Alexander Holtz

Alexander Holtz (born 23 January 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected seventh overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Alexander Holtz
Born (2002-01-23) 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 7th overall, 2020
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2019–present

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
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
  1. Norberg, Linus (11 September 2018). "Underbarnet om uppståndelsen: 'Jag tänker inte på det'". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. "BÄSTE SPELARE/ FORWARD i TV-pucken 1959-2018" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. Ros, Tomas (29 January 2019). "Förstod att något var på gång". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jack Hughes		 New Jersey Devils first round draft pick
2020		 Succeeded by
Dawson Mercer


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