Barney Holden

Bernard "Barney" Holden (March 21, 1881 – October 27, 1948) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 120 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Montreal Shamrocks and Quebec Bulldogs. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Barney Holden
Holden with the Portage Lakes HC.
Born (1881-03-21)March 21, 1881
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada[1]
Died October 27, 1948(1948-10-27) (aged 67)
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Portage Lakes Hockey Club
Winnipeg Strathconas
Winnipeg Maple Leafs
Montreal Shamrocks
Quebec Bulldogs
Saskatoon Wholesalers
Playing career 19041912
Holden with the Montreal Shamrocks on a 1911 Imperial Tobacco hockey card.
Holden, second from left in the top row, with the 1905–06 Portage Lakes Hockey Club.

Holden was one of the first professional hockey players in history. He scored the first goal in the first game of the first professional hockey league game on December 9, 1904 in the Pittsburgh Duquesne Gardens.

Statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1904–05Portage Lakes Hockey ClubIPHL2490947
1905–06Portage Lakes Hockey ClubIPHL2090931
1906–07Portage Lakes Hockey ClubIPHL2043735
Winnipeg StrathconasMHL1101
1907–08Winnipeg Maple LeafsMHL15404
Stanley Cup20002
1908–09Winnipeg Maple LeafsMHL9347921010
1909–10Montreal ShamrocksCHA3101
1910Montreal ShamrocksNHA1250523
1910–11Quebec BulldogsNHA1640440
1911–12Saskatoon WholesalersSKPHL7606
Stanley Cup100012
IPHL totals 64 22 3 25 113
NHA totals 28 9 0 9 63
Stanley Cup totals 3 0 0 0 14
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References

Holden, Daniel T. (September 28, 2004). Cross Check! "Barney" Holden and the birth of professional hockey in North America. Aventine Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-1593302115.

Notes

  1. SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org


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