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Michael Robert "Shakey" Walton - Born January 3, 1945 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario is a Canadian retired ice Hockey centre.

- Memorial Cup Champion 1964 with Toronto Marlboros
- George Richardson Memorial Trophy Champion 1964
- J. Ross Robertson Cup Junior Champion 1964

- Ken McKenzie Trophy winner 1965 Rookie of the Year in Central Professional Hockey League / CPHL with Tulsa Oilers.

- Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award winner 1966 Rookie of the Year in American Hockey League / AHL with Rochester Americans

- Calder Cup Champion 1966 with Rochester Americans.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1967 with Toronto Maple Leafs and 1972 with Boston Bruins.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1972 with Boston Bruins.

- Bill Hunter Trophy winner 1974 Scoring Leader in World Hockey Association / WHA with Minnesota Fighting Saints.

NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 20, 1965 vs Chicago Black Hawks at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 3-1 Toronto win.

Walton scored his 1st NHL goal vs Glenn Hall of the Chicago Black Hawks at 14:13 of the 3rd period on November 21, 1965 at Chicago Stadium in a 7-3 Toronto win.

Walton played in 588 regular season NHL games, scoring 201 goals (31 GWG), 247 assists with 357 penalty minutes and 47 NHL playoff games, scoring 14 goals (2 GWG), 10 assists with 45 penalty minutes.

Walton jumped to the World Hockey Association / WHA for the 1973-74 season, playing for the Minnesota Fighting Saints for 3 seasons. He scored a career high 57 goals and 117 points during his 1st WHA season.

Walton played in 211 regular season WHA games, scoring 136 goals, 145 assists with 148 penalty minutes and 23 WHA playoff games, scoring 20 goals, 15 assists with 26 penalty minutes.

Walton played for Team Canada at the 1974 Summit Series.

2010 Inaugural member of the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.

Mike Walton was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

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