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USA Walker Sommer
#8 Sheffield Steeldogs / NIHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (AHA) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 29, 1996
Position
C
Age
29
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Avon, OH, USA
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26

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Walker Sommer Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Cleveland Barons 13U AAA T1EHL 13U 31* 4* 8* 12* 2* -* |
2010-11 Cleveland Barons 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 34* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2011-12 Cleveland Barons 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 40* 3* 4* 7* 4* -* |
2012-13 Cleveland Barons 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 38* 15* 12* 27* 12* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
2013-14 Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 34* 11* 26* 37* 14* -* |
2014-15 Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 31* 15* 15* 30* 10* -* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 0 -
2015-16 New Jersey Hitmen USPHL Premier 41* 19* 17* 36* 24* -* | Playoffs 7 6 2 8 0 -
2016-17 New Jersey Hitmen USPHL Premier 37* 21* 14* 35* 15* -* |
2017-18 Air Force Academy NCAA 18* 1* 4* 5* 4* 3* |
2018-19 Air Force Academy NCAA 35* 9* 5* 14* 12* 0* |
2019-20 NCAA Transfer Year - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2020-21 Niagara Univ. NCAA 18* 8* 7* 15* 19* 3* |
2021-22 Niagara Univ. “A” NCAA 29* 8* 7* 15* 6* -5* |
2022-23 HC Landsberg Germany3 32* 18* 14* 32* 6* -29* |
2023-24 Lindau Islanders Germany3 38* 16* 19* 35* 12* -7* | Playoffs QC 2 1 3 4 0 0
2024-25 Sheffield Steeldogs NIHL 52* 56* 44* 100* 4* -* | Playoffs 6 6 4 10 4 -
2025-26 Sheffield Steeldogs NIHL 27* 21* 22* 43* 4* -* |
Projected NIHL 51* 40* 42* 82* 8* -* |

Walker Sommer Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Team Tazmanian Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2008-09 Cleveland Barons QC Int PW 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2024-25 Sheffield Steeldogs NIHL Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |

Walker Sommer Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany3 2 70* 34* 33* 67* 0.96* 18* -36* | 1 2 1 * 3 * 4 * 2.00 * 0 * 0 *
NCAA 4 100* 26* 23* 49* 0.49* 41* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NIHL 2 79* 77* 66* 143* 1.81* 8* -* | 1 6 6 * 4 * 10 * 1.67 * 4 * - *
NIHL Cup 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 13U 1 31* 4* 8* 12* 0.39* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 2 72* 17* 13* 30* 0.42* 12* -* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
T1EHL 18U 3 105* 29* 45* 74* 0.70* 28* -* | 1 4 2 * 2 * 4 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
USPHL Premier 2 78* 40* 31* 71* 0.91* 39* -* | 1 7 6 * 2 * 8 * 1.14 * 0 * - *

Walker Sommer Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/23/2025
04/23/2025 Extension Sheffield Steeldogs Sheffield Steeldogs
07/19/2024
07/19/2024 Confirmed Lindau Islanders Sheffield Steeldogs
04/28/2023
04/28/2023 Confirmed HC Landsberg Lindau Islanders
10/28/2022
10/28/2022 Confirmed Niagara Univ. HC Landsberg
08/23/2019
08/23/2019 Confirmed Air Force Academy Niagara Univ.
09/02/2016
09/02/2016 Confirmed New Jersey Hitmen Air Force Academy
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 10 #149 overall by Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Entry Draft