Head Athletic Trainer
Chad Walker is in his second season as Head Athletic Trainer of the Anaheim Ducks, his eighth overall in the organization. Walker spent five seasons as Assistant Athletic Trainer with Anaheim (2018-23) after joining the organization in 2017-18 as Head Athletic Trainer with the San Diego Gulls (AHL). The Chandler, Ari. native previously served as the primary athletic trainer for Arizona State University’s hockey program from 2015-17. During that same timeframe, he also worked as a staff athletic trainer for the Arizona Coyotes.
Walker, a BOC Certified Athletic Trainer and NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist, also spent four years with the ASU golf program (2013-17), one season with the Sun Devil softball team (2014-15) and three seasons with the Pac-12 football team (2011-14).
Walker earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Marietta College and a master’s degree in Higher Education from Arizona State University. Chad and his wife, Becca, reside in Irvine with their son, Jackson.