George Edward Holloway III known as Bud Holloway (born March 1, 1988) is a

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former professional

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. He was selected by the

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in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the

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Playing career

Holloway played for the

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of the

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from 2004 to 2008. He then split the 2008–09 campaign between AHL's

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and ECHL's

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. After two more years with the Monarchs, he took his game to Sweden. On July 25, 2011, Holloway was signed as a free agent by

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of the

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(SHL). He was acquired by Skellefteå around the same time as fellow Manchester Monarchs' player

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. Holloway won the Swedish National Championship with Skellefteå AIK in 2013 and 2014, and received the Golden Helmet Award as the league's Player of the Year following the 2012–13 season. In the SHL playoffs, Holloway holds the record for the most points in a single playoff year (23 points: 10 G, 13 A), which he set in the 2011–12 season, surpassing

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's 21 points in the 1999–2000 season. The following season, Holloway became only the second player in SHL history (after

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in 1982–83) to score over 70 points in a single SHL regular season; he scored 20 goals and 51 assists for a total of 71 points. On May 17, 2014, Holloway left the SHL after three seasons and signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with Swiss club

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of the NLA. He won the Swiss cup competition with SCB. He saw the ice in 53 NLA contests, tallying 17 goals and 28 assists. Holloway parted company with SC Bern following the 2014–15 season. On July 1, 2015, Holloway signed a one-year, two-way contract with the

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for the 2015–16 season. On November 27, 2015, Holloway made his NHL debut, and his only NHL appearance to date, in a game against the

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. He spent most of the season with Montreal's AHL affiliate, the

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. Holloway played a further three seasons with Skellefteå AIK before leaving following the conclusion of the 2018–19 season. On June 6, 2019, Holloway signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Austrian outfit EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holloway, Bud 1988 births Living people SC Bern players Canadian ice hockey left wingers HC CSKA Moscow players Los Angeles Kings draft picks Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Montreal Canadiens players Ontario Reign (ECHL) players EC Red Bull Salzburg players St. John's IceCaps players Seattle Thunderbirds players Skellefteå AIK players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden