Chris Holt (ice hockey)

Christopher Holt (born June 5, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born, American former professional hockey goaltender who last played with the Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League. He also played for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, Dinamo Riga, HC Donbass of the Kontinental Hockey League and Orli Znojmo of the Austrian Hockey League.

Chris Holt
Born (1985-06-05) June 5, 1985
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Dinamo Riga
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
HC Donbass
Ritten Sport
Orli Znojmo
Braehead Clan
National team  United States
NHL Draft 180th overall, 2003
New York Rangers
Playing career 20052016

Playing career

Holt was drafted 180th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. Holt was first called up from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) in December 2005 as backup to Henrik Lundqvist while starting goalie Kevin Weekes was injured. He played just over 10 minutes in one game, not allowing a goal becoming the first former Billings Bulls player to play in the NHL. He was sent back down to Hartford but was recalled to the Rangers on February 23, 2006.

On October 30, 2008, Holt was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues after playing two games for their affiliate the Peoria Rivermen.[1] On October 31, Holt was called up to the Blues on emergency before returning to Peoria.[2] He was again recalled by the Blues on February 6, 2009.[3] He made his first appearance for the Blues, and only his second appearance in the NHL on February 18, 2009 as a replacement for Chris Mason after Mason started the first two periods against the Columbus Blue Jackets, totaling 19 min., giving up no goals on three shots.[4]

In September 2009, prior to the 2009–10 season, he attended the Ottawa Senators training camp.[5] He was demoted to the Binghamton Senators organization which demoted him to the Elmira Jackals on September 30. He was promoted to Binghamton in March 2010. On March 19, 2010, he became the tenth goaltender in AHL history to score a goal, and the sixth to score it by shooting the puck himself. Holt scored on the Rochester Americans while the Americans goalie was pulled for a sixth attacker.[6] In June 2010, it was announced that Holt has signed a two-year deal with the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga.[7]

On June 29, 2012, Holt signed a free agent deal with fellow KHL club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.[8] After appearing in 27 games for only 4 wins with the cellar-dwelling Avtomobilist, Holt was traded to HC Donbass for their playoff push to end the 2012–13 season on January 10, 2013.

International play

Despite his Canadian birth, Holt is an American citizen due to his mother being a native of California. He has represented the USA at the 2003 World Junior Championships on the US Under-18 National Team.

On October 20, 2011, he was selected as one of two goalies on the 21-man roster for the 2011 U.S. Men's Select Team that will compete at the Deutschland Cup from November 11–13 in Munich, Germany.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTOTLMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2001–02 Billings Bulls AWHL 24137111845922.99.906
2002–03 U.S. National Development Team USDP 32915217749513.20
2003–04 U. of Nebraska-Omaha CCHA 271517214998103.24.900
2004–05 U. of Nebraska-Omaha CCHA 3719144219010612.90.903
2005–06 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 23711112298404.10.887
2005–06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 93214593104.06.879 8444872402.96.912
2005–06 New York Rangers NHL 100010000.001.000
2006–07 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 4524182265013913.15.898 4222231102.97.904
2006–07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 6210240802.00.918 10026102.28.917
2007–08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 321513218088232.72.915 3031791003.35.895
2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 95304471802.42.906
2008–09 Alaska Aces ECHL 5320300911.80.946
2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 20106211113211.73.931
2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 100019000.001.000
2009–10 Elmira Jackals ECHL 159518964503.01.899 5232971603.23.868
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 331615118729242.95.905
2010–11 Dinamo Riga KHL 331311819668112.47.924 7254042203.27.890
2011–12 Dinamo Riga KHL 452016625909852.27.919 5222871302.72.887
2012–13 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 27416516307712.83.912
2012–13 Donbass Donetsk KHL 5221303911.78.940
2014–15 Ritten Sport ITA 111.72.941
2014–15 Orli Znojmo AUT 2715766912.52.917 25078.40.811
2015–16 Braehead Clan EIHL 4122154239610342.58.917 21.92.939
KHL totals 110394520648926582.45.920 12476913503.04.889
NHL totals 200029000.001.000

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
2003 United States WC 2 1 1 0 120 4 0 2.00
Junior int'l totals 2 1 1 0 120 4 0 2.00

Personal life

Outside the ice hockey realm, Holt spends much of his free time with his family and has hobbies of playing music (huge fan of Nickelback) and golf. His golf game is mediocre at best.[10]

References

  1. "Blues sign goaltender Holt". Rivermen.net. 2008-10-30. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  2. "Blues Recall Holt, Assign Schwarz to Peoria: The Blues added depth in goal with signing of Holt on Thursday". NHL.com. 2008-10-31. Archived from the original on 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. "Blues Recall Holt from Peoria". NHL.com. 2009-02-06. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08.
  4. "St. Louis Blues - Team: Chris Holt Official Player Page". NHL.com. 2009-02-18. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  5. "2009-10 Ottawa Senators Training Camp Guide" (pdf). Ottawa Senators. September 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  6. "Melnyk's call 'shows that he cares'". Ottawa Citizen. March 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  7. "DINAMO sastāvu papildina Kriss Holts" (in Latvian). Dynamo Riga. June 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  8. "Avtomobilist sign North American goaltender Holt" (in Russian). sovsport.ru. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  9. "USA team selected for 2011 Deutschland Cup". USA Hockey. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  10. Mullen, Scott (28 March 2016). "Big Interview: From New York Rangers to Braehead - the story of hockey goalie Chris Holt". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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