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Canada Switzerland Josh Holden

a.k.a. "Joshua Holden"

#27 EVZ Academy / SL - 17/18

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Josh Holden Facts

Date of Birth
Jan 18, 1978
Position
C
Age
45
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Calgary, AB, CAN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Canada / Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1996 round 1 #12 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Highlights
2-time NL Media All-Star Team 2
1-time WHL (East) Second All-Star Team 1

A leader on and off the ice, Holden still play the game with the spirit of a young gun at veteran age, comparabe to legendary Jaromír Jágr.
Had some longer suspensions in his career because of ill-considered actions. As long he keeps avoiding them, he is indispensable for his team because of his skill set that includes shooting, passing, faceoffs, vision and the experience of 18 pro seasons.

Naturalised in Switzerland 2018.

(by Reto Grimm, August 2016)

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Josh Holden Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Calgary Buffaloes U18 AAA AMHL 34 14 15 29 82 - |
1994-95 Regina Pats WHL 62 20 23 43 45 - | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 0 -
1995-96 Regina Pats WHL 70 57 55 112 105 - | Playoffs 11 4 5 9 23 -2
1996-97 Regina Pats “C” WHL 58 49 49 98 148 14 | Playoffs 5 3 2 5 10 1
1997-98 Regina Pats WHL 56 41 58 99 134 45 | Playoffs 2 2 2 4 10 2
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 4 0 4 14 - |
1998-99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30 2 4 6 10 -10 |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 38 14 15 29 48 -19 |
1999-00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 1 5 6 2 2 |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 45 19 32 51 113 4 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 10 -
2000-01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10 1 0 1 0 0 |
Kansas City Blades IHL 60 27 26 53 136 -18 |
2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 8 0 0 0 2 0 |
Manitoba Moose AHL 68 16 17 33 187 -1 | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 -4
2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 1 0 1 2 -2 |
St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 65 24 29 53 123 0 |
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
St. John's Maple Leafs “A” AHL 52 22 33 55 106 -1 |
2004-05 Forward Morges HC NLB 0 0 0 0 0 - |
HPK SM-liiga 51 21 15 36 94 9 | Playoffs 10 6 1 7 12 5
2005-06 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44 17 18 35 127 - | Relegation 14 4 10 14 84 -
2006-07 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 38 13 21 34 54 - | Relegation 4 1 3 4 10 -
SC Langnau NLA 0 0 0 0 0 - | Relegation 6 3 3 6 6 -
SC Langnau NLA Q - - - - - - | Qualification 5 1 7 8 6 -
2007-08 SC Langnau NLA 48 26 43 69 87 - | Relegation 7 1 9 10 55 -
2008-09 EV Zug “A” NLA 49 17 32 49 100 - | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 20 -
2009-10 EV Zug NLA 46 30 33 63 48 - | Playoffs 13 5 10 15 14 -
2010-11 EV Zug NLA 43 16 35 51 54 15 | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 -1
2011-12 EV Zug NLA 39 16 21 37 59 4 | Playoffs 9 5 5 10 4 2
2012-13 EV Zug NLA 50 18 18 36 50 -5 | Playoffs 14 6 11 17 12 5
2013-14 EV Zug “A” NLA 39 13 20 33 81 -1 | Relegation 2 1 2 3 0 -1
2014-15 EV Zug “A” NLA 34 15 16 31 68 19 | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 2 0
2015-16 EV Zug “A” NLA 48 18 30 48 20 7 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 4 -2
2016-17 EV Zug “C” NLA 49 14 25 39 83 2 | Playoffs 13 3 6 9 12 -1
2017-18 EV Zug NL 19 2 3 5 8 1 |
EVZ Academy “C” SL 31 9 19 28 36 -7 |

Josh Holden Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Team Alberta CWG - - - - - - |
1995-96 Canada U18 Pacific Cup 5 0 4 4 8 - |
2005-06 Team Canada Deutschland Cup 1 0 0 0 2 - |
Team Canada Loto Cup 3 0 0 0 4 - |
Team Canada Spengler Cup 5 1 1 2 0 - |
2006-07 Team Canada Spengler Cup 5 0 2 2 6 - |
2010-11 Team Canada Spengler Cup 5 3 0 3 4 - |
2012-13 EV Zug ET 8 4 9 13 12 - |
Team Canada “A” Spengler Cup 4 0 1 1 6 3 |
2013-14 EV Zug ET 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2014-15 EV Zug “A” Champions HL 6 3 1 4 4 1 |
EV Zug “A” Swiss Cup 2 1 0 1 4 - |
2015-16 EV Zug Champions HL 2 0 0 0 14 -3 |
EV Zug Swiss Cup 2 0 2 2 0 - |
2016-17 EV Zug “C” Champions HL 5 2 3 5 14 -1 |
EV Zug “C” Swiss Cup 4 4 4 8 4 - |
2017-18 EV Zug Champions HL 2 0 0 0 0 -2 |
EV Zug Swiss Cup 1 1 3 4 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2018-19 EV Zug NL Asst. Coach
Zug U20 Elite Jr. A Development Coach
EVZ Academy SL Development Coach
2019-20 EV Zug NL Asst. Coach
2020-21 EV Zug NL Asst. Coach
2021-22 EV Zug NL Asst. Coach
2022-23 EV Zug NL Asst. Coach
Team Canada Spengler Cup Asst. Coach
2023-24 HC Davos NL Head Coach
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Josh Holden Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMHL (AEHL U18) 1 34 14 15 29 0.85 82 - | 0
AHL 5 268 95 126 221 0.82 577 -17 | 2 11 2 1 3 0.27 14 -4
Champions HL 4 15 5 4 9 0.60 32 -5 | 0
CWG 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Deutschland Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
ET 2 9 4 9 13 1.44 12 - | 0
Pacific Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 0 4 4 0.80 8 - | 0
IHL 1 60 27 26 53 0.88 136 -18 | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 51 21 15 36 0.71 94 9 | 1 10 6 1 7 0.70 12 5
Loto Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 - | 0
NHL 6 60 5 9 14 0.23 16 -10 | 0
NL (NLA) 13 546 215 315 530 0.97 839 42 | 12 106 35 67 102 0.96 227 2
NLA Q 1 - - - - - - - | 1 5 1 7 8 1.60 6 -
SL (NLB) 2 31 9 19 28 0.90 36 -7 | 0
Spengler Cup 4 19 4 4 8 0.42 16 3 | 0
Swiss Cup 4 9 6 9 15 1.67 8 - | 0
WHL 4 246 167 185 352 1.43 432 59 | 4 22 12 10 22 1.00 43 1
WJC-20 1 7 4 0 4 0.57 14 - | 0
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Josh Holden Connections

Player Period Teams
Fabian Schnyder (F) 2008-2018 10 Zug
Yannick Blaser (D) 2008-2016 8 Zug
Fabian Sutter (F) 2006-2015 7 Langnau, Zug
Dominic Lammer (F) 2011-2018 7 Zug
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/28/2018
05/28/2018 Confirmed EV Zug Retired
05/15/2017
05/15/2017 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
01/25/2016
01/25/2016 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
10/31/2013
10/31/2013 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
01/20/2010
01/20/2010 Extension EV Zug EV Zug

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Drafted 1993, 1 #14 overall by Regina Pats in the WHL Bantam Draft

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