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HCD coach Holden’s rollercoaster ride: Booed as a player at the Spengler Cup, celebrated as a coach

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For dual citizen Josh Holden (Ka/Sz) it is the sixth participation in the Spengler Cup in Davos.
Nicole VandenbrouckIce hockey reporter

The HCD started the Spengler Cup successfully with a 4-1 victory against Frölunda, coach Josh Holden is proud of his team. “We had a plan against these structured Swedes,” said the 45-year-old, “and the players consistently stuck to it. Compliments, I’m glad it worked out.”

Now the classic is against the tournament record winner Team Canada. For Holden, the Canadian native, this game has to be the dream match, right? He prefers not to take this emotional path; he does not attach too much importance to the specific premise. “The energy here is incomparable anyway.” He emphasizes that participating in the Spengler Cup is always a highlight.

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Won the tournament as a player

This is the sixth time Holden has done this – in his third role. However, in the past it was always for the Canadians. Team Canada offered the former NL forward (Zug, Langnau, Fribourg) to the traditional tournament four times: 2005, 2006, 2010 – and 2012. In that NHL lockout year, Team Canada won the Spengler Cup and defeated the HCD in the finale. :2.

And this with a star line-up that caused ecstasy among all hockey connoisseurs at the time. John Tavares (Toronto), Jason Spezza (ex Toronto, Dallas, Ottawa), Patrice Bergeron (ex Boston), Tyler Seguin (Dallas) or Matt Duchene (Dallas). In the meantime, they became Stanley Cup winners, world champions or members of the triple gold club (world title, Olympic victory, Stanley Cup). Holden, then assistant captain of this star ensemble, still remembers this tournament victory today. Although as a player he was regularly booed by the Davos crowd.

On the other hand, the memory of last year’s New Year’s Eve performance in Davos is less pleasant. Holden, in his fifth season as an assistant coach at EVZ and now in possession of a Swiss passport, was called up by Team Canada as an assistant coach. A highlight for him – but it did not end gloriously: the Canadians lost all their matches. They now want to forget this shame this year. But Holden also has big plans. Host Davos has been longing for tournament victory since 2011. To do this, group opponents Team Canada probably don’t need to be defeated just once.

Spengler Cup 2023 Group Cattini
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Team Canada
1
4
3
2
HC Davos
1
3
3
3
Frölunda HC
2
-7
0
Spengler Cup 2023 Group Torriani
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
HC Pardubice
2
2
5
2
HC Ambri-Piotta
2
1
4
3
KalPa hockey
2
-3
0

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