Aces Assigned Lw Ryan Walters from Iowa
November 20, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Aces, the 2014 Kelly Cup champions, announced today that the team has been assigned rookie left wing Ryan Walters from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League.
Walters, 23, comes to Alaska with 11 games of experience this season in Iowa and has collected six points (1g-5a) with a +2 rating. Last season, Walters made his professional debut with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) and registered a goal and three assists in 11 games.
The 6-foot, 190 pound forward previously furnished a four-year college career at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA) and collected 134 points (50g-84a) and a +33 rating in 152 career games. He was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award (Top Collegiate Player) as a 2012-13 junior when he led the Mavericks, was tied for second in the nation in points (52) and was second in goals (22) in 39 games.
That season, Walters earned NCAA Second Team All-American (West) honors, the first in program history since 2007 and was named UNO's athletic department Male Athlete of the Year. He was the WCHA conference scoring champion with 40 points (16g-24a) in 28 games and was named All-WCHA First Team.
The native of Rosemount, Minn. skated with the Minnesota Wild in the 2014 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Mich. and posted six points (3g-3a) in four games. He was signed by the Iowa Wild as a free agent on Sept. 24, 2014 to a one-way AHL contract.
The Aces return to play Friday, Nov. 28 at Sullivan Arena, hosting the Idaho Steelheads at 7:15 p.m. (GCI/KFQD).
The Aces are the official ECHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. Season ticket and sponsorship packages are currently available through the Aces office at 15th & Gambell. For more information, please call the Aces at 907.258.ACES or visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/alaskaaceshockey or visit them on Twitter, @AlaskaAces.
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