Brian Walsh (ice hockey)

Brian Walsh
Brian Walsh
Born	November 6, 1954 (age 70); Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Calgary Cowboys
NHL draft	Undrafted
WHA draft	102nd overall, 1974; New England Whalers
Playing career	1976–1979

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.^[1] Walsh later played for the San Francisco Shamrocks and Cape Cod Freedoms before retiring.^[2]

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1976–77	^[3]
AHCA West All-American	1976–77	^[4]

References

^ "Brian Walsh's player profile". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
^ "Brian Walsh (b.1954) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mike Zuke	WCHA Freshman of the Year 1973–74	Succeeded by Jim Warner
Preceded by Mike Zuke	WCHA Most Valuable Player 1976–77	Succeeded by Mike Eaves

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[1] "Brian Walsh's player profile". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-09.

[2] "Brian Walsh (b.1954) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.

[WCHA-3] "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[4] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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v t e Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Joyce Center (1968–2011) Compton Family Ice Arena (2011–present)
Head coaches	G.R. Walsh (1912–1913) Paul Castner (1919–1923) Tom Lieb (1923–1926) Benjamin Dubois (1926–1927) Lefty Smith (1968–1987) Ric Schafer (1987–1995) Dave Poulin (1995–2005) Jeff Jackson (2005–present)
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1971–1981) CCHA (1981–1983, 1992–2013) Hockey East (2013–2017) Big Ten (2017–present)
Rivalries	Boston College Holy War on Ice Michigan
Culture & lore	Shillelagh Tournament
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brian Walsh (234 Points) Greg Meredith (104 Goals) Jordan Pearce (59 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	2008 2011 2017 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 2007 2009 2013 Big Ten: 2018 2019
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN