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Alexander Gabriel Holtz (born 23 January 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected seventh overall by the Devils in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
| Alexander Holtz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Holtz with the Utica Comets in 2021 | |||
| 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 | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils Utica Comets (AHL) Djurgårdens IF | ||
| NHL Draft |
7th overall, 2020 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Early life
Holtz was born on 23 January 2002 in Stockholm. His father, Magnus Holtz (born Andersson), is a former ice hockey player who played two seasons for Västerviks IK.[1] He also has an older brother, David.[2] As young, Holtz played several sports such as football, tennis, golf, and basketball, but eventually chose to bet on hockey.[3]
He started his hockey career in Boo IF at a young age and has since childhood followed his big brother who also played hockey. His father was the coach of Nacka HK at this time. Holtz already made his debut as a 13-year-old in a junior context when he played in U16 with Nacka/Farsta FoC and their U16 division 1 team during the 2014–15 season. Then there were two more seasons with the U16 team in Nacka where he performed so well that he was promoted to their J18 Elit team in the 2016–17 season. During those years, he averaged almost two points per game - even though he was two years younger than most he played against.[4]
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.[5]
Playing career
Djurgårdens IF
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.[6] 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.[7]
Holtz began the 2019–20 season by playing with Djurgårdens IF in the 2019–20 Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. In the first game against Polish GKS Tychy, Holtz scored two goals.[8][9] 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.[10] 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.[11] Holtz extended his contract with Djurgårdens IF on 23 September by two years, allowing him to play with the club until the 2021–22 SHL season.[12]
In his first full season in the SHL in the 2020–21 campaign, Holtz appeared in a career-high 40 regular season games with Djurgårdens IF collecting 7 goals and 11 assists to set new career mark of 18 points. After co-leading the club in postseason scoring with four points in three games, Holtz was signed by draft club, the New Jersey Devils, to a three-year, entry-level contract on 19 April 2021.[13] He was immediately assigned to join AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils of the AHL, on an amateur try-out basis upon clearing his quarantine period for the remainder of the season.
New Jersey Devils
Holtz moved to North America for the 2021–22 season.
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Utica Comets | AHL | 52 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 78 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2020 Czech Republic | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
 | 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 | |
| 2021 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 16 | ||||
References
- Åhman, Jonathan (25 November 2019). "Supertalangens pappa om tiden i VIK – Västerviks-Tidningen". vt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- "David Holtz at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- "Hem - Hockeymagasinet". www.hockeymagasinet.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- "Djurgårdens 16-åriga underbarn siktar på SHL i vinter". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- "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.
- "Devils sign 2020 first-rounder Alexander Holtz". New Jersey Devils. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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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