Kyle Walker Signs PTO with Calgary Wranglers
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Kyle Walker Signs PTO with Calgary Wranglers

Published on April 3, 2026 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced that defenseman Kyle Walker has been signed to a Professional Tryout with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL). Walker is the third Royal to sign a PTO this season (Vincent Sevigny-Hartford, Syracuse, Lehigh Valley; Ian Shane-Hartford).

Walker, 25, signed a Standard Player Contract (SPC) with Reading on March 26th and made his pro debut with Reading on March 27th. The Leduc, Alberta native has played three games with Reading, registering two penalty minutes, a +2 rating and five shots on goal, following a five-year collegiate career at Mount Royal University in USports (2021-25) where he totaled 77 points (16g-61a) and 172 penalty minutes in 128 USports career games. In his 2025-26 senior season with the Cougars, the 6'3", 203-pound, left-shot blue-liner registered the team's sixth-most assists (15) and second-most points among defensemen (19) in 28 games. Named Captain at Mount Royal University in 2024-25, Walker's 28 PIMs in 2025-26 led all defensemen and tied for third-most on the team.

Prior to his USports career opening in 2021-22, Walker played four seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) between the Everett Silvertips (2017-19) and Regina Pats (2019-2021) where he amassed 43 points (9g-34a) and 166 PIMs across 187 WHL career games. With Regina in 2020-21, Walker was teammates with Chicago Blackhawks first overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, Connor Bedard.

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