Braden Holtby is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round, 93rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Holtby made his NHL debut on November 5, 2010, against the Boston Bruins. He has won at least 40 games in three consecutive seasons. In 2016, he tied the league record for most wins by a goaltender in a single season with 48.
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Braden Holtby is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round, 93rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Holtby made his NHL debut on November 5, 2010, against the Boston Bruins. He has won at least 40 games in three consecutive seasons. In 2016, Holtby tied the league record for most wins by a goaltender in a single season with 48 and was awarded the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender. The following year, he won the William M. Jennings Trophy for helping the Capitals allow the fewest goals in the league. In 2018, he backstopped the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. He is currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League, where he has won the Stanley Cup three times, including the 2014-15 season’s final game against the New York Rangers.
He also played for the South Carolina Stingrays and the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League in the ECHL in 2009 and 2010. He won seven of 12 games with the Stingrays, and represented South Carolina in that season’s E CHL All-Star Game. He made his first NHL shutout on March 9, 2011, stopping 22 shots in a 5–0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. He returned on the last game of the 2011–12 season due to starter Tomáš Vokoun’s and backup Michal Neuvirth’s injuries. He started Game 1 of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs against theBoston Bruins, saving 29 of 30 shots in 1–0 overtime loss. In Game 2, he stopped 43 of 44 shots in 2–1 double overtime win to tie the series at 1–1. He rebounded by making 30 saves in Game 6, with the Capitals winning 2-1 and forcing the decisive Game 7. On May 12, 2013, he was rewarded with the starting goaltender’s job for the 2012–13 season.
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