Career
After four seasons playing for Colgate University"s men"s ice hockey team, Walsh spent the first two seasons of his professional career with Malmö IF in Sweden. Towards the end of the 1985-1986 season he returned to North America, playing in two games for the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League (AHL). Walsh signed a contract in the off-season with Springfield"s parent team, the New York Islanders, and played the next four seasons with the organization.
He played in 14 games over parts of two National Hockey League seasons with the Islanders.
He played two more seasons in the AHL before retiring after the 1992-1993 season. Following his playing career Walsh became a head coach, coaching at the Tilton School and currently Proctor Academy.