AHL Peoria Rivermen

Goaltender Chris Holt Reassigned to Alaska

Published on November 19, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


Peoria, Ill. (November 19, 2008) - Peoria Rivermen General Manager Kevin McDonald announced today the St. Louis Blues have reassigned goaltender Chris Holt to the Rivermen ECHL affiliate, the Alaska Aces.

Holt, 23, played in two games with the Peoria Rivermen this season, posting a 2-0-0 record, a .915 save percentage and a 2.00 goals against average. He spent Nov. 2-5 with the Blues but did not appear in a game.

Holt has spent the last three seasons in the New York Rangers system. The 6-3, 221-pound netminder saw one game of NHL action in 2005-06 with the Rangers. Last season, Holt split time between the ECHL's Charlotte Checkers where he posted a 15-13-2 record, 2.72 goals against average and .915 save percentage, and the Hartford Wolf Pack (5-3-0, 2.42 GAA, .906 save percentage).

The South Surrey, British Columbia native was originally drafted by the New York Rangers in the sixth round, 180th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.




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