Mark Holden (ice hockey) explained

Birth Date:12 June 1957
Birth Place:Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:165
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Played For:Winnipeg Jets
Montreal Canadiens
Draft:160th overall
Draft Year:1977
Draft Team:Montreal Canadiens
Career Start:1980
Career End: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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1976–77Brown UniversityECAC5 82 5 0 3.68
1977–78Brown UniversityECAC10 4 6 0 590 33 1 3.36
1978–79Brown UniversityECAC13 7 6 0 755 49 0 3.90 .890
1979–80Brown UniversityECAC26 10 14 2 1508 93 0 3.70 .894
1980–81Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL42 20 17 1 2223 127 2 3.43 .8533 0 3 159 12 0 4.53
1981–82Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.00 1.000
1981–82Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL44 19 19 5 2534 142 0 3.36 7 2 5 435 21 0 2.90
1982–83Montreal CanadiensNHL2 0 1 1 87 6 0 4.12 .857
1982–83Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL41 21 16 1 2369 160 0 4.05 .8666 3 2 319 13 0 2.44
1983–84Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 1 0 52 4 0 4.64 .765
1983–84Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL47 19 8 7 2739 153 0 3.35 .88210 4 6 534 40 0 4.49
1984–85Winnipeg JetsNHL4 2 0 0 213 15 0 4.22 .856
1984–85Nova Scotia OilersAHL22 8 12 1 1261 87 1 4.14 .853
1985–86Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL12 5 7 0 696 52 0 4.48 .849
1985–86Fort Wayne KometsIHL9 3 3 0 496 26 1 3.14 .912
NHL totals8 2 2 1 373 25 0 4.03 .850

Notes and References

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