Mark Holden (ice hockey)

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Mark Holden
Born (1957-06-12) June 12, 1957 (age 66)
Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 160th overall, 1977
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1980–1986

Mark Michael Holden (born June 12, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played eight games in the National Hockey League between 1981 and 1985: four games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and four games for the Winnipeg Jets.

Career

Selected by the Canadiens in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, Holden spent four years at Brown University before turning pro in 1980. For the next four seasons he mainly played for the Canadiens' American Hockey League affiliate, making his NHL debut on January 23, 1982 against the Calgary Flames. In October 1984 Holden was traded to the Jets in exchange for Doug Soetaert.[1][2] He would play four games for the Jets and spent the majority of the next two seasons in the minor leagues, retiring in 1986.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1976–77 Brown University ECAC 5 82 5 0 3.68
1977–78 Brown University ECAC 10 4 6 0 590 33 1 3.36
1978–79 Brown University ECAC 13 7 6 0 755 49 0 3.90 .890
1979–80 Brown University ECAC 26 10 14 2 1508 93 0 3.70 .894
1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 42 20 17 1 2223 127 2 3.43 .853 3 0 3 159 12 0 4.53
1981–82 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.00 1.000
1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 44 19 19 5 2534 142 0 3.36 7 2 5 435 21 0 2.90
1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 1 1 87 6 0 4.12 .857
1982–83 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 41 21 16 1 2369 160 0 4.05 .866 6 3 2 319 13 0 2.44
1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 1 0 52 4 0 4.64 .765
1983–84 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 47 19 8 7 2739 153 0 3.35 .882 10 4 6 534 40 0 4.49
1984–85 Winnipeg Jets NHL 4 2 0 0 213 15 0 4.22 .856
1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 22 8 12 1 1261 87 1 4.14 .853
1985–86 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 12 5 7 0 696 52 0 4.48 .849
1985–86 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 9 3 3 0 496 26 1 3.14 .912
NHL totals 8 2 2 1 373 25 0 4.03 .850

Awards and honors

Award Year
AHCA East All-American 1979–80 [3]

References

  1. ^ LeBlanc, Jocelyn (March 8, 2017). "Ranking Every Starting Goaltender In Montreal Canadiens History From Worst To Best". thesportster.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Winnipeg Jets added goaltender Mark Holden to their..." upi.com. January 16, 1985. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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