# Derrick Walser

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Walser with the [Rapperswil–Jona Lakers](/source/Rapperswil%E2%80%93Jona_Lakers) in 2014
| alt = 
| image = NLA, Lausanne HC vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, 11th November 2014 30.JPG
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|5|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [New Glasgow](/source/New_Glasgow%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 194
| position = [Defence](/source/Defenceman)
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [Columbus Blue Jackets](/source/Columbus_Blue_Jackets) (NHL)<br /> [Vityaz Chekhov](/source/Vityaz_Chekhov) (KHL) <br /> [Eisbären Berlin](/source/Eisb%C3%A4ren_Berlin) (DEL) <br /> [Rapperswil-Jona Lakers](/source/Rapperswil-Jona_Lakers) (NLA) <br /> [Belfast Giants](/source/Belfast_Giants) (EIHL)
| ntl_team = Canada
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2017
}}
{{MedalTableTop| name = no}} 
{{Medal|Sport|[Ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey)}}
{{Medal|Country|{{ih|CAN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Spengler Cup](/source/Spengler_Cup)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2012 Davos](/source/2012_Spengler_Cup)|}}
{{MedalBottom}}

'''Derrick Walser''' (born May 12, 1978) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) defenceman. Most recently he was the head coach of the [Red Deer Rebels](/source/Red_Deer_Rebels) of the [Western Hockey League](/source/Western_Hockey_League). Walser played 91 [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) games with the [Columbus Blue Jackets](/source/Columbus_Blue_Jackets).

==Career==
Walser was signed as an undrafted free agent by the [Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames) on October 16, 1998. He was immediately assigned to Calgary's [ECHL](/source/ECHL) affiliate in [Johnstown](/source/Johnstown_Chiefs). Walser would spend parts of two seasons with the Johnstown Chiefs where he would score 25 goals and 38 goals in 73 games. Walser, along with teammate [Joel Irving](/source/Joel_Irving) were named starters<ref>{{cite web |last=Mastovich |first=Mike |url=http://www.tribune-democrat.com/chiefs/local_story_006230455.html |title=Herbers to coach All-Star team » Chiefs » The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA |publisher=Tribune-democrat.com |accessdate=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130204235041/http://www.tribune-democrat.com/chiefs/local_story_006230455.html |archivedate=2013-02-04 }}</ref> for the Eastern Conference in the 2000 ECHL All-Star game.<ref>[http://www.echl.com/upload_images/2007AllStarMediaNotes.pdf] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011023030/http://www.echl.com/upload_images/2007AllStarMediaNotes.pdf |date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref> Walser would spend the entire 2000-01 season in the AHL with the [Saint John Flames](/source/Saint_John_Flames).

Walser played 91 career NHL games, all with the [Columbus Blue Jackets](/source/Columbus_Blue_Jackets), scoring 8 goals and 21 assists for 29 points. He spent the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons with [Eisbären Berlin](/source/Eisb%C3%A4ren_Berlin) of the [Deutsche Eishockey Liga](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga), winning back-to-back German championships, but would have his rights retained by the Blue Jackets. On June 30, 2005, the Blue Jackets sent Walser and their 2006 fourth-round selection to Carolina for a 2005 fourth round pick that had previously belonged to Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=2251&hubname=nhl |title=NHL |publisher=Tsn.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref> Columbus would use the pick to draft enforcer [Jared Boll](/source/Jared_Boll). He would return to North America for the 2006–07 season to sign with the [Carolina Hurricanes](/source/Carolina_Hurricanes) organization. Before playing a game with Carolina, he was traded back to Columbus for prospect [Mark Flood](/source/Mark_Flood_(ice_hockey)), a former 2003 draft pick of the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens). In 2007, Walser signed a contract with the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) and played one season with the affiliate [Toronto Marlies](/source/Toronto_Marlies). After one season, he left the organization and signed with [Chekhov Vityaz](/source/HC_Vityaz) of the [Kontinental Hockey League](/source/Kontinental_Hockey_League).

On June 5, 2009, he announced that he would be returning to his former club, [Eisbären Berlin](/source/Eisb%C3%A4ren_Berlin), where he would spend two more years. In his second year (2010–11), he was a key member of Berlin’s team who won the German championship and the European Trophy. Walser received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors that season.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rodi-db.de/player.php?id=4360|title = RODI-DB - Die deutsche Eishockey-Datenbank| website = www.rodi-db.de|access-date =April 4, 2016}}</ref>

Walser left Berlin at the end of the 2010-11 season, embarking on a four-year stint with the [Rapperswil-Jona Lakers](/source/SC_Rapperswil-Jona_Lakers) of the Swiss top-flight [National League A](/source/National_League_A) (NLA).<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.eishockey.ch/Derrick+Walser+kommt+zu+den+Lakers/489572/detail.htm|title = Derrick Walser kommt zu den Lakers|last = AG|first = VADIAN.NET| website = www.eishockey.ch|language = de|access-date =April 4, 2016}}</ref> He played a total of 185 games for the Lakers, scoring 42 goals and assisting on 81 others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.24heures.ch/sports/actu/derrick-walser-quitte-rapperswil-irlande-nord/story/24523795|title=Derrick Walser quitte Rapperswil pour l'Irlande du Nord| newspaper = VQH|access-date=April 6, 2016|date=July 30, 2015}}</ref>

On July 30, 2015 Walser was appointed player/coach of [Belfast Giants](/source/Belfast_Giants) of the [Elite Ice Hockey League](/source/Elite_Ice_Hockey_League) (EIHL).<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/ice-hockey/33718600|title = Derrick Walser appointed new coach of Belfast Giants|access-date = 2016-04-04|date = 2015-07-30}}</ref> After two seasons with the team, Walser left Belfast at the end of the 2016-17 season; his departure was confirmed in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britishicehockey.co.uk/eihl/belfast-giants/walser-leaves-the-giants/ |title=Walser leaves the Giants |website=British Ice Hockey |access-date=2017-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416125550/http://www.britishicehockey.co.uk/eihl/belfast-giants/walser-leaves-the-giants/ |archive-date=2017-04-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Walser has since become an assistant coach with the [Peterborough Petes](/source/Peterborough_Petes) of the [Ontario Hockey League](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League).
<ref>{{cite web |title=Hockey Operations |url=https://gopetesgo.com/hockey-operations |publisher=Peterborough Petes |access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref> 

== Family ==
His family consist of His wife sara walser having two kids Hudson and Camden walser

* His son Camden has recently been recognized for his own playing career following in his fathers footsteps. Winning top goaltender at the Canadian National championships ([Telus Cup](/source/Telus_Cup))

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"  bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="5"                    | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="5"                    | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey))
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey))
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey))
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_QMJHL_season)
| [Beauport Harfangs](/source/Beauport_Harfangs)
| [QMJHL](/source/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League)
| 48
| 4
| 18
| 22
| 34
| 12
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_QMJHL_season)
| Beauport Harfangs
| QMJHL
| 69
| 9
| 31
| 40
| 56
| 20
| 2
| 11
| 13
| 16
|-
| [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_QMJHL_season)
| Beauport Harfangs
| QMJHL
| 37
| 13
| 25
| 38
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| [Rimouski Océanic](/source/Rimouski_Oc%C3%A9anic)
| QMJHL
| 31
| 15
| 30
| 45
| 44
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 6
|-
| [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_QMJHL_season)
| Rimouski Océanic
| QMJHL
| 70
| 41
| 69
| 110
| 135
| 18
| 10
| 26
| 36
| 49
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_AHL_season)
| [Saint John Flames](/source/Saint_John_Flames)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 40
| 3
| 7
| 10
| 24
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_ECHL_season)
| [Johnstown Chiefs](/source/Johnstown_Chiefs)
| [ECHL](/source/ECHL)
| 24
| 8
| 12
| 20
| 29
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1999–2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_AHL_season)
| Saint John Flames
| AHL
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 10
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [1999–2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_ECHL_season)
| Johnstown Chiefs
| ECHL
| 54
| 17
| 26
| 43
| 104
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_AHL_season)
| Saint John Flames
| AHL
| 76
| 19
| 36
| 55
| 36
| 19
| 7
| 9
| 16
| 14
|-
| [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season)
| [Columbus Blue Jackets](/source/Columbus_Blue_Jackets)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_AHL_season)
| [Syracuse Crunch](/source/Syracuse_Crunch)
| AHL
| 73
| 23
| 38
| 61
| 70
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 12
|-
| [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season)
| Columbus Blue Jackets 
| NHL
| 53
| 4
| 13
| 17
| 34
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_AHL_season)
| Syracuse Crunch 
| AHL
| 28
| 7
| 14
| 21
| 30
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season)
| Columbus Blue Jackets 
| NHL
| 27
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 22
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_AHL_season)
| Syracuse Crunch 
| AHL
| 48
| 10
| 26
| 36
| 82
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
|-
| [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_DEL_season)
| [Eisbären Berlin](/source/Eisb%C3%A4ren_Berlin)
| [DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga)
| 50
| 9
| 14
| 23
| 143
| 12
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 20
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_DEL_season)
| Eisbären Berlin 
| DEL
| 48
| 19
| 24
| 43
| 120
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 20
|-
| [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_AHL_season)
| [Albany River Rats](/source/Albany_River_Rats)
| AHL
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season)
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| NHL
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2006–07 
| Syracuse Crunch
| AHL
| 49
| 9
| 27
| 36
| 59
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_AHL_season)
| [Toronto Marlies](/source/Toronto_Marlies)
| AHL
| 77
| 16
| 29
| 45
| 82
| 17
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 30
|-
| [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_KHL_season)
| [Vityaz Chekhov](/source/Vityaz_Chekhov)
| [KHL](/source/Kontinental_Hockey_League)
| 51
| 3
| 19
| 22
| 79
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_DEL_season)
| Eisbären Berlin
| DEL
| 51
| 5
| 30
| 35
| 48
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
|-
| [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_DEL_season)
| Eisbären Berlin
| DEL
| 51
| 19
| 28
| 47
| 91
| 12
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NLA_season)
| [Rapperswil–Jona Lakers](/source/Rapperswil%E2%80%93Jona_Lakers)
| [NLA](/source/National_League_A)
| 44
| 8
| 13
| 21
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NLA_season)
| Rapperswil–Jona Lakers 
| NLA
| 28
| 4
| 11
| 15
| 22
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_NLA_season)
| Rapperswil–Jona Lakers 
| NLA
| 35
| 8
| 13
| 21
| 50
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_NLA_season)
| Rapperswil–Jona Lakers 
| NLA
| 39
| 11
| 21
| 32
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_EIHL_season)
| [Belfast Giants](/source/Belfast_Giants)
| [GBR](/source/Elite_Ice_Hockey_League)
| 43
| 6
| 32
| 38
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|-
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_EIHL_season)
| Belfast Giants
| GBR
| 51
| 7
| 31
| 38
| 32
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 411
! 89
! 181
! 270
! 397
! 49
! 11
! 20
! 31
! 60
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 91
! 8
! 21
! 29
! 56
! —
! —
! —
! —
! —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | DEL totals
! 200
! 52
! 96
! 148
! 402
! 40
! 14
! 12
! 26
! 56
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{icehockeystats}}

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Category:1978 births
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Beauport Harfangs players
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
Category:Johnstown Chiefs players
Category:Living people
Category:People from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Category:Rimouski Océanic players
Category:Saint John Flames players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Toronto Marlies players
Category:HC Vityaz players
Category:Eisbären Berlin players
Category:SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
Category:Belfast Giants players
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players

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