for Team USA, being coached by Dan Bylsma who was an assistant for the team. Ken Klee also served as the women's coach that year as well.

While with the Falcons, Walker played in 160 games while donning the Orange and Brown. Over that span he was able to net 22 goals in addition to 58 assists for 80 career points. Of his 22 goals, half came on the power play. Walker was also named Second Team All-WCHA in both 2015-16 and 2016-17.

As for his NHL career, Walker has played in 156 games for the Los Angeles Kings over the last three seasons. Over his time with the Kings, he's been able to log 14 goals along with 39 assists for 52 NHL points.

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