AHL Peoria Rivermen

Blues Assign Chris Holt to Peoria

Published on November 6, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


St. Louis, Mo. (November 6, 2008) - St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced today the club has assigned goaltender Chris Holt to the Blues' American Hockey League affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen.

Goaltender Ben Bishop has been activated off the Blues injured reserve list and is with St. Louis on their West Coast road trip. He had been down with a groin injury that he suffered during his first NHL win on Oct. 25.

Holt, 23, has 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.

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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