Our Man Chris Holt, The Former Aces Goalie, Remains King Of The Transactions Wire

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Posted: February 6, 2010 - 9:56 am

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Just another weekend in the life of fifth-year pro goaltender Chris Holt, the former Alaska Aces backstop who always has a packed suitcase in the closet, a travel toothbrush handy and is ready to roll at a moment's notice.

Holt was sent down from AHL Binghamton to ECHL Elmira on Friday -- at least that's when the transaction was published -- and was in Elmira long enough to pick up a cup of coffee and a 27-save W in a 5-1 win over visiting Wheeling. Of course, today, Holt was called back up to Binghamton.

Not that any of this is new -- Holt remains King Of The Transactions Wire.

He's appeared on the AHL transactions wire five times already this season -- a quick perusal of that wire indicates his career-high is 12 AHL transactions as a rookie in 2005-06 -- and, by my hurried, rough count, 37 times in his career.

And that's not even counting his appearances on the NHL and ECHL transactions wires.

Holt went 3-2-0 with a 1.80 goals-against average and .946 save percentage for the Aces last season. For Binghamton this season, he is 8-7-0 with a 2.95 and .906. And for Elmira, he's 8-4-1, 2.85, .901.

I should also remind you that Holt served some NHL time with St. Louis last season and with the New York Rangers as a rookie. Two NHL relief appearances for a total of 29 minutes, or half a game. Stopped all five shots he faced combined, so his NHL goals-against average is 0.00 and his save percentage is 1.000.

By the way, he wins. His pro W-L-T record is 85-67-9 -- 28-19-3 in the AHL and 57-48-6 in the ECHL.