Steelheads sign local product Walker

BOISE, Idaho – Boise native and forward Zach Walker joins the Idaho Steelheads for the 2021-22 season. Walker is the first player born in Boise to play with the Steelheads.Walker, 23, played his first professional season with the Pensacola Ice Flyers of the Southern Professional Hockey League in 2020-21, posting 10 points (4g-6a) 10 points with 27 penalty minutes en route to the President’s Cup championship. He had signed with the Steelheads prior to the organization opting-out of the 2020-21 season.Prior to his professional career, Walker played four seasons at Boston College from 2016-20, tallying 18 points (3g-15a) with 66 penalty minutes in 113 games. He was part of two Hockey East regular-season championships in 2017-18 and 2019-20. He was also a member of the U.S. National Team Development Program for two seasons from 2014-16 and participated in the 2016 U18 World Jr. Championships, notching four points (2g-2a) in seven games while earning a bronze medal.