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Canada Derrick Walser
#43 Belfast Giants / EIHL - 16/17
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL Defenseman of the Year 1
1-time CHL First All-Star Team 1
3-time DEL Champion 3
1-time DEL Defenseman of the Year 1
1-time QMJHL Defenseman of the Year (Emile Bouchard Trophy) 1
2-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 2
Date of Birth
May 12, 1978
Position
D
Age
46
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
New Glasgow, NS, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Walser is an offensive defenseman with very good passing ability. Excels as a powerplay quarterback and has a terrific shot. Lacking in size and defensive play, but is a great skater.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Derrick Walser Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Pictou County Crushers NSMMHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1994-95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 48* 4* 18* 22* 34* -* | Playoffs 12 2 5 7 2 -
1995-96 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 69* 9* 31* 40* 56* -* | Playoffs 20 2 11 13 16 -
1996-97 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 37* 13* 25* 38* 26* -* |
Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 31* 15* 30* 45* 44* -* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 6 -
1997-98 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 70* 41* 69* 110* 135* -* | Playoffs 18 10 26 36 49 -
1998-99 Saint John Flames AHL 40* 3* 7* 10* 24* -8* |
Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 24* 8* 12* 20* 29* -9* |
1999-00 Saint John Flames AHL 14* 2* 3* 5* 10* 0* |
Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 54* 17* 26* 43* 104* 14* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 8 -
2000-01 Saint John Flames AHL 76* 19* 36* 55* 36* 23* | Playoffs 19 7 9 16 14 6
2001-02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 73* 23* 38* 61* 70* -4* | Playoffs 10 1 5 6 12 -4
2002-03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 53* 4* 13* 17* 34* -9* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 28* 7* 14* 21* 30* -1* |
2003-04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 27* 1* 8* 9* 22* -6* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 48* 10* 26* 36* 82* -10* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 4 1
2004-05 Eisbären Berlin DEL 50* 9* 14* 23* 143* 12* | Playoffs 12 4 4 8 20 5
2005-06 Eisbären Berlin DEL 48* 19* 24* 43* 120* 10* | Playoffs 11 6 1 7 20 2
2006-07 Albany River Rats AHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -7* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 9* 2* 0* 2* 0* -1* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 49* 9* 27* 36* 59* 8* |
2007-08 Toronto Marlies AHL 77* 16* 29* 45* 82* 6* | Playoffs 17 2 5 7 30 1
2008-09 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 51* 3* 19* 22* 79* -33* |
2009-10 Eisbären Berlin DEL 51* 5* 30* 35* 48* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -3
2010-11 Eisbären Berlin DEL 51* 19* 28* 47* 91* 25* | Playoffs 12 4 5 9 14 1
2011-12 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 44* 8* 13* 21* 40* -22* | Relegation 5 1 5 6 2 -1
2012-13 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers “A” NLA 28* 4* 11* 15* 22* -9* | Relegation 12 5 8 13 20 6
2013-14 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 35* 8* 13* 21* 50* -12* | Relegation 11 4 4 8 16 1
2014-15 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 39* 11* 21* 32* 26* -5* | Relegation 10 0 6 6 6 -4
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 1 1 0 1 0 -1
2015-16 Belfast Giants EIHL 43* 6* 32* 38* 69* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
2016-17 Belfast Giants EIHL 51* 7* 31* 38* 32* -* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 2 -

Derrick Walser Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Team Canada Deutschland Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2005-06 Eisbären Berlin Spengler Cup 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2010-11 Eisbären Berlin ET 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 4 -
Team Canada International 3* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
Team Canada Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 6* 2* |
2011-12 Team Canada Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2012-13 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2013-14 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 2* 0* 2* 2* -1* |
2014-15 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 0* 3* 3* 14* -2* |
2015-16 Belfast Giants EIHL Cup 11* 2* 8* 10* 14* -* |
2016-17 Belfast Giants EIHL Cup 11* 1* 7* 8* 34* -* |

Derrick Walser Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 8 411* 89* 181* 270* 0.66* 397* 7* | 4 49 11 * 20 * 31 * 0.63 * 60 * 4 *
DEL 4 200* 52* 96* 148* 0.74* 402* 56* | 4 40 14 * 12 * 26 * 0.65 * 56 * 5 *
Deutschland Cup 2 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 78* 25* 38* 63* 0.81* 133* 5* | 1 7 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.86 * 8 * - *
EIHL 2 94* 13* 63* 76* 0.81* 101* -* | 2 5 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.40 * 4 * - *
EIHL Cup 2 22* 3* 15* 18* 0.82* 48* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 2* -* | 1 3 0 * 3 * 3 * 1.00 * 4 * - *
International 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 51* 3* 19* 22* 0.43* 79* -33* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 91* 8* 21* 29* 0.32* 56* -18* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 4 146* 31* 58* 89* 0.61* 138* -48* | 4 38 10 * 23 * 33 * 0.87 * 44 * 2 *
NLA Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 1 1 * 0 * 1 * 1.00 * 0 * -1 *
NSMMHL (NSU18MHL) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 4 255* 82* 173* 255* 1.00* 295* -* | 4 54 16 * 44 * 60 * 1.11 * 73 * - *
Spengler Cup 5 19* 5* 4* 9* 0.47* 18* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Derrick Walser Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/16/2017
08/16/2017 Confirmed Belfast Giants Retired
07/30/2015
07/30/2015 Confirmed SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Belfast Giants
04/04/2013
04/04/2013 Extension Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
04/28/2011
04/28/2011 Confirmed Eisbären Berlin Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
06/05/2009
06/05/2009 Confirmed Vityaz Chekhov Eisbären Berlin
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Eisbären Berlin

Cult/Star player for Rapperswil-Jona

Cult/Star player for Rimouski Océanic

Career transactions
- 2011-04-28 • Signed by Rapperswil
- 2009-06-05 • Signed by the Eisbären Berlin
- 2008-07-16 • Signed by Vityaz Podolsk
- 2007-07-18 • Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2007-07-04 • Signed by the Eisbären Berlin
- 2006-11-29 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Mark Flood
- 2006-07-14 • Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes
- 2005-07-30 • Rights traded to the Carolina Hurricanes with a 2006 4th round pick (traded to TOR: James Reimer) for a 2005 4th round pick (Jared Boll)
- 2004-05-13 • Signed by the Eisbären Berlin
- 2001-09-17 • Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 1998-10-16 • Signed by the Calgary Flames