Ryan Walter retired from Professional Hockey in 1993 after playing 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, went on to play 9 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, winning a Stanley Cup in 1986, and finally returned to his home town to play his last 2 years 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 in 1983 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 several books including, 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 soon to be released Hungry! Fuelling Your Best Game. He is also the creator of the board game Trade Deadline Hockey, and is a regular contributor to Hockey Now, as well as other magazines, newspapers, radio and television stations.

Ryan has been the co-founder and president of two start-up companies, an NHL and IIHF coach, a TV hockey analyst for TSN and Rogers Sportsnet, and a hockey adviser and actor for both television and movies. Hundreds of companies and organizations have leveraged Ryan's academic and high performance history to better understand how to synergize their teams, increase performance and enact real change. Ryan's enthusiasm from the screen, the page, or the podium is contagious as he fulfills his mission to "inspire the hungry spirit!"