Ryan Walter played 15 seasons and over 1000 games in the National Hockey League. Drafted second overall by the Washington Capitals in 1978, Ryan was named the youngest NHL captain in his second of 4 seasons,  played 9 seasons and won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens, and  returned to his home town to play his last 2 seasonss for the Vancouver Canucks. He was named Team Canada Captain in the World Junior Tournament, was selected to play in the NHL All-Star game  and for Team Canada in 4 World Championships, became a Vice-President of the National Hockey League Players Association, and was honoured as NHL Man of the Year in 1992.

Ryan has a Master of Arts Degree in Leadership/Business and is the author of 5 books: Off the Bench and Into the Game, which has sold over 20,000 copies worldwide,  Simply the Best: Insights and Strategies from Great Hockey Coaches, Simply the Best: Players on Performance, Hockey Plays and Strategies, and the newly released Hungry! Fuelling Your Best Game. Ryan is  the creator of the board game Trade Deadline Hockey and a regular contributor to both online and print magazines, newspapers, radio and television. He  serves on the Hockey Canada Foundation Board of Directors.

Currently the President of the American Hockey League's Abbotsford Heat, Ryan was the Head Coach of Canada's National Women's Hockey Team for the 2010-2011 season, and prior to that, assistant coach of the Vancouver Canucks. His colourful career has also included founding two companies, television broadcasting, and consulting and acting in both television and movies.  Ryan's enthusiasm from the page, the screen, the bench, the board room, and the podium is contagious as he fulfills his mission to "inspire the hungry spirit!"