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 | |||
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Holden with the Portage Lakes HC. | |||
Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada[1] | March 21, 1881||
Died |
October 27, 1948 67) Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | (aged||
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 | 1904–1912 |
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 | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1904–05 | Portage Lakes Hockey Club | IPHL | 24 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1905–06 | Portage Lakes Hockey Club | IPHL | 20 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1906–07 | Portage Lakes Hockey Club | IPHL | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Winnipeg Strathconas | MHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
1907–08 | Winnipeg Maple Leafs | MHL | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Stanley Cup | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
1908–09 | Winnipeg Maple Leafs | MHL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1909–10 | Montreal Shamrocks | CHA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1910 | Montreal Shamrocks | NHA | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1910–11 | Quebec Bulldogs | NHA | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1911–12 | Saskatoon Wholesalers | SKPHL | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Stanley Cup | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
IPHL totals | 64 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
NHA totals | 28 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Stanley Cup totals | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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
- SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org