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BRADEN HOLTBY
Goaltender • Height: 6’1” • Weight: 209 • Shoots: Left
Born: Sept. 16, 1989 (Lloydminster, Saskatchewan)
Drafted: Capitals’ fourth-round choice, 93rd overall, in the 2008 Entry Draft
2008-09
Played 61 games for Saskatoon (WHL), ranking second in the league in wins (40) and
tied for third in shutouts (six) … Named the WHL’s Eastern Conference Goaltender
of the Year and was a finalist for WHL Goaltender of the Year … Finished eighth
in the WHL with a 2.62 GAA and finished seventh with a .910 save percentage …
Had a 10-game winning streak from 1/13—2/8 and a nine-game winning streak from
10/4—10/28 … Registered 159 minutes of shutout hockey from 12/27—1/3, including
back-to-back shutouts … Finished the playoffs with a 2.32 GAA and a .912 save
percentage … Allowed only one goal in three of his seven playoff games … Joined
Hershey at the end of the Blades’ season and was a backup for one game in the
Calder Cup run.
CAREER STATISTICS Regular Season Playoffs
Year Team League GP W L O/T MIN GA SO GAA SA SPCT GP W L Min GAA
2005-06 Saskatoon WHL 1 0 1 0 59 4 0 4.07 53 .925 - - - - -
2006-07 Saskatoon WHL 51 17 29 3 2725 146 0 3.21 1394 .895 - - - - -
2007-08 Saskatoon WHL 64 25 29 0 3632 172 1 2.84 1875 .908 - - - - -
2008-09 Saskatoon WHL 61 40 16 4 3571 156 6 2.62 1732 .910 7 3 4 414 2.32
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Career
2007-08: Played in 64 games for Saskatoon … Finished 15th in the WHL with a
.908 save percentage while facing the second-most shots of any goaltender (1,875)
… Ranked fourth among North American goaltenders in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by
Central Scouting. 2006-07: Led Saskatoon with 17 wins… Recorded a four-game
winning streak (12/15—1/5)… Ranked second among rookie goaltenders in the WHL
with a 3.21 GAA. 2005-06: Stopped 49 shots in his debut with Saskatoon.
NHL Transactions
Capitals’ fourth-round choice, 93rd overall, in the 2008 Entry Draft.
Personal
His father, Greg, was a goaltender for the Saskatoon Blades and the University of
Saskatoon … Favorite player as a kid was Patrick Roy … A baseball and golf fan
who roots for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets, as well as Tiger Woods
and Mike Weir.