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2022-23 Men's Hockey Roster

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Kelsie Redburn

18 Kobe Walker

  • Position
    Forward
  • Class
    Graduate Student
  • HT/WT
    5-9 / 175
  • S/C
    R
  • Hometown
    Lloydminster, Alberta
  • Previous Team
    Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)
  • Major
    MBA

Biography

2022-23
• Co-Captain
• Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
• Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week: Oct. 31
• Played all 31 games to open the season before suffering a season-ending injury on a blocked shot vs. Bentley (Feb. 18)
• Tied for fifth on the squad with 23 points; was fourth with 12 goals and tied for sixth with 11 assists.
• Tied for ninth nationally with eight power-play goals
• Opened the game with a PPG in 3-2 win over Army (Oct. 7)..
•  Notched a goal and an assist in 3-2 setback at Air Force (Oct. 20). 
•  Scored a goal in 5-2 win vs. Holy Cross (Oct. 28) before logging a goal and an assist in the 3-2 decision the following night to complete the sweep.
•  Assisted two goals in 4-3 win at AIC (Nov. 5)
•  Goal and two assists in 10-4 win at Canisius (Oct. 3).
•  Scored first career hat-trick, including two PPG, in 4-0 shutout of Bentley (Feb. 17). 

2021-22
• Alternate Captain
• Appeared in 29 games
• Third on the team with 11 goals, fourth with 19 points
• Notched a goal and two assists, including what proved to be the short-handed game-winning tally in 4-3 victory over Holy Cross (Nov. 20)
• Scored two goals in 4-2 victory at Niagara (Feb. 18)
• Netted the game-tying power play goal with under a minute left in regulation and assisted the OT GWG in 3-2 win at Air Force (Feb. 25)
• Tallied a goal in RIT's 3-1 victory over Sacred Heart (Mar. 13) in Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal series-clinching Game 3 victory

2020-21
• Sixth on the team with 14 points, second with a +5 plus/minus.
• Notched at least one point in 12 of 17 games played.
• Goal and an assist in 5-1 win over LIU (Dec. 12).
• Goal and an assist in 5-4 win at Niagara (Dec. 22).
• Goal in a 6-1 victory followed by a goal and an assist in 4-3 victory to sweep No. 19 Robert Morris (Feb. 20-21)
Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
 
2019-20
• Totaled 11 points (7 goals, 4 assists) in 31 games played.
• Notched two goals in 9-5 setback to Sacred Heart (Nov. 15).
• Notched what proved to the GWG in a 5-4 comeback victory over Canisius (Jan. 25).
• Scored a goal and blocked two shots in a 4-2 win at Army (Nov. 23).
AHCA All-American Scholar
AHA All-Academic Team

2018-19: Enjoyed a solid rookie season, tallying 13 points on four goals and nine assists in 34 games … named the Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week, Jan. 3 … made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at UMass Lowell … recorded his first collegiate point, an assist, in a 2-0 win over Canisius … scored his first collegiate goal, added an assist and was plus-2 in a 3-2 win over 2019 Atlantic Hockey Association Champion American International … scored in his next game, a 2-2 draw at Bentley … had a point in four straight games, Jan. 11 to Jan. 19 … scored in back-to-back late-season home games versus Robert Morris … fired 19 shots on goal and blocked 19 shots … recorded 11 points (4-7-11) in 24 AHA regular season games … named to the AHA All-Academic team. STATS

Before RIT: Played the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons with the Lloydminster Bobcats of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) … led Lloydminster and was tied for tenth in the AJHL in scoring with 67 points on 30 goals and 37 assists in 60 games … tied for 11th in goals … added nine power-play goals and three game-winning tallies … 2017-18 Lloydminster Fan Favorite Award winner and team Most Valuable Player … 2017-18 AJHL Ironman List for playing in all 60 regular season games … helped lead the Bobcats to the 2017-18 Provincial and Pacific Cup Championships … led all Lloydminster first-year players in scoring during the 2016-17 season with 40 points on 17 goals and 23 assists … was a standout baseball and badminton player at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School.
 
Personal: Business management major … born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan … son of Stacy Walker and Cheryl Holtby … has one brother, Easton and one sister, Kiana … sister Kiana is enrolled at RIT and is a member of the varsity volleyball team … cousin of 2018 Stanley Cup Champion goaltender Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals … attended Lloydminster Comprehensive High School ... hobbies include fishing, dancing, and completing magic tricks … would want Tom Cruise to play him in a movie ... favorite movie is "Step Brothers" … favorite hockey movie is "Miracle" … last show he binge watched was "Friends" … favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston … favorite ice cream flavor is cookies and cream … favorite music performer is Loges … favorite NHL team is the Washington Capitals … favorite NHL player is Johnny Gaudreau of the Calgary Flames … most prized possession is his family … vacation spot he would most like to visit is Thailand … a super power he would like to have is the ability to fly because he would save gas money … historical figure he would most like to meet is Michael Jackson … dream job is to be an architect.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2018-19First Year

    Forward
    5'9" 164 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    5'9" 173 lbs
    10
  • 18

    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    5'9" 173 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    5'9" 175 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2022-23Graduate Student

    Forward
    5'9" 175 lbs
    18