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USA Brian Holzinger
#19 Columbus Blue Jackets / NHL - 03/04
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA Top Collegiate Player (Hobey Baker Award) 1
Date of Birth
Oct 10, 1972
Position
C
Age
52
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Parma, OH, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1991 round 6 #124 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Brother: Brad Holzinger

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Brian Holzinger Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Padua Franciscan High USHS-OH 35* 73* 65* 138* -* -* |
1989-90 Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 44* 36* 37* 73* -* -* |
1990-91 Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 37* 45* 41* 86* 16* -* |
1991-92 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 30* 14* 8* 22* 36* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1992-93 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 41* 31* 26* 57* 44* -* |
1993-94 Bowling Green State Univ. “C” NCAA 38* 22* 15* 37* 24* -* |
1994-95 Bowling Green State Univ. “C” NCAA 38* 32* 34* 66* 42* -* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 4* 0* 3* 3* 0* 2* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 2 -3
1995-96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 58* 10* 10* 20* 37* -21* |
Rochester Americans AHL 17* 10* 11* 21* 14* 9* | Playoffs 19 10 14 24 10 5
1996-97 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81* 22* 29* 51* 54* 9* | Playoffs 12 2 5 7 8 -3
1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 69* 14* 21* 35* 36* -2* | Playoffs 15 4 7 11 18 -2
1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81* 17* 17* 34* 45* 2* | Playoffs 21 3 5 8 33 1
1999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 59* 7* 17* 24* 30* 4* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14* 3* 3* 6* 21* -7* |
2000-01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 70* 11* 25* 36* 64* -9* |
2001-02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 23* 1* 2* 3* 4* -4* |
2002-03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Springfield Falcons AHL 28* 6* 20* 26* 16* 3* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9* 1* 2* 3* 6* -6* |
2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 61* 6* 15* 21* 38* -27* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 13* 1* 0* 1* 2* -4* |

Brian Holzinger Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Team USA Sauna Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Brian Holzinger Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 45* 16* 31* 47* 1.04* 30* 12* | 1 19 10 * 14 * 24 * 1.26 * 10 * 5 *
NAHL 2 81* 81* 78* 159* 1.96* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 147* 99* 83* 182* 1.24* 146* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 547* 93* 145* 238* 0.44* 339* -62* | 4 52 11 * 18 * 29 * 0.56 * 61 * -7 *
Sauna Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-OH 1 35* 73* 65* 138* 3.94* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brian Holzinger Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Bowling Green State Univ.