Greg Walters

Greg Walters (born August 12, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach, and retired professional player. He was drafted into the National Hockey League in 1990, but spent his career playing in the minor leagues. During 12 seasons, he played 248 games in the American Hockey League, and 241 games in the International Hockey League. He later turned to coaching, and has won two Ontario Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year awards, and one Canadian Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year award. He was named head coach of the Oshawa Generals on June 11, 2018.

Greg Walters
Born	(1970-08-12) August 12, 1970 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Newmarket Saints St. John's Maple Leafs Rochester Americans Fort Wayne Komets Chicago Wolves Houston Aeros
NHL Draft	80th overall, 1990 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1990–2002

Playing career

Walters played three seasons of junior ice hockey for the Ottawa 67's, after being drafted 65th overall in the 1987 OHL priority draft.[1] In his third season in Ottawa, Walters scored 36 goals, and 90 points, playing for coach Brian Kilrea.[2] Walters was drafted in the 4th round, 80th overall, of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2][3] Walters did not reach the National Hockey League, and spent 12 seasons in the minor leagues. He played 248 games in the American Hockey League for the Newmarket Saints, St. John's Maple Leafs, and the Rochester Americans; and 241 games in the International Hockey League for the Fort Wayne Komets, Chicago Wolves, and the Houston Aeros.[4] Walters played for the Brantford Smoke, and won the Colonial Cup in the 1992–93 season.[4] In the 1993–94 season for Brantford, Walters had his best offensive season, scoring 42 goals, and 104 points.[4] Walters was considered a defensive winger, and played for future NHL coaches Bruce Boudreau, Marc Crawford, Ron Low and John Tortorella.[2]

Coaching career

Walters began his coaching career as a player-coach during his final season play, with the Port Huron Border Cats in the 2001–02 UHL season.[3] He spent eight seasons from 2002–03 OHL season to the 2009–10 OHL season, as an assistant coach for the Sarnia Sting.[3][5] During this time he worked with head coaches Jeff Perry, Shawn Camp, and Dave MacQueen. Walters chose to leave the Sting to return to the Toronto area, and look for a new challenge.[3][5]

Georgetown Raiders

Walters was the head coach and general manager of the Georgetown Raiders in the Ontario Junior Hockey League for eight seasons, from the 2010–11 season to the 2017–18 season.[6][7] In his second season with Georgetown, the Raiders won their division and conference titles, and Walters was named the 2011–12 OJHL Coach of the Year.[8] During is third season with the Raiders, Walters was selected by Hockey Canada in cooperation with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, to be the head coach of Canada East for the 2012 World Junior A Challenge, along with assistant coaches Sheldon Keefe and Jason Nobili.[9] His team finished in fourth place in 2012, but in the 2011 World Junior A Challenge as an assistant coach, his team won the silver medal.[9] In the 2016–17 season, Walters led Georgetown to its best season in team history to date, with a record of 45–5–2–2, finishing first overall in the OJHL with 94 points.[3][10] Walters was named the 2016-17 OJHL Coach of the Year, and the 2016-17 CJHL Coach of the Year.[3][10] He was also named OJHL Executive of the Year in his role as the team's general manager.[3][8][10] During his eight-season tenure with the Raiders, he led the team to a 295–96–16–16 regular season record.[6] While in Georgetown, Walters coached future NHL players Evan Rodrigues,[11] and Scott Wilson.[12]

Oshawa Generals

Walters was named head coach of the Oshawa Generals on June 11, 2018, and assistant coaches Greg Nemisz and Nathan McIver remained with the team.[7][6] Walters said that his coaching style will be defence-first team, including blocking shots, and a quick counter attack.[6]

Personal life

Walters was born in Calgary, Alberta,[1] and grew up in the Leaside area of Toronto, Ontario.[2] He resides in the Greater Toronto Area, and has two sons who play youth baseball.[2][6]

Playing statistics

Career regular season and playoffs statistics.[4]

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Ottawa 67's	OHL		63	11	25	36	52		16	4	2	6	10
1988–89	Ottawa 67's	OHL		28	17	21	38	20		12	3	4	7	20
1989–90	Ottawa 67's	OHL		63	36	54	90	57		4	1	2	3	12
1990–91	Newmarket Saints	AHL		54	7	14	21	58		–	–	–	–	–
1991–92	Raleigh IceCaps	ECHL		18	9	13	22	30		4	1	2	3	8
1991–92	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		10	0	2	2	20		–	–	–	–	–
1992–93	Brantford Smoke	CoHL		26	14	19	33	44		10	11	8	19	20
1992–93	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		27	4	5	9	82		1	0	1	1	4
1993–94	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		13	0	2	2	67		–	–	–	–	–
1993–94	Brantford Smoke	CoHL		42	42	62	104	8		7	5	3	8	8
1994–95	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		44	4	9	13	142		–	–	–	–	–
1994–95	Chicago Wolves	IHL		18	1	4	5	110		2	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Chicago Wolves	IHL		50	4	7	11	254		5	0	0	0	12
1996–97	Rochester Americans	AHL		55	5	10	15	247		10	3	6	9	20
1997–98	Rochester Americans	AHL		33	4	3	7	81		–	–	–	–	–
1998–99	Rochester Americans	AHL		56	6	8	14	200		15	1	3	4	14
1999–2000	Houston Aeros	IHL		63	4	7	11	192		5	0	1	1	4
2000–01	Houston Aeros	IHL		66	4	9	13	186		3	0	0	0	5
2001–02	Port Huron Border Cats	UHL		18	5	8	13	44		–	–	–	–	–
OHL Totals				154	64	100	164	129		32	8	8	16	42
AHL Totals				248	26	44	70	755		26	4	10	14	38
IHL Totals				241	17	36	53	864		15	0	1	1	21
CoHL/UHL Totals				86	61	89	150	96		17	16	11	27	28

Coaching record

Note: GP = games played, W = wins, L = losses, T = ties, OTL = overtime losses, GF = goals for, GA = goals against, Ref = reference (source)

Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Standing	Playoffs	Ref
2010–11	Georgetown Raiders	OJHL	50	32	15	–	3	244	169	67	3rd, west	Lost, 1–4 (Blades)	[13][14]
2011–12	Georgetown Raiders	OJHL	49	39	9	–	1	224	109	79	1st, west 1st, northwest	Won, 4–1 (Cougars) Won, 4–2 (Blades) Lost, 3–4 (Spirit)	[15][16]
2012–13	Georgetown Raiders	OJHL	55	38	13	–	4	224	140	80	2nd, west	Won, 4–2 (Patriots) Lost, 1–4 (Buzzers)	[17][18]
2013–14	Georgetown Raiders	OJHL	53	31	20	–	2	196	160	64	2nd, west	Won, 4–0 (Icehawks) Won, 4–1 (Jr. Sabres) Lost, 0–4 (Patriots)	[19][20]
2014–15	Georgetown Raiders	OJHL	54	37	9	3	5	204	126	82	1st, west 1st, southwest	Won, 4–0 (Icehawks) Won, 4–1 (Jr. Sabres) Lost, 0–4 (Patriots)	[21][22]
2015–16	Georgetown Raiders	OJHL	54	37	13	3	1	210	129	78	1st, west 1st, southwest	Won, 4–1 (Flyers) Won, 4–2 (Rangers) Won, 4–2 (Cougars) Lost finals, 1–4 (Golden Hawks)	[23][24]
2016–17	Georgetown Raiders	OJHL	54	45	5	2	2	258	183	94	1st, west 1st, southwest 1st, OJHL	Won, 4–1 (Cougars) Won, 4–0 (Jr. Canadiens) Won, 4–2 (Blades) Won finals, 4–3 (Golden Hawks) OJHL Champions	[25][26]
2017–18	Georgetown Raiders	OJHL	54	36	12	3	3	200	110	78	1st, west	Won, 4–0 (Buzzers) Won, 4–3 (Rangers) Won, 4–3 (Patriots) Lost finals, 2–4 (Dukes)	[27][28]
OJHL totals			423	295	96	11	21	1760	1126	622	5 division titles 4 conference titles 1 league title	3 finals appearances 1 championship

References

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4. "Greg Walters hockey statistics and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
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6. McNair, Brian (2018-06-11). "Oshawa Generals hire Greg Walters from Georgetown Raiders to replace Bob Jones as coach". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
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External links

• Greg Walters career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Greg Walters career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database