Mitch Holmberg

Mitch Holmberg (born March 9, 1993) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played most recently for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL in the 2016-2017 season.

Playing career Holmberg played midget hockey with the Sherwood Park Kings in the Alberta Midget Hockey League before he was selected by the Spokane Chiefs in the first round (21st overall) of the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft. After completing his junior eligibility with the Chiefs in the Western Hockey League, Holmberg was signed to an AHL contract for the following 2014–15 season with the Oklahoma City Barons on April 1, 2014. He made his professional debut a day later with the Barons and on April 4 finished his season in the playoffs with ECHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.

On November 20, 2014, Holmberg's AHL rights were traded to the Utica Comets in a transaction between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers. He was later re-assigned by the Comets to ECHL club, the Elmira Jackals for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.

As a free agent, Holmberg signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with the farm club of Hungarian based, Alba Volán Székesfehérvár on August 24, 2015. After a season in the MOL Liga, Holmberg was unable to debut in the top-flight Székesfehérvár club and opted to return to the ECHL as a free agent in the off-season, signing a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder on July 28, 2016. In the 2016–17 season, Holmberg contributed with 7 points in 13 games with the Thunder before he was traded to the Colorado Eagles on December 18, 2016. Amongst the Eagles top nine forwards, Holmberg added a further 8 goals in 28 games before he was dealt for a second time within the season, to the Wheeling Nailers on March 9, 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Sherwood Park Kings AMHL 31 21 20 41 29 — — — — — 2009–10 Spokane Chiefs WHL 52 4 6 10 2 4 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Spokane Chiefs WHL 58 15 18 33 12 11 6 1 7 0 2011–12 Spokane Chiefs WHL 66 27 28 55 8 13 11 3 14 2 2012–13 Spokane Chiefs WHL 66 39 41 80 22 9 3 4 7 4 2013–14 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 62 56 118 25 4 0 1 1 4 2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Bakersfield Condors ECHL — — — — — 30000 2014–15 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Elmira Jackals ECHL 32 6 8 14 6 — — — — —2015–16 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár II MOL 48 37 31 68 2 9 6 11 17 0 2016–17 Wichita Thunder ECHL 13 3 4 7 2 — — — — — 2016–17 Colorado Eagles ECHL 28 8 4 12 4 — — — — — 2016–17 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — — WHL totals 314 147 149 296 69 37 20 8 28 6

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Canada Pacific U17 5th 5 1 3 4 2 Junior totals 5 1 3 4 2

Awards and honors Honors Year Bob Clarke Trophy – WHL top scorer 2013–14 WHL First All-Star Team (West) 2013–14