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Scott Walker (ice hockey)
1973Jul, 19

Scott Walker (ice hockey)

Scott Walker, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Scott Walker (born July 19, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who currently serves as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously held the position of player development consultant for the Canucks.

During his 17 seasons as a professional hockey player, Walker played in 829 regular season games in the NHL where he scored 397 points and earned 1,135 minutes in penalties before retiring as a player following the 2009–10 NHL season. He also competed in three Ice Hockey World Championships (1999, 2001, and 2005) as a member of Team Canada.

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Events on 1973

  • 20Jul

    Bruce Lee

    Bruce Lee, the famous Chinese actor and martial-arts expert, dies in Los Angeles at age 32 from a brain edema possibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller.
  • 15Aug

    Cambodia

    Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
  • 22Aug

    Salvador Allende

    The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
  • 17Oct

    1973 oil crisis

    OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria.
  • 4Nov

    1973 oil crisis

    The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.