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Barney Holden

Barney Holden
Barney Holden, Portage Lakes HC.jpg
Holden with the Portage Lakes HC.
Born (1881-03-21)March 21, 1881
Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Died October 27, 1948(1948-10-27) (aged 67)
Burnaby, BC, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Portage Lakes Hockey Club
Winnipeg Strathconas
Winnipeg Maple Leafs
Montreal Shamrocks
Quebec Bulldogs
Saskatoon Wholesalers
Playing career 1904–1912

Bernard "Barney" Holden (March 21, 1881 – October 27, 1948) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 120 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Montreal Shamrocks and Quebec Bulldogs. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Holden was one of the first professional hockey players in history. He scored the first goal in the first game of the first professional hockey league game on December 9, 1904 in the Pittsburgh Duquesne Gardens.

Holden, Daniel T. (September 28, 2004). Cross Check! "Barney" Holden and the birth of professional hockey in North America. Aventine Press. p. 128. ISBN . 



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