Mitch Holmberg

Mitch Holmberg
Born (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993
Sherwood Park, AB, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
ECHL team
Former teams		 Wichita Thunder
Oklahoma City Barons
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár II
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Mitch Holmberg (born March 9, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL.

Playing career

Holmberg played midget hockey with the Sherwood Park Kings in the Alberta Midget Hockey League before he was selected by the Spokane Chiefs in the first round (21st overall) of the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft.[1] After completing his junior eligibility with the Chiefs in the Western Hockey League, Holmberg was signed to an AHL contract for the following 2014–15 season with the Oklahoma City Barons on April 1, 2014.[2] He made his professional debut a day later with the Barons and on April 4 finished his season in the playoffs with ECHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.

On November 20, 2014, Holmberg's AHL rights were traded to the Utica Comets in a transaction between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers.[3] He was later re-assigned by the Comets to ECHL club, the Elmira Jackals for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.[4]

As a free agent, Holmberg signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with the farm club of Hungarian based, Alba Volán Székesfehérvár on August 24, 2015.[5] After a season in the MOL Liga, Holmberg was unable to debut in the top-flight Székesfehérvár club and opted to return to the ECHL as a free agent in the off-season, signing a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder on July 28, 2016.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Sherwood Park Kings AMHL 31 21 20 41 29 — — — — —
2009–10 Spokane Chiefs WHL 52 4 6 10 2 4 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Spokane Chiefs WHL 58 15 18 33 12 11 6 1 7 0
2011–12 Spokane Chiefs WHL 66 27 28 55 8 13 11 3 14 2
2012–13 Spokane Chiefs WHL 66 39 41 80 22 9 3 4 7 4
2013–14 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 62 56 118 25 4 0 1 1 4
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Bakersfield Condors ECHL — — — — — 30000
2014–15 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Elmira Jackals ECHL 32 6 8 14 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár II MOL 48 37 31 68 2 9 6 11 17 0
WHL totals 314 147 149 296 69 37 20 8 28 6

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Pacific U17 5th 5 1 3 4 2
Junior totals 5 1 3 4 2

Awards and honors

Honors Year
Bob Clarke Trophy – WHL top scorer 2013–14 [7]
WHL First All-Star Team (West) 2013–14 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Spokane Chiefs roster". Spokane Chiefs. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Three signed to ATO's". Oklahoma City Barons. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton Oilers trade Will Acton to Vancouver Canucks for Kellan Lain". Edmonton Journal. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Jackals add Holmberg". Elmira Jackals. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Canadian winger strengthens MOL Liga side" (in Hungarian). Alba Volán Székesfehérvár. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  6. ↑ "Thunder adds former WHL scoring champ". Wichita Thunder. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. ↑ "Holmberg claims scoring award". Spokesman.com. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  8. ↑ "WHL Announces All-Stars & Awards". Western Hockey League. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
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