Josh Holden

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Josh Holden
Born (1978-01-18) January 18, 1978 (age 46)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Carolina Hurricanes
Toronto Maple Leafs
HPK
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
SC Langnau
EV Zug
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 12th overall, 1996
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19982018

Joshua Derek Adam Holden (born January 18, 1978) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently the head Coach for HC Davos of the National League (NL) in Switzerland. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Holden was born in Calgary, Alberta. After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Regina Pats, finishing in the league's top ten in scoring in both 1995–96 and 1996–97, Holden made his National Hockey League debut with the Canucks in the 1998–99 season, appearing in 30 games. After he played in 16 games with the Canucks over the next two seasons, he was claimed in the NHL Waiver Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes before the 2001–02 season. Holden played in eight games with Carolina before rejoining the Canucks' organization. He then was traded by Vancouver to the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 23, 2002, in exchange for Jeff Farkas. [1] In total, he appeared in 60 NHL games, scoring five goals and nine assists.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Holden went to Finland's SM-liiga to play for HPK. While the NHL resumed play in 2005–06, Holden stayed in Europe, joining HC Fribourg-Gottéron of Switzerland's Nationalliga A. He was named MPP of the National League A in the 2009-2010 Season, based on an internal evaluation by the team's coaches and captains. In 2010, EV Zug and Holden announced a long-term contract extension.

On December 31, 2012, Josh Holden was part of the Canadian team that won the Spengler Cup.

On May 15, 2017, Holden agreed to a one-year contract extension to remain with the EV Zug organization and played with their affiliate, the EVZ Academy, in the Swiss League (SL). After retiring at the end of the 2017–18 season, he became the assistant coach for EV Zug for the 2018–19 season and resigned as assistant coach in 2019–20.

He is currently the head coach of HC Davos, guiding them in 2023 to their first Spengler Cup championship since 2011.

Personal life

Holden was born in Calgary, Canada and has two sisters. He is married to Janie Holden and has four children: Cody, Noa, Maren and Kapri.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94Calgary Buffaloes Midget AAA AMHL 3414152982
1994–95 Regina Pats WHL 622023434543140
1995–96 Regina PatsWHL7057551121051145923
1996–97 Regina PatsWHL58494998148532510
1997–98 Regina PatsWHL56415899134222410
1998–99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3024610
1998–99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 3814152948
1999–2000 Vancouver CanucksNHL61562
1999–2000 Syracuse CrunchAHL45193251113410110
2000–01 Vancouver CanucksNHL101010
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 60272653136
2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL80002
2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL6816173318771124
2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL51012
2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL65242953123
2003–04 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL10000
2003–04 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL52223355106
2004–05 HPK SM-l 51211536941061712
2005–06 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44171835127
2006–07 HC Fribourg-GottéronNLA3813213454
2007–08 SCL Tigers NLA4826436987
2008–09 EV Zug NLA491732491001013420
2009–10 EV ZugNLA4630336348135101514
2010–11 EV ZugNLA431635515461344
2011–12 EV ZugNLA3916213759955104
2012–13 EV ZugNLA5018183650146111712
2013–14 EV ZugNLA3913203381
2014–15 EV ZugNLA341516316843142
2015–16 EV ZugNLA481830482041124
2016–17 EV ZugNLA49142539831336912
2017–18 EV ZugNL192358
2017–18 EVZ Academy SL 319192836
NHL totals60591416
NL totals5462153155308397325406572
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Spengler Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Davos

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1998 Canada WJC 740414
Junior totals740414

Awards and achievements

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References

  1. "Offseason NHL transactions". CBC Sports. October 2, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick
1996
Succeeded by