Shot Right Name Barney Holden Weight 91 kg | Playing career Height 1.83 m Positions Defenseman | |
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Born March 21, 1881
Winnipeg, MB, CAN ( 1881-03-21 ) Died October 27, 1948, Burnaby, Canada Played for Portage Lakes Hockey Club, Winnipeg Maple Leafs, Montreal Shamrocks, Quebec Bulldogs | ||
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.
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