Randy Holt
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Randy Holt | |||
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Born |
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada | January 15, 1953||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Cleveland Barons Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers | ||
NHL draft | 45th overall, | ||
WHA draft |
41st overall, New England Whalers | ||
Playing career | 1974–1984 |
Stewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds the NHL single-game record for penalty minutes.[1]
Playing career
Holt was born in
Just after the start of the
Holt appeared in only 22 games for the Canucks before being dealt to the Los Angeles Kings midway through the 1978–79 campaign. He finished the season with 1 goal and 9 assists for a career high 10 points, along with 282 penalty minutes, in 58 games between Los Angeles and Vancouver. Included in his penalty total was an NHL record 67 in a March 11, 1979[3] game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
After another season in Los Angeles, Holt was traded to the Calgary Flames for the 1980–81 season. He played some of the best hockey of his career in the 1981 playoffs, recording 2 goals and 4 points in 13 games to help the Flames reach the Stanley Cup semi-finals. For the 1981–82 season, he was dealt to the Washington Capitals, where he set a club record with 250 penalty minutes. He broke his own record with a league-leading 275 penalty minutes the following season, and also appeared in a career-high 70 games, recording 8 assists. He closed out his career with a 26-game stint for the Philadelphia Flyers in 1983–84 before retiring.
In 395 NHL games, Holt scored 4 goals and 37 assists, and amassed 1,438 penalty minutes.
His older brother Gary Holt also played in the NHL during the 1970s.
March 11, 1979
The toughest player on the Los Angeles Kings, Holt had been acquired midway through the 1978–79 season to add muscle to a skilled Kings team, and was expected to be a factor when the team travelled to Philadelphia to face off against the fearsome Flyers. After picking up a minor penalty early in the first period, Holt fought Philadelphia enforcer Frank Bathe at 14:58 of the first period, picking up 20 minutes in penalties. However, Holt felt that he had been a victim of a cheap shot from Flyers' agitator Ken Linseman earlier in the game, and took it out on Flyer Blake Dunlop when the two came together in the corner. At the end of the first period, the Flyers confronted Holt as he came out of the penalty box, which escalated into a bench-clearing brawl. Although he was only involved in a fight with Flyer Paul Holmgren, who initiated the conflict, Holt was assessed a further 45 minutes in penalties for his actions during the brawl, including a triple game misconduct, bringing his game total to 67,[4] shattering the previous NHL record of 48 set by Jim Dorey in 1968. He was also suspended three games by the league for his actions.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1970–71 | Sudbury Cub-Wolves | NOJHL | 35 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 249 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 106 | ||
1970–71
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Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 35 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72
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Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | ||
1972–73
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Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 55 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 294 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | ||
1973–74 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 66 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 222 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 51 | ||
1974–75 | Chicago Black Hawks
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NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 65 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 411 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 86 | ||
1975–76 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 64 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 161 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 51 | ||
1976–77 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
1976–77 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 30 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 36 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 202 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1979–80 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 48 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 165 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 52 | ||
1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 53 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 70 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 275 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 395 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 1438 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 83 |
References
- ^ "HHOF Records and Rankings -- Penalty Minutes". www.hhof.com. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- Washington Post. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "The 67 Penalty Minute Period - The Randy Holt Story". Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "SI.com's 50 landmark hockey fights". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com