Executive Details
Brandon WalkerPlayer Advancement Consultant
Brandon Walker joins the TPH staff as the next step in his hockey life, which has stretched more than 25 years in both Canada and the United States.
Originally from Duncan, British Columbia, Walker comes to the Thunder organization as an extension of his current job as Hockey Operations Manager with the Nashville Predators. In that position, Walker is responsible for the teams draft preparation and its annual conditioning camp. Walker also works closely with the teams scouting and coaching staffs as well as its general manager and assistant general manager with free agency, league transactions and salary cap. Prior to joining the Predators, Walker was with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs organization as Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting and was part of two Western Professional Hockey League championship teams.
While in Canada, Walker played to the junior level in British Columbia and was an on-ice official in the Western Hockey League and the British Columbia Hockey League. His 15-years playing experience also led him to coaching at several hockey schools and development camp, including the world-renowned Okanagan Hockey School in Penticton, British Columbia.
Currently, Walker is the coach of Ravenwood High School in Nashville, the 2006 GNASH champions. He is also the program director of Elite Edge Hockey Showcase, which has become the premier development camp for top high school age players in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama.
Some of Brandon’s responsibilities will include the following:
- Provide player evaluations and reviews for Thunder Hockey
- Conduct player/family interviews to determine family goals, needs and provide feedback
- Provide a player profile template and maintain player data on file for recruits, coaches and teams interested in Thunder Hockey Players
- Be a mentor and positive leader, while providing unbiased feedback for players and parents
- Work and meet with coaches, providing them with a copy of evaluations, feedback and notes
- Provide career path and brief info packet to each player and family
- Create network and build on existing relationships with NTDP, USHL, NAHL, Junior B and Prep School coaches, managers and team contacts
Brandon will further strengthen the Thunder Hockey organization’s commitment to advancing players on to the next level through elite training, professional coaching and guidance from hockey people that know what it takes to get there.
