Peter Holland (ice hockey)

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Peter Holland
Peter Holland Norfolk (cropped).jpg
Holland with the Norfolk Admirals in 2013
Born (1991-01-14) January 14, 1991 (age 33)
Caledon, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
team
Former teams
Free agent
Anaheim Ducks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Arizona Coyotes
New York Rangers
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Djurgårdens IF
NHL draft 15th overall, 2009
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2011present

Peter Holland (born January 14, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League (AHL). Holland was selected by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut for the Ducks during the 2011–12 season. Holland has also previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Arizona Coyotes, and New York Rangers.

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Playing career

Amateur

Holland grew up in Bolton, Ontario.[ citation needed ] As a youth, he played and won the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Brampton Junior Battalion minor ice hockey team under Andy Bathgate and the foregoing's son, Bill. [1] After a successful minor midget season, where Holland had 119 points (59 goals and 60 assists in 60 games), [2] he was selected in the first round, 11th overall, by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Guelph Storm in the 2007 OHL Priority Draft. [3] His 2008–09 season caught the attention of scouts, as he earned a spot in the OHL All-Star Game, played in the Canada-Russia Challenge and participated in the 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game. [4] He also represented Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. [5] Heading into the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Holland was ranked 19th by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. [4] The Anaheim Ducks selected Holland in the first round, 15th overall. [4]

Professional

On November 5, 2011, Holland made his NHL debut. After scoring 11 points in 12 games to start the 2011–12 season with the Syracuse Crunch, the Anaheim Ducks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, Anaheim recalled Holland to play in a 5–0 road game loss against the Detroit Red Wings. [6] He scored his first NHL goal (the game's winner) on November 11, 2011, against Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks. [7]

On November 16, 2013, Holland was traded by the Ducks (along with Brad Staubitz) to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Jesse Blacker and two picks in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. [8] He scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf on November 21, 2013, against Marek Mazanec of the Nashville Predators. Holland wore number 24 for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[ citation needed ]

On July 16, 2014, Holland agreed to a two-year contract extension with Toronto worth an annual average value of $775,000. [9]

After the 2015–16 season, he re-signed with Toronto on a one-year, $1.3 million contract. [10] As the season began Holland was overshadowed by a plethora of young forward rookies including Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and Connor Brown, among others. Due to limited roster space, Holland seldom played for the Maple Leafs, being scratched in 17 of the team's first 25 games, and seeing limited ice time in the eight games he did play. [11] After being informed by general manager Lou Lamoriello that the team would do their best to trade him, Holland was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2018 on December 9, 2016; the condition was not satisfied. [12] [11]

On July 1, 2017, as a free agent, Holland signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens, playing the second year on a one-way basis. [13] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Holland was unable to make the Canadiens' roster out of training camp and was assigned to Montreal's AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket. With 18 points in 20 games with Laval, on November 30, 2017, Holland was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Adam Cracknell. [14]

To start the 2018–19 season, Holland played with New York's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. On February 18, 2019, Holland was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Darren Raddysh. [15] Assigned to the Rockford IceHogs, Holland continued his scoring pace in notching 7 goals and 16 points in 21 games to conclude the season.

An impending unrestricted free agent from the Blackhawks, Holland opted to pursue a career abroad, agreeing to a two-year contract from Russian club Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on May 22, 2019. [16]

Holland signed a one-year contract with Swedish club Djurgårdens IF of the top-tier Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in September 2021. [17] Holland played 15 games total with Djurgårdens and recorded six assists.

In an October 2021 game versus Luleå HF, Holland got into a fight and ripped an opponent's helmet off, took his own gloves off, and repeatedly punched the Luleå player in the face with his bare fists. Holland was suspended for four games and given a fine of 40,000SEK ($4,000 USD) by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association's disciplinary board. Holland's excuse was that he had never before played in a league where fighting resulted in anything other than a 5-minute penalty. He also claimed he never intended to harm an opponent. [18] The Luleå player, Fredrik Styrman, received a concussion; 10 months after the attack he had to end his hockey career due to of lingering symptoms. [19]

On March 16, 2022, Holland announced through Twitter that he had retired from professional hockey. [20] However, in an attempt to return to play, Holland signed a professional tryout (PTO) with the Colorado Avalanche in August 2023. [21] After attending both training camp and preseason, Holland accepted a reassignment to the Avalanche's AHL affiliate the Colorado Eagles, and was later signed to a one-year AHL contract to begin the 2023–24 season on October 11, 2023. [22]

Personal life

In 2021, Holland graduated summa cum laude from Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) with a degree in business administration. [23]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Guelph Storm OHL 628152331100114
2008–09 Guelph StormOHL682839674244042
2009–10 Guelph StormOHL5930497940535812
2010–11 Guelph StormOHL673751885763694
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 33360
2011–12 Syracuse CrunchAHL7123376059
2011–12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 41012
2012–13 Norfolk Admirals AHL4519203968
2012–13 Anaheim DucksNHL213254
2013–14 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL1054922
2013–14 Anaheim DucksNHL41012
2013–14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL39551016
2013–14 Toronto Marlies AHL145510101178156
2014–15 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL6211142531
2015–16 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL659182728
2016–17 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL80114
2016–17 Arizona Coyotes NHL40561118
2017–18 Laval Rocket AHL208111919
2017–18 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL16591421
2017–18 New York Rangers NHL231347
2018–19 Hartford Wolf PackAHL5220294950
2018–19 Rockford IceHogs AHL2179168
2019–20 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 6017264310521318
2020–21 Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL591224362850114
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF SHL 1506631
2023–24 Colorado Eagles AHL42149235230220
NHL totals266364985112
KHL totals119295079381022422

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Canada Ontario U17 Gold medal icon.svg64260
2009 Canada U18 4th61458
Junior totals1256118

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  23. Peter Holland [@PeterHolland13] (June 30, 2021). "Excited to share my diploma arrived this week from @SNHU recognizing my BS Business Administration degree.

    Graduated with a 3.93 GPA: good enough for Summa Cum Laude & President's List Honors #humblebrag

    Thank you to the @NHLPA for providing education support to players"
    (Tweet) via Twitter.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick
2009
Succeeded by