The ECHL Adirondack Thunder have traded former Vernon Vipers forward Dylan Walchuk to the Cincinnati Cyclones.
Walchuk started the 2018-19 season with KRS-ORG Beijing. HC Kunlun Red Star Heilongjiang (Chinese: 黑龙江昆仑鸿星; pinyin: Heilongjiang Kūnlún Hóngxīng is a Chinese ice hockey club based in Harbin, China and joined the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). Walchuck played only three games with KRS-ORG Beijing before signing with the ECHL Jacksonville Icemen October 9 2018. The Icemen traded Walchuk to the Adirondack Thunder December 20 2018.
Walchuk went pointless in three games with KRS-ORG Beijing and pointless in four games with the Jacksonville Icemen. In 41 games with the Adirondack Thunder Walchuk collected (14-goals-10-assists-24-points).
After playing four years at the University of Calgary (2013-2017), Walchuk played his first professional season with the Odense Bulldogs (2017-18). The Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Odense, Denmark. They currently are part of the best Danish league Metal Ligaen, and they are furthermore the only hockey team from Funen.
Walchuk parts of three seasons in Vernon (2009-2012). Walchuk left the Vipers after the 2010-11 season for the University of Northern Michigan before returning to the Vipers in December of 2011 after playing in just 19 games with the Wolverines. In his second stint with the Vipers Walchuk left Vernon after playing in just six games. Walchuk left the Vipers on January 10th 2012 for the Western Hockey League Spokane Cheifs where he would finish his junior hockey career (2012-2013). In 117 games with the Vipers Walchuk collected (44-goals-65-assists-109-points).
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This was posted on the Thunder website:
THUNDER TRADE WALCHUK TO CYCLONES
17 Jun 2019
GLENS FALLS, NY – The Adirondack Thunder, proud ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils, have announced that they have traded forward Dylan Walchuk to the Cincinnati Cyclones. This completes the future considerations portion of the trade that sent Andrew Tessier to the Thunder on October 23rd, 2018.
Walchuk, 27, tallied 24 points in 41 games (14 goals, 10 assists) last season with Adirondack after being acquired from Jacksonville in mid-December, where he skated in four games. This past season was the McBride, BC native’s first full season in the ECHL, previously playing overseas in Denmark and in the VHL (Supreme Hockey League).
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