Alexander Holtz

Alexander Holtz attracted attention early on as a goalscorer with a potent shotArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceClose. Alexander HoltzArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Mitt iRead the sourceClose grew up in Björknäs in Nacka and attended introductory hockey sessions in Boo. He skated at the outdoor rink in Björknäs with his father and older brother DavidArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. In a September 2018Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose interview with Aftonbladet, he recalled spending time at the rink as a child while his mother made hot chocolate and cinnamon buns.

Former coach Magnus RamströmArticle in VMhockeyRead the sourceClose recalled Holtz being promoted to under-18 hockey at just 14. In 2017Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, Holtz joined DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close, the club he had supported since childhood.

In May 2018, Holtz was named among those admitted to DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close’s hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in Djurgårdens IFRead the sourceClose, which combines upper-secondary studies with hockey training. In his Aftonbladet interview that September, he said he was in his first year at Kunskapsskolan’s upper-secondary school, on an economics-focused programmeArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Holtz identified his shot, stickhandling and ability to find passing lanes as his strengths, and said he had worked on his skating during the summer of 2018Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. He named Ovechkin, Laine and Stamkos as his hockey idolsArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

The Devils’Article in New Jersey DevilsRead the sourceClose 2023/24 media guide listed cooking and golf among Holtz’s interests and noted that he supported Manchester United growing up. In 2024, he took part in the VGK Golf ClassicArticle in KTNVRead the sourceClose, where players golfed with fans and sponsors to support the VGK Foundation.