Bio/Record Book - Western Michigan University Athletics Department

BRONCO VETERANSDANEWALTERSFORWARD6-0 • 184 • Jr.St. Paul, Minn.Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)232010-11: Played in a career-high 37 games ... finished the season with acareer-high 21 points, nine goals and 12 assists ... shared the Dr. Ed EdwardsMost Improved Player award with teammate Mike Leone and received theCatherine Lawson Sportsmanship Award ... was named to the CCHA All-Tournamentteam for totalling three points (2-1-3) during the CCHA Championshipweekend ... made season debut in 5-3 loss to Canisius (10/8) ... assisted onthe game-winning goal in 3-2 overtime win over Canisius (10/9) ... netted theWALTERS’ CAREER NUMBERSOVERALLYR GP G A PTS +/- TP PIM PP SG GW2010-11 37 9 12 21 +1 7 14 5 1 32009-10 31 2 6 8 -7 15 30 0 0 0Totals 68 11 18 29 -6 22 44 5 1 3CONFERENCEYR GP G A PTS +/- TP PIM PP SG GW2010-11 23 6 6 12 +2 3 6 2 1 22009-10 24 1 6 7 -3 14 28 0 0 0Totals 47 7 12 19 -1 17 34 2 0 2POSTSEASONYR GP G A PTS +/- TP PIM PP SG GW2010-11 6 2 4 6 -1 1 2 2 0 02009-10 2 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0Totals 8 2 4 6 -5 1 2 2 0 0game-winning in 3-2 win at Mercyhurst (10/15) ... tallied second assist of the season in 4-3 win over No. 12 Michigan State (11/5) ... tallied short-handedgoal in 4-4 tie and shootout win at Northern Michigan (12/4) ... tallied second assist of the season in 5-2 loss to Lake Superior State (12/10) ... netted thegame-winning goal in 4-1 win over Lake Superior (12/11) ... notched fourth assist of the season in in 2-1 win over No. 12/10 Union (12/18) ... netted thegame-winning goal in 2-0 win at No. 16 Alaska (1/8) ... tallied sixth assist of the season in 2-2 tie vs. Ohio State (1/15) ... tallied an assist and netted thegame-winning shootout tally in 3-3 tie and shootout win with No. 12 Miami (2/11) ... netted a goal and tallied an assist in loss at Michigan (2/18) ... nettedtwo goals in overtime loss at Michgan (2/19) ... tallied an assist in 3-1 win over Ferris State in game two of the CCHA Quarterfinals ... tallied two assists,including one on the game-winning overtime goal that sent WMU to the CCHA Semifinals for the first time in 17 year (3/13) ... netted a goal and assistedon the game-winning goal in 5-2 win over Michigan in the CCHA Semifinals to help the Broncos reach the CCHA Championship for the first time since 1986(3/18) ... netted ninth goal of the season in CCHA Championship game 5-2 loss to Miami (3/19).2009-10: Played in 31 games on the season ... made season and Bronco debut, netting first career goal in 5-1 win over Mercyhurst (10/16) ... tallied firstcareer assist at Nebraska-Omaha (11/27) ... tallied second assist at Ferris State (12/12) ... assisted on a goal against Michgian (1/8) ... scored secondgoal of the season in 4-4 tie at Bowling Green (1/22) ... tallied two assists in 4-1 win over Notre Dame (2/6) ... assisted on goal in 3-3 tie with Ohio State(2/20).JUNIORS: Played two seasons with Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL tallying 15 goals and 23 assists in 111 games played … captained the 2008-09Sioux Falls squad … developed a reputation as one of the hardest-hitting forwards in the USHL … won seven tournament championships with Dallas StarsAAA midget program.PERSONAL: Majoring in marketing … graduated from Como Park High School in 2007 … son of Mike and Annette Walters … born on March 20, 1989 in St.Paul, Minn.18www.wmubroncos.com • 4 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • www.wmubroncos.com • 1 CCHA TITLE