| Garry Valk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1967-11-27)November 27, 1967 (age 57) Edmonton,Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Vancouver Canucks Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| NHL draft | 108th overall,1987 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2003 | ||
Garry Valk (born November 27, 1967) is aCanadian broadcaster and former professionalice hockey player. After finishing his playing career, Valk became a television analyst.
He was selected 108th overall in the1987 NHL Entry Draft. Valk had a ten-year NHL career, debuting with theVancouver Canucks in the1990–91 season, scoring ten goals and eleven assists for twenty-one points, while recording sixty-seven penalty minutes. Valk's strongest career year came in1993–94, when he recorded forty-five points in seventy-eight games for theMighty Ducks of Anaheim, after being selected in the NHL'sexpansion draft.
Arguably his best work came in the late 1990s, when he was signed as a free agent by theToronto Maple Leafs. Valk became a player-coach thatPat Quinn depended on, fighting off opponents in crucial situations while also being an offensive threat.
Career highlights for Valk include the1998–1999 playoffs, when he scored a key overtime goal to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the NHL playoffs.
Valk finished his career with a brief stint in 2003 with theChicago Blackhawks.
Valk retired to pursue an interest inbroadcasting, and to spend time with his family. Today, Garry coaches his son's junior hockey team inNorth Vancouver,British Columbia, and was featured in aCanadian Business Magazine article on athletes who have gone on to be successful after their careers. He is also a Vancouver Canucks analyst on the sports news showSportsnet Connected
In 2010, developers of adowntown Toronto condominium project enlisted the public's assistance in picking a name for the structure. Among the names submitted in the Internet poll, "Garry Valk Plaza" proved to be amongst the most popular entries.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL | 53 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL | 40 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL | 59 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 40 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 59 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 1990–91 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 10 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 65 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 48 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1992–93 | Hamilton Canucks | AHL | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 78 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 79 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 53 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 77 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 53 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | ||
| 1999–00 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 73 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 777 | 100 | 156 | 256 | 747 | 61 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 79 | ||||