Josh Holden

Joshua Derek Adam Holden (born January 18, 1978) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently the head Coach for HC Davos of the National League (NL) in Switzerland. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1996 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Holden was born in Calgary, Alberta. After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Regina Pats, finishing in the league's top ten in scoring in both 1995–96 and 1996–97, Holden made his National Hockey League debut with the Canucks in the 1998–99 season, appearing in 30 games. After he played in 16 games with the Canucks over the next two seasons, he was claimed in the NHL Waiver Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes before the 2001–02 season. Holden played in eight games with Carolina before rejoining the Canucks' organization. He then was traded by Vancouver to the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 23, 2002, in exchange for Jeff Farkas. In total, he appeared in 60 NHL games, scoring five goals and nine assists.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Holden went to Finland's SM-liiga to play for HPK. While the NHL resumed play in 2005–06, Holden stayed in Europe, joining HC Fribourg-Gottéron of Switzerland's Nationalliga A. He was named MPP of the National League A in the 2009-2010 Season, based on an internal evaluation by the team's coaches and captains. In 2010, EV Zug and Holden announced a long-term contract extension.

On December 31, 2012, Josh Holden was part of the Canadian team that won the Spengler Cup.

On May 15, 2017, Holden agreed to a one-year contract extension to remain with the EV Zug organization and played with their affiliate, the EVZ Academy, in the Swiss League (SL). After retiring at the end of the 2017–18 season, he became the assistant coach for EV Zug for the 2018–19 season and resigned as assistant coach in 2019–20.

He is currently the head coach of HC Davos, guiding them in 2023 to their first Spengler Cup championship since 2011.

Personal life Holden was born in Calgary, Canada and has two sisters. He is married to Janie Holden and has three children: Noa, Maren and Kapri.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Calgary Buffaloes Midget AAA AMHL 34 14 15 29 82 — — — — — 1994–95 Regina Pats WHL 62 20 23 43 45 4 3 1 4 0 1995–96 Regina Pats WHL 70 57 55 112 105 11 4 5 9 23 1996–97 Regina Pats WHL 58 49 49 98 148 5 3 2 5 10 1997–98 Regina Pats WHL 56 41 58 99 134 2 2 2 4 10 1998–99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30 2 4 6 10 — — — — — 1998–99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 38 14 15 29 48 — — — — — 1999–2000 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 1 5 6 2 — — — — — 1999–2000 Syracuse Crunch AHL 45 19 32 51 113 4 1 0 1 10 2000–01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 60 27 26 53 136 — — — — — 2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 8 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 68 16 17 33 187 7 1 1 2 4 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 65 24 29 53 123 — — — — — 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 52 22 33 55 106 — — — — — 2004–05 HPK SM-l 51 21 15 36 94 10 6 1 7 12 2005–06 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44 17 18 35 127 — — — — — 2006–07 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 38 13 21 34 54 — — — — — 2007–08 SCL Tigers NLA 48 26 43 69 87 — — — — — 2008–09 EV Zug NLA 49 17 32 49 100 10 1 3 4 20 2009–10 EV Zug NLA 46 30 33 63 48 13 5 10 15 14 2010–11 EV Zug NLA 43 16 35 51 54 6 1 3 4 4 2011–12 EV Zug NLA 39 16 21 37 59 9 5 5 10 4 2012–13 EV Zug NLA 50 18 18 36 50 14 6 11 17 12 2013–14 EV Zug NLA 39 13 20 33 81 — — — — — 2014–15 EV Zug NLA 34 15 16 31 68 4 3 1 4 2 2015–16 EV Zug NLA 48 18 30 48 20 4 1 1 2 4 2016–17 EV Zug NLA 49 14 25 39 83 13 3 6 9 12 2017–18 EV Zug NL 19 2 3 5 8 — — — — — 2017–18 EVZ Academy SL 31 9 19 28 36 — — — — —NHL totals 60 5 9 14 16 — — — — —NL totals 546 215 315 530 839 73 25 40 65 72

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Canada WJC 7 4 0 4 14Junior totals 7 4 0 4 14

Awards and achievements Named to the WHL East Second All-Star Team in 1998