Alexander Holtz


Alexander Holtz is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Hockey League. He is regarded as one of the top prospects in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Holtz began playing ice hockey in local club Boo IF, and later moved to Nacka HK where he began playing junior hockey at an early age of 14. He was named for the Stockholm South team in the national junior hockey tournament TV-pucken in 2017 and scored 6 goals and 10 points in 6 games. Holtz was awarded the Sven Tumba award as the best forward of the tournament. Holtz moved to Djurgårdens IF for the 2017–18 season to play in the club's junior teams. Holtz made his professional debut in the Swedish Hockey League on 29 January 2019 in a home game against Färjestad BK. At the conclusion of the J20 SuperElit regular season, Holtz was the leading goal scorer with 30 goals in 38 games. The J20 playoffs ended with a third place for Holtz and Djurgården.
Holtz began the 2019–20 season by playing with Djurgården in the 2019–20 Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. In the first game against Polish GKS Tychy, Holtz scored two goals. He recorded his first SHL point in the league premiere on 14 September when assisting Michael Haga to the 1–1 equalizer in the 4–2 win against Linköping HC. In the next game on 17 September, Holtz scored his first and second SHL goal against goaltender Viktor Fasth of Växjö Lakers in a 5–3 win. Holtz extended his contract with Djurgården on 23 September by two years, allowing him to play with the club until the 2021–22 SHL season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International