Alexander Holtz
| Alexander Holtz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
23 January 2002 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| NHL draft | Eligible 2020 | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Alexander Holtz (born 23 January 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He is regarded as one of the top prospects in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
Playing career
Holtz began playing ice hockey in local club Boo IF, and later moved to Nacka HK where he began playing junior hockey at an early age of 14.[1] He was named for the Stockholm South team in the national junior hockey tournament TV-pucken in 2017 and scored 6 goals and 10 points in 6 games. Holtz was awarded the Sven Tumba award as the best forward of the tournament.[2] Holtz moved to Djurgårdens IF for the 2017–18 season to play in the club's junior teams. Holtz made his professional debut in the Swedish Hockey League on 29 January 2019 in a home game against Färjestad BK.[3] At the conclusion of the J20 SuperElit regular season, Holtz was the leading goal scorer with 30 goals in 38 games. The J20 playoffs ended with a third place for Holtz and Djurgården.[4]
Holtz began the 2019–20 season by playing with Djurgården in the 2019–20 Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. In the first game against Polish GKS Tychy, Holtz scored two goals.[5][6] He recorded his first SHL point in the league premiere on 14 September when assisting Michael Haga to the 1–1 equalizer in the 4–2 win against Linköping HC.[7] In the next game on 17 September, Holtz scored his first and second SHL goal against goaltender Viktor Fasth of Växjö Lakers in a 5–3 win.[8] Holtz extended his contract with Djurgården on 23 September by two years, allowing him to play with the club until the 2021–22 SHL season.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 38 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 35 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 38 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2020 Czech Republic | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
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2019 Sweden | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sweden | HG18 | 
|
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Sweden | U17 | 
|
6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | U18 | 
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Sweden | WJC |
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 25 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 | ||||
References
- ^ Norberg, Linus (11 September 2018). "Underbarnet om uppståndelsen: 'Jag tänker inte på det'". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "BÄSTE SPELARE/ FORWARD i TV-pucken 1959-2018" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Ros, Tomas (29 January 2019). "Förstod att något var på gång". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ James, David (31 August 2019). "Har längtat efter det här året sjukt länge" ["[I've] been looking forward to this year for a long time"]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Karlsson, Erik (30 August 2019). "Jag ler varje gång jag ser honom" [I smile every time I see him]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Tengblad, Mattias (30 August 2019). "Succé direkt – för Dif:s supertalang" [Success immediately - for DIF's super talent]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Larsson, Jonathan; Pinheiro Diamant, Jonatan (14 September 2019). "Patrik Berglunds hyllning till Alexander Holtz, 17" [Patrik Berglund's praise to Alexander Holtz, 17]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Jansson, Hans (17 September 2019). "Supertalangen klippte till två gånger när Djurgården vann" [The Super talent scored twice when Djurgården won]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Thedéen, Jesper (23 September 2019). "17-årige Holtz skriver nytt avtal med Djurgården" [17 year old Holtz signs on a new deal with Djurgården]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 September 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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