Three days ago, the St. Louis Blues put Nathan Walker on waivers.
But Friday, during the Blues’ morning skate, Walker was on the ice at Enterprise Center, still totally a member of the St. Louis Blues.
The Blues play the Washington Capitals tonight in preseason action.
Hershey Bears regulars Nathan Walker and Riley Barber both left the Capitals organization in the summer for better opportunities on other NHL teams.
Tuesday, their dreams of starting the 2019-20 season in the NHL likely came to an end when the St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens put both players on waivers.
Former Capital Nathan Walker is going from one champion to another.
The popular, grinding forward has signed a two-year, two-way deal with the St. Louis Blues, leaving the Capitals organization.
Walker will make $700K in the NHL and $300K in the AHL during his first season with the Blues and will receive a $50k raise at the AHL level in the second year.
By Ian Oland 4 months ago
The 2019 NHL Draft begins on Friday, June 21 in Vancouver. The first round will be broadcast on Friday night and the following six rounds will all be squeezed in on Saturday. Later draft picks basically get the same treatment as technical awards at the Golden Globes.
The Capitals’ current roster has had some pretty memorable moments from their NHL draft days–let’s take a look!
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 months ago
Capitals and Hershey Bears forward Nathan Walker is an impending Unrestricted Free Agent come July 1st. Currently, Walker is in Australia, acting as an ambassador for the 2019 Ice Hockey Classic, a hockey showcase that seeks to raise awareness and funds for the STOPCONCUSSIONS Foundation in association with Brain Injury Australia.
Logan Swinkels, from Puck Yeah NZ, took time out ahead of the showcase to speak to Walker about everything from his position as ambassador, his experience in the NHL, as well as what he likes to do in his downtime. But it was Walker’s comments about his UFA status that proved most interesting about his intentions once July 1st hits, and his future ambitions.
By Donya Abramo 4 months ago
The Capitals announced on Friday evening that they have recalled winger Nathan Walker from the AHL’s Hershey Bears.
Walker has 34 points in 54 games with Hershey during the 2018-19 season, with 14 goals and 20 assists.
The Capitals’ game Saturday against the New York Islanders is the final one of the Capitals’ regular season and will have no impact on who they will play in the first round of the playoffs. With their win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, the Capitals have already clinched first place in the Metropolitan division.
With the stakes low, Reirden was asked at his press conference after Friday’s optional skate about the possibility of some players seeing extra playing time and some regulars getting a rest.
By Elizabeth Kong 7 months ago
The Hershey Bears literally can’t stop winning.
The Capitals’ AHL affiliate came back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat the Rockford IceHogs 3-2 in the shootout, Saturday.
The victory was the Bears’ eleventh straight and extended the team’s franchise-record point streak to 17 games.
The game-winning shootout goal was scored by Nathan Walker.
By Ian Oland 8 months ago
Hershey Bears forward Nathan Walker has been suspended for one game, due to a “kneeing incident” on Belleville Senators defenseman Christian Wolanin on Sunday.
Walker was assessed a match penalty on the play, which also saw Wolanin leave the game. Wolanin remains day-to-day, according to Senators media.
By Donya Abramo 8 months ago
Everybody’s favorite Australian NHLer, Nathan Walker, went on a Costco shopping trip earlier in the week to buy a giant bear almost as big as he for the Hershey Bears’ Teddy Bear Toss Night.
He brought his bear buddy to Sunday’s game, but he didn’t just give it to someone in the crowd to throw onto the ice. After Riley Barber scored his team’s first goal of the night and the animals started raining down, Walker went back to the Bears’ locker room to fetch his furry friend and toss him onto the ice himself.
By Brennin Weiswerda 11 months ago
The Hershey Bears will be holding their annual Teddy Bear Toss night on Sunday, December 2. Nathan Walker and his wife Tayla Walker went shopping for a bear to toss.
The one Nathan picked up at Costco is almost bigger than he is, and luckily, Tayla documented the shopping expedition in an Instagram story.
By Brennin Weiswerda 11 months ago
