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Ken Holland
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Holland in January 2013
Born
Kenneth Mark Holland

(1955-11-10) November 10, 1955 (age 69)
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Citizenship Canadian-American
Years active1983–present
Known forGeneral manager of the Detroit Red Wings (1997–2019)
President of hockey operations and general manager of the Edmonton Oilers (2019–2024)
AwardsHall of Fame 2020 (Builder)
Ice hockey career
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2020 (Builder)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Hartford Whalers
Detroit Red Wings
NHL draft 188th overall, 1975
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1977–1985

Kenneth Mark Holland (born November 10, 1955) is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former goaltender. Holland has most notably served as the executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from 1997 to 2019, winning four Stanley Cup championships. He also served as president of hockey operations and general manager of the Edmonton Oilers from 2019 to 2024. In 2009, Holland was listed as second-best overall on Sports Illustrated's list of the top sports executives of the 2000s. [1] As a goaltender, Holland was drafted in the 12th round, 188th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. He played four NHL games with the Hartford Whalers and the Red Wings between 1980 and 1984. [2]

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Managerial career

Detroit Red Wings

After his playing career ended, Holland took a job with the Red Wings as a scout in Western Canada. He subsequently served seven years as Director of Amateur Scouting and three as assistant general manager. On July 18, 1997, he was promoted to general manager, executive vice president and alternate governor of the Detroit Red Wings. The 2012–13 season was his 16th as general manager and his 30th year overall with the Red Wings organization. He has won the Stanley Cup four times with Detroit: the first in 1997 as assistant general manager and goaltending coach, and the latter three as general manager in 1998, 2002 and 2008. [3] [4]

With Detroit, Holland gained a reputation as one of the most successful general managers in the NHL. [2] [4] Under his leadership as GM the Red Wings won the Central Division ten times, the regular-season Conference title five times, the Presidents' Trophy four times, and the Stanley Cup three times, and won more regular-season games (789) and postseason games (118) than any other NHL team. [3] [5] [6] [7]

On August 14, 2014, the Red Wings announced they signed Holland to a four-year contract extension through the end of the 2017–18 season. [5] On April 7, 2018, the Red Wings announced they signed Holland to a two-year contract extension through the end of the 2019–20 season. [8] On April 19, 2019, the Red Wings announced that Holland had been promoted to senior vice president of the team, and signed a multi-year contract extension. This promotion was done in part to accommodate hiring Steve Yzerman as general manager. [9]

Edmonton Oilers

On May 7, 2019, the Edmonton Oilers named Holland general manager and president of hockey operations. [10] [11] The deal was for a reported five-year term and filled a GM spot that had been open since January. [12]

Holland spent five years with Edmonton, reaching the Western Conference Finals twice and Stanley Cup Finals once, in 2024. Following the Oilers' loss in the Finals, and with his contract expiring, the Oilers and Holland mutually decided to part ways on June 27, 2024. [13]

Personal life

Ken Holland speaking at the SMWW Hockey Career Conference in 2015 with Dr. Lashbrook. Smww hockeyconference2015 rachellewis-49 49910469771 o.jpg
Ken Holland speaking at the SMWW Hockey Career Conference in 2015 with Dr. Lashbrook.

Holland and his wife Cindi live in Edmonton and have four children: Brad, Julie, Rachel, and Greg. [3] On July 12, 2011, Holland, his wife Cindi, and their youngest daughter Rachel became United States citizens. Holland's youngest son, Greg, was sworn in on July 15, 2011. [14]

He is also an annual "SMWW Hockey Career Conference" speaker for the online sports-career training school Sports Management Worldwide, founded and run by Dr. Lynn Lashbrook.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1973–74 Vernon Vikings BCJHL 16———9605903.69—————————
1974–75 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 3723104211413813.91.8834132301604.17—
1975–76 Medicine Hat TigersWCHL4122111215215024.18.8789445283003.41—
1976–77 Broome Dusters NAHL 4829140262016503.78.8766——3202204.13—
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL 3912193205714704.28.881————————
1978–79 Binghamton DustersAHL4119173231515103.91.87410555723914.09—
1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL3715135209213023.70.877————————
1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 101060707.00.848————————
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL4715254254316823.96.87020279302.28—
1981–82 Binghamton WhalersAHL4627134273313322.92—15878885703.85—
1982–83 Binghamton WhalersAHL4823185270019604.36.8663121801605.33—
1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL30111461004.12.804————————
1983–84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL4219156249515433.70.8707344162503.61—
1984–85 Adirondack Red WingsAHL4313226247817604.26.868————————
NHL totals40212061704.96.825————————

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ Friedman, Dick (December 22, 2009). "2000s: Top 10 GMs/Executives". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Ken Mark Holland". LegendsofHockey.net. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ken Holland Executive Vice President & General Manager". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  4. 1 2 McKeon, Ross (June 5, 2008). "Wings GM in league of his own". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. 1 2 Beam, Todd. "Red Wings announce new four-year deal for executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland". Detroit Red Wings Official Website. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Team Game Finder" . Retrieved June 3, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Team Game Finder" . Retrieved June 3, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ St. James, Helene (April 7, 2018). "Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland extended for two seasons". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ Wakiji, Dana (April 19, 2018). "The Captain returns to Detroit as Red Wings general manager". NHL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Holland hired by Oilers as general manager". NHL.com. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Edmonton names Ken Holland as GM, president of hockey ops". USA Today. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Edmonton Oilers introduce Ken Holland as general manager". edmontonsun.com. May 7, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Holland will not return as Oilers general manager; contract expires July 1". NHL.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  14. ↑ Regner, Art. "Citizen Holland to Meet with Osgood". Fox Sports Detroit. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  15. ↑ McIntyre, Pete (October 12, 2021). "City of Vernon awards Oilers G.M. Holland Freedom of the City". CFJC Today. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by General manager of the Detroit Red Wings
1997–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Keith Gretzky
(interim)
 General manager of the Edmonton Oilers
2019–2024 		Succeeded by
Jeff Jackson
(interim)
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