Braden Holtby is a professional hockey goaltender in the Washington Capitals' organization. Signed by Washington in the fourth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Holtby made his NHL debut start on November 7, 2010, against the Philadelphia Flyers. He had 23 saves on 25 shots in a game the Capitals won 3-2 in overtime.http://capitals.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474651&view=noteshttp://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/201011070WSH.html

Braden Holtby, the 6-foot-1 native of Saskatchewan, Canada, is described by The Hockey News as a "potential starting goaltender with the size every NHL team covets."http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6735 In his first five games of the 2010-11 season, the first of his NHL career, he posted a 5-2-1 record, with a 3.84 goals against average, and 84 saves.http://capitals.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474651&view=stats

Braden Holtby was born on September 16, 1989, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. His father, Greg Holtby, was also a goaltender, and played major junior hockey for the Saskatoon Blades, and college hockey for the University of Saskatoon.http://capitals.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474651&view=bio Some of Holtby's favorites include the movie Happy Gilmore, the artist Jack Johnson, the book Money Ball, and playing the guitar.http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectdetail.htm?dpid=274

Braden Holtby followed in his father Greg's footsteps when he played his major junior hockey as a goaltender for the Saskatoon Blades in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Holtby played in 177 games for the Blades, posting a 2.87 goals against average, with 82 wins, 75 losses, and 15 overtime losses. In seven playoff games for the Blades, he notched three wins and four losses, posting a 2.32 goals against average.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6735

Holtby began his professional hockey career playing for the Capitals' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. In 37 games for the Bears during his debut 2009-10 season, he had a 24-8-2 record with a goals against average of 2.32. In his first 13 games of the 2010-11 season, he posted a 9-3-1 record with a 1.83 goals against average, making 343 saves.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=89936