Brian Walsh (ice hockey)
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1954)}}
{{Other people|Brian Walsh}}
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{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player
| name = Brian Walsh
| played_for = Calgary Cowboys
| position = Center
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 175
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|11|6}}
| birth_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
| draft = Undrafted
| wha_draft = 102nd overall
| wha_draft_team = New England Whalers
| wha_draft_year = 1974
| career_start = 1976
| career_end = 1979
}}
Brian Walsh (Born November 6, 1954) is an American retired professional ice hockey player.
Early life
Walsh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He played hockey at Matignon High School and became a star on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team, where he is the all-time leading scorer. Walsh also was a first-team All-American.
Career
After leaving the University of Notre Dame, Walsh played five games in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys during the 1976–77 WHA season.{{Cite web| title = Brian Walsh's player profile| publisher = Hockey Reference.com| url = https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/w/walshbr01.html| accessdate = 2010-05-09}} Walsh later played for the San Francisco Shamrocks and Cape Cod Freedoms before retiring.{{Cite web |title=Brian Walsh (b.1954) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=8368 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}
Awards and honors
| class="wikitable"
! Award ! Year ! |
| All-WCHA First Team
| 1976–77 |
| AHCA West All-American
| 1976–77 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Calgary Cowboys players
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
Category:New England Whalers draft picks
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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