Brian Holzinger

Brian Holzinger (born October 10, 1972, in Parma, Ohio, U.S.) is a retired American professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Columbus Blue Jackets. 
==Playing career==
Holzinger was drafted in the sixth round, 124th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played High School Hockey at Padua Franciscan High School in Parma, Ohio and four years of college hockey at Bowling Green State University, and was the recipient of the Hobey Baker Award for top men's collegiate hockey player during his senior season. He made his National Hockey League debut with the Sabres during the 1994–95 season, appearing in four regular season games and four playoff games (scoring two goals during the Sabres' playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers). After four and a half seasons with the Sabres, he was traded at the trade deadline of the 1999–2000 season (along with Cory Sarich and Wayne Primeau) to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Chris Gratton and a second-round draft pick.
In his first full season with the Lightning in 2000-01, Holzinger posted 36 points in 70 games. The following 2001–02 season, Brian was hampered by a shoulder injury that limited him to only 23 games. A broken leg suffered just prior to the 2002–03 season ensured Holzinger was again on the sidelines for the first half of the year. At the trade deadline, Holzinger was traded, this time to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Marc Bergevin. In the 2003–04 season, once again at the trade deadline, the Penguins traded Holzinger to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Lasse Pirjetä. 
In his NHL career, Holzinger appeared in 547 regular season games. He scored 93 goals and added 145 assists. In 52 Stanley Cup playoff games, he scored 11 goals and 18 assists.
==Awards & achievements==
* Hobey Baker Award (top player in NCAA): 1994–1995 season
* Calder Cup: Rochester in the 1995-1996 season
==Career statistics== 
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1991–92 	Bowling Green State U.	CCHA 		30 	14 	8 	22 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Bowling Green State U.	CCHA 		41 	31 	26 	57 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Bowling Green State U.	CCHA 		38 	22 	15 	37 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Bowling Green State U.	CCHA 		38 	35 	34 	69 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		4 	0 	3 	3 	0 		4 	2 	1 	3 	2
1995–96 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		58 	10 	10 	20 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		17 	10 	11 	21 	14 		19 	10 	14 	24 	10
1996–97 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		81 	22 	29 	51 	54 		12 	2 	5 	7 	8
1997–98 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		69 	14 	21 	35 	36 		15 	4 	7 	11 	18
1998–99 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		81 	17 	17 	34 	45 		21 	3 	5 	8 	33
1999–00 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		59 	7 	17 	24 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		14 	3 	3 	6 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		70 	11 	25 	36 	64 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		23 	1 	2 	3 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		28 	6 	20 	26 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		9 	1 	2 	3 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		61 	6 	15 	21 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 		13 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals		547 	93 	145 	238 	339 		52 	11 	18 	29 	61
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 
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