Mitch Holmberg (born March 9, 1993) is a

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former

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player. He played most recently for the

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of the

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in the 2016-2017 season.

Playing career

Holmberg played midget hockey with the Sherwood Park Kings in the

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before he was selected by the

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in the first round (21st overall) of the 2008

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. After completing his junior eligibility with the Chiefs in the

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, Holmberg was signed to an AHL contract for the following 2014–15 season with the Oklahoma City Barons on April 1, 2014. He made his professional debut a day later with the Barons and on April 4 finished his season in the playoffs with

affiliate, the

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. On November 20, 2014, Holmberg's AHL rights were traded to the

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in a transaction between the

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and

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. He was later re-assigned by the Comets to ECHL club, the Elmira Jackals for the remainder of the 2014–15 season. As a free agent, Holmberg signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with the farm club of Hungarian based,

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on August 24, 2015. After a season in the

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, Holmberg was unable to debut in the top-flight Székesfehérvár club and opted to return to the ECHL as a free agent in the off-season, signing a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder on July 28, 2016. In the 2016–17 season, Holmberg contributed with 7 points in 13 games with the Thunder before he was traded to the Colorado Eagles on December 18, 2016. Amongst the Eagles top nine forwards, Holmberg added a further 8 goals in 28 games before he was dealt for a second time within the season, to the Wheeling Nailers on March 9, 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmberg, Mitch 1993 births Living people Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Colorado Eagles players Edmonton Oilers scouts Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players Ice hockey people from Alberta Oklahoma City Barons players People from Sherwood Park Spokane Chiefs players Wheeling Nailers players Wichita Thunder players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States