Joe Walters
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Joe Walters (born November 30, 1984) is an American former professional lacrosse player.
Walters is part of the 2022 class of the Rochester Lacrosse Hall of Fame.[2]
Early life
Walters, the youngest of four children was born to Joe and Be Walters. His father, Joe, served with the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War. Walter's father met Be in Vietnam. Walters attended Irondequoit High School in his hometown of Irondequoit, New York.[3]
College career
Walters was a four-time All-American at the University of Maryland.[4] He won the ACC Rookie of the Year Award in 2003, and was named ACC Player of the Year in 2004.[5]
In the last game of his senior regular season with the Terps, Walters became the University of Maryland's all-time leading point scorer with 227 and all-time leading goal scorer with 153.
Career highlights
Goals: 6 vs. Virginia (2004-04-25), vs. UMBC (2005-03-19), at Johns Hopkins (2006-04-15)
Assists:5 vs. Denver (2006-05-13)
Points: 8 at Johns Hopkins (2006-04-15)
Groundballs: 6 vs. Bucknell (2004-03-17)
Multi-Goal Games: 41
Multi-Point Games: 52
Hat Tricks: 32
Point Scoring Streak: 45 games (2004-04-28 to 2006-04-30)
Goal Scoring Streak: 27 games (2004-02-28 to 2005-04-29)
Professional career
Major League Lacrosse
Walters was taken
National Lacrosse League
Walters was drafted into the
Canadian Lacrosse Association
Walters was a member of the 2011 Mann Cup champion Brampton Excelsiors.[19][9]
Premier Lacrosse League
In 2019, Walters was announced as a member of
Walters announced his retirement in March of 2022.[21]
Personal
Walters is of Vietnamese descent from his mother, who was born in Vietnam.[22]
Statistics
NCAA
Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
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2003 | University of Maryland | 16 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 2.88 | |
2004 | University of Maryland | 16 | 46 | 22 | 68 | 4.25 | |
2005 | University of Maryland | 17 | 38 | 15 | 53 | 3.12 | |
2006 | University of Maryland | 17 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 3.53 | |
Totals | 66 | 153 | 74 | 227 | 3.44 |
Major League Lacrosse
Reference:[23]
Joe Walters | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
2006 | Rochester Rattlers |
9 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2007 | Rochester Rattlers |
12 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | Rochester Rattlers |
12 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 96 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | Toronto Nationals |
12 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 89 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | Hamilton Nationals | 12 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 76 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | Hamilton Nationals | 11 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 46 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2013 | Hamilton Nationals | 12 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 48 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 9 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2015 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 8 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2016 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 12 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 50 | 68 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2017 | New York Lizards | 14 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 42 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2018 | New York Lizards | 14 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 52 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
137 | 260 | 8 | 235 | 503 | 886 | 131 | 20 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career Total: | 146 | 274 | 8 | 248 | 530 | 943 | 143 | 21 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted
Premier Lacrosse League
Joe Walters | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
2019 | Redwoods |
10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | Redwoods | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 | Redwoods | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career Total: | 20 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 35 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted
National Lacrosse League
Reference:[24]
Joe Walters | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
2009 | Rochester Knighthawks | 15 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 9 | 1.33 | 3.33 | 0.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
2010 | Rochester Knighthawks | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 0.79 | 2.79 | 0.29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2.20 | 2.40 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2012 | Rochester Knighthawks | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4.33 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
2013 | Rochester Knighthawks | 15 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 2.27 | 1.47 | 0.47 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 0.67 |
2014 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 2.56 | 1.81 | 0.94 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.33 | 0.00 |
2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | 17 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 35 | 4 | 3.12 | 2.06 | 0.24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | 15 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 3.13 | 2.87 | 0.27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2019 | San Diego Seals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
105 | 75 | 161 | 236 | 242 | 43 | 2.25 | 2.30 | 0.41 | 17 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 23 | 4 | 2.88 | 1.35 | 0.24 | ||
Career Total: | 122 | 87 | 198 | 285 | 265 | 47 | 2.34 | 2.17 | 0.39 |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
Canadian Lacrosse Association
Reference:[25]
Joe Walters - Senior "A" | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | ||
2011 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3.17 | 0.33 | 17 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4 | 2.12 | 0.24 | ||
2012 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.00 | ||
2013 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
15 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 2 | 3.13 | 0.13 | 26 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 4 | 2.42 | 0.15 | |||||
Senior "A" Career Total: | 41 | 26 | 84 | 110 | 6 | 2.68 | 0.15 |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per game; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per game
Awards
References
- ^ Osburn, Chris (May 30, 2008). "For Rochester's Joe Walters, home opening has double meaning". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ Chavez, Bob (2022-11-02). "Joe Walters, Steve LaCrosse part of new class to enter Rochester Lacrosse Hall of Fame". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ LAMBRECHT, GARY (2006-04-28). "Terps' Walters quick to seize an opening". THE BALTIMORE SUN.
- ^ "Introducing Adrenaline Pro Athlete, Joe Walters". Adrenaline Lacrosse - adrln.com. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Joe Walters". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Joe Walters - Men's Lacrosse". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ Lahman, Sean. "RocJocks: Lacrosse star Joe Walters". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Walters Named One Of Five Finalists For Tewaaraton Trophy". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ a b Staff reports. "Local grad Walters to represent USA Lacrosse". Monroe County Post. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Walters Selected To 2006 U.S. National Team". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Walters Team USA Players Bio". USLacrosse.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Walters Rochester Rattlers Players Bio". RochesterRattlers.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ a b "Casey Powell headed to Florida in exchange for Joe Walters". Major League Lacrosse. December 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ^ "Joe Walters Signs with the New York Lizards".
- ^ "Walters can't play for Bandits". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Bandits send Walters to Wings: Maryland grad joins Philadelphia to complete three-way trade". NLL.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ Peters, Mark (2015-10-17). "Knighthawks' Joe Walters thinks inside the box (lacrosse)". Starr Cards. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Knighthawks Extend Joe Walters". In Lacrosse We Trust. 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Joe Walters talks travel, teammates and titles fro". www.insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "PLL Releases Rosters via Players Social Media". Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ "4-time All-Pro Joe Walters announces retirement from professional lacrosse". Premier Lacrosse League. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Most people think I am Native American or Hispanic. When I tell you I am half Asian, does it really matter?". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "Joe Walters - Major League Lacrosse - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Joe Walters - National Lacrosse League - player page | Pointstreak Sports Technologies". pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Entire Player Profiles". Bible of Lacrosse. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
External links
- The official site of Joe Walters jw1lacrosse.com