SINCE 12-14-96 UPDATED 8/4/98

POSITION - LEFT WING SHOOTS - LEFT HEIGHT - 6'1" WEIGHT - 205 BIRTH DATE - 11/27/67 BIRTHPLACE - EDMONTON AB, CAN RESIDES - PITTSBURGH PA, USA DRAFTED - 1987 CHOICE - 108 NUMBER - 18 STATUS - ON THE ROSTER (AS OF 8/4/98) COMPENSATION - $475,000.00 (as of 3/26/98) CAREER INFO: Drafted in the sixth round, 108th overall, by Vancouver in 1987. Acquired from Anaheim for J.J. Daigneault on February 21, 1997...claimed by Anaheim in the waiver draft in 1993...had career high 45 points with Anaheim in 1993-94. PLAYING STYLE: No part of Valk's game is pretty...a gritty defensive specialist that gets where he needs to go through determination...will go ages without a goal, then will put in three or four in a week...drives to the net hard...kills penalties well and is a good forechecker...a true spark plug for his team...a blue-collar defensive forward. Copyright PPHQ ©1996,1997,1998