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Canadian-born American ice hockey player Ice hockey player
Chris Holt
Holt with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2006
Born (1985-06-05) June 5, 1985 (age 39)
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 2005–2016

Christopher Holt (born June 5, 1985) 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.

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. On October 31, Holt was called up to the Blues on emergency before returning to Peoria. He was again recalled by the Blues on February 6, 2009. 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.

In September 2009, prior to the 2009–10 season, he attended the Ottawa Senators training camp. 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. In June 2010, it was announced that Holt has signed a two-year deal with the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga.

On June 29, 2012, Holt signed a free agent deal with fellow KHL club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. 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 competed at the Deutschland Cup from in Munich, Germany.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2001–02 Billings Bulls AWHL 24 13 7 1 — 1184 59 2 2.99 .906 — — — — — — — —
2002–03 U.S. National Development Team USDP 32 9 15 2 — 1774 95 1 3.20 — — — — — — — — —
2003–04 U. of Nebraska-Omaha CCHA 27 15 17 2 — 1499 81 0 3.24 .900 — — — — — — — —
2004–05 U. of Nebraska-Omaha CCHA 37 19 14 4 — 2190 106 1 2.90 .903 — — — — — — — —
2005–06 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 23 7 11 — 1 1229 84 0 4.10 .887 — — — — — — — —
2005–06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 9 3 2 — 1 459 31 0 4.06 .879 8 4 4 487 24 0 2.96 .912
2005–06 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 — 0 10 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —
2006–07 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 45 24 18 — 2 2650 139 1 3.15 .898 4 2 2 223 11 0 2.97 .904
2006–07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 6 2 1 — 0 240 8 0 2.00 .918 1 0 0 26 1 0 2.28 .917
2007–08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 32 15 13 — 2 1808 82 3 2.72 .915 3 0 3 179 10 0 3.35 .895
2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 9 5 3 — 0 447 18 0 2.42 .906 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Alaska Aces ECHL 5 3 2 — 0 300 9 1 1.80 .946 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 20 10 6 — 2 1111 32 1 1.73 .931 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 — 0 19 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Elmira Jackals ECHL 15 9 5 — 1 896 45 0 3.01 .899 5 2 3 297 16 0 3.23 .868
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 33 16 15 — 1 1872 92 4 2.95 .905 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Dinamo Riga KHL 33 13 11 — 8 1966 81 1 2.47 .924 7 2 5 404 22 0 3.27 .890
2011–12 Dinamo Riga KHL 45 20 16 — 6 2590 98 5 2.27 .919 5 2 2 287 13 0 2.72 .887
2012–13 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 27 4 16 — 5 1630 77 1 2.83 .912 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Donbass Donetsk KHL 5 2 2 — 1 303 9 1 1.78 .940 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Ritten Sport ITA 11 — — — — — — — 1.72 .941 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Orli Znojmo AUT 27 — — — — 1576 69 1 2.52 .917 2 — — 50 7 — 8.40 .811
2015–16 Braehead Clan EIHL 41 22 15 — 4 2396 103 4 2.58 .917 2 — — — — — 1.92 .939
KHL totals 110 39 45 — 20 6489 265 8 2.45 .920 12 4 7 691 35 0 3.04 .889
NHL totals 2 0 0 — 0 29 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —

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

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-16. 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. Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. 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. October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

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