- Chris Holt (ice hockey)
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Chris Holt Born June 5, 1985
Vancouver, BC, CANHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb) Position Goaltender Shoots Left KHL team
Former teamsDinamo Riga
New York Rangers
St. Louis BluesNational team 
United StatesNHL Draft 180th overall, 2003
New York RangersPlaying career 2005–present Chris Holt (born June 5, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is an American professional hockey goaltender currently with Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League. He has played for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.
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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 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 and only 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, he attended the 2009-10 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 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 Nov. 11-13 in Munich, Germany. [8]
Despite his Canadian birth, Holt is an American citizen due to his mother being an American. He has represented the USA at the 2003 World Junior Championships on the US Under-18 National Team.Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT 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 1965 81 1 2.47 .924 7 2 5 403 22 0 3.27 89.0 NHL totals 2 0 0 0 29 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — AHL totals 77 36 27 4 4129 181 5 2.63 .909 9 4 4 513 25 0 2.92 .913 KHL totals 33 13 11 8 1965 81 1 2.47 .924 7 2 5 403 22 0 3.27 89.0 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
- ^ "Blues sign goaltender Holt". Rivermen.net. 2008-10-30. http://rivermen.net/news/current/index.html?article_id=1702. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ "Blues Recall Holt, Assign Schwarz to Peoria: The Blues added depth in goal with signing of Holt on Thursday". NHL.com. 2008-10-31. http://blues.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=389678. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Blues Recall Holt from Peoria". NHL.com. 2009-02-06. http://blues.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=408079.
- ^ "St. Louis Blues - Team: Chris Holt Official Player Page". NHL.com. 2009-02-18. http://blues.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8470772&service=page&tab=prf. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "2009-10 Ottawa Senators Training Camp Guide" (pdf). Ottawa Senators. September 11, 2009. http://senators.nhl.com/v2/ext/PDFs/Training_camp_guide.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ "Melnyk's call 'shows that he cares'". Ottawa Citizen. March 21, 2010. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Melnyk+call+shows+that+cares/2707922/story.html. Retrieved 2010-03-22.[dead link]
- ^ "DINAMO sastāvu papildina Kriss Holts" (in Latvian). Dynamo Riga. June 18, 2010. http://www.dinamoriga.eu/lv/news/view/dinamo-sastavu-papildina-kriss-holts. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
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- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey players
- New York Rangers draft picks
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