Skelleftea AIK re-signs 10th year veteran right wing Bud Holloway(4) for a 5th season 2017/2018 after he rejoined the team for 28 SHL games (including playoffs thus far) scoring 11 goals and 12 assists.
He started 2016/2017 CSKA Moskva on a 2-year deal but left after getting 3 goals and 6 assists with a +4 rating in 12 KHL contests before heading back to Sweden a month later.
In his previous campaign he returned to North American pro hockey inking with Montreal Canadiens, but spent all except one brief visit up to the NHL with affiliate St. John’s IceCaps, where he was their leading scorer with 61 points and a team high 42 assists.
The 29-year old seems like he’s quite comfortable and could play out his remaining seasons without switching up the scenario again.
Bud Holloway (21)
8th year center Bud Holloway(21) agreed to a one-year two-way deal with Montreal Canadiens to return to North American hockey after spending three seasons with Skelleftea AIK, where he won a pair of SHL Championships in 2013 and 2014, then split for Switzerland’s NLA joining SC Bern.
The 28-year old did get into the NHL game he’d been seeking to play but didn’t get with draft team Los Angeles Kings (3rd round in 2006, #86 overall), but it was only a single game before being returned to affiliate St. John’s IceCaps.
In his big league debut he skated a very limited 10 shifts for 7:19 total ice time with one shot, one giveaway and 2 takeaways.
He’s pretty much considered a seminal player in the minors but as was on display overseas knows he can do better.
In 8 less AHL games this season (70) he equaled his 61 points he put up in 2010/2011 on reassignment to Manchester Monarchs.
He put up a career high 42 assists this season.
It’s hard to think he would stick around for a similar contract heading into 2016/2017, when he could play a slightly higher level of hockey, play lesser games and make more doing it.
Bud Holloway(9) Skellefteå AIK
Manchester Monarchs‘ fan favorite and top scorer, Bud Holloway(9) declined Los Angeles Kings qualifying offer to stick around for a 4th season in the system and has packed his bags for the Swedish Elite League.
He’ll play with Skellefteå AIK and in a couple of years could very well be back in North America with another team in the NHL. No one doubts his abilities in the AHL but for whatever reason he was never given a shot with the Kings.
Bud Holloway(9) Manchester Monarchs
Getting Bud Holloway(9) hot in the playoffs is probably the best bet the Monarchs have to take the AHL “Atlantic” Division Semi-Finals series vs. Binghamton Senators.
Here he picked up the assist on the Justin Azevedo(15) goal, who is barely visible in the picture as he’s surrounded with congratulations.
I understand he got the hat trick in the OT win Sunday afternoon game 3 to give the Monarchs the 2-1 games advantage in the series. That’s what I’m talking about. He had 14 points in 16 games last post-season.
Can’t understand why the Kings have yet to call him up.
Bud Holloway(9) Manchester Monarchs
Monarchs‘ forward Bud Holloway(9) was drafted in 2006 by the Kings but has yet to find a spot on the roster with the big club. In his last year of an entry level contract, he will likely find himself wearing a different jersey next season.
He’s crafty in the A and was one heck of a playoff performer notching 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists) in 16 postseason games last year.
Bud Holloway(9) Manchester Monarchs
Bud Holloway(9) scored his AHL Calder Cup record tying 6th game-winning goal in the Monarchs 1-0 win over the Sharks in Game 5.
Bud Holloway(9) Manchester Monarchs
meet Monarchs’ forward Bud Holloway(9). He has scored the game-winning goal in each of the team’s 5 post-season wins and notched the tie-breaker in OT vs. the Sharks’ in game 2 of their Atlantic Division Finals series.