18 Facts About Braden Holtby

Braden Holtby previously played for the Washington Capitals and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League .

Braden Holtby was selected in the fourth round, 93rd overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Capitals, with whom he spent the first ten seasons of his career.

In 2016, Braden Holtby tied the league record for most wins by a goaltender in a single season with 48 and was awarded the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender.

In 2018, Braden Holtby backstopped the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.

Braden Holtby spent his junior career with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League .

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However, in his last WHL season, after being drafted by the Capitals in the fourth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Braden Holtby nearly equaled his wins total from the previous two seasons, posting a much-improved 40 wins in 61 games.

In 2009, Braden Holtby made the jump to professional hockey and split the season between the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays and the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League .

Braden Holtby posted an impressive 24 wins in 37 games for the Bears, with a 2.

Braden Holtby won seven of 12 games with the Stingrays, and represented South Carolina in that season's ECHL All-Star Game.

Braden Holtby was able to shake it off and play a solid game, finishing with 29 saves, though the Capitals were ultimately unable to beat the Rangers in the final period, losing Game 7.

Braden Holtby won the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the league's best goaltender, in 2016.

Braden Holtby was named an NHL All-Star for the third consecutive season.

Braden Holtby is remembered for a play during Game 2 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals, in which he made a sprawling stick save on an open-net shot by Vegas Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch.

Braden Holtby finished third in Conn Smythe Trophy voting as playoff MVP, tied with Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, behind only teammates Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov, the former of which won the trophy.

Braden Holtby became the 13th goalie to give up 3 goals on 3 shots since NHL began recording stats about shots on goal in the 1980s.

Braden Holtby cleared waivers and the Canucks bought out his contract, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Braden Holtby was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, but was raised in Marshall, Saskatchewan.

Braden Holtby served as the Capitals' LGBTQ+-inclusion ambassador from 2017 until his departure, a position that earned him a DC Pride Ally Award from the Capital Pride Alliance, and attended the Capital Pride parade for a number of years while in Washington.