Paul Holmgren

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Holmgren
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1955(1955-12-02)
Age	69
Birthplace	Saint Paul
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Paul Holmgren Biography

Paul Holmgren is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on December 2, 1955 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. A former NHL player who played for the last 10 years as player of both the Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota North Stars. He was later promoted to head of the team, chief manager, and the final time, President of the Flyers.

He was the record holder for the most penalty minute minutes recorded by a Flyer, with 1,600 minutes until He held the record for most penalty minutes by a Flyer with 1,600 until Rick Tocchet broke the record in 1991-92. broke the record in 1991-92.

Paul Holmgren began skating as early as age two thanks to his dad who flooded the empty lot next to their house in St. Paul, Minnesota. He and his older brother Mark began playing organized hockey at age six. He skated for St. Paul Harding High School and played in the legendary Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. When his schoolboy days were over, he played a year of junior hockey with the St. Paul Vulcans of the Midwest Junior Hockey League in 1973-74 and was then selected to be part of the US junior national team to compete in the 1974 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Leningrad.

Holmgren was selected by the Edmonton Oilers 67th overall in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. He never played for Edmonton as his WHA rights were traded to the Minnesota Fighting Saints. A year later he was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers 108th overall in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He began his professional career with the Fighting Saints in 1975–76, but left the team on February 28, 1976, three days before it folded because of financial problems. He signed with the Flyers shortly after and made his NHL debut a month later where he got a chance to play with his childhood role model Gary Dornhoefer. Holmgren’s hectic first professional season nearly ended in tragic fashion. While playing for the Richmond Robins, the Flyers AHL affiliate at the time, he suffered a scratched cornea. He was rushed to surgery in a Boston hospital and an allergic reaction to the anesthetic nearly cost him his life.

He got married to a woman named Doreen.

Paul Holmgren Net Worth

Paul Holmgren is one of the richest Hockey Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Holmgren 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The father was born in St. Paul and was chosen from the Flyers as the 67th overall selection in the NHL Amateur Draft.

In the year 1980, he became an American for the first time. United States to score a three-point hat trick during the Stanley Cup Final game.

Paul Howard Holmgren (born December 2, 1955) is an American former professional ice hockey player and former general manager and President of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently a Senior Advisor to Dave Scott, Comcast Spectacor Chairman and CEO and Governor of the Flyers. He played 10 NHL seasons for the Flyers and Minnesota North Stars. After his playing career ended he moved into coaching, serving as head coach of the Flyers and Hartford Whalers, and later went into management.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Paul Holmgren Dating?

According to our records, Paul Holmgren married to Doreen Holmgren. As of December 1, 2023, Paul Holmgren’s is not dating anyone.

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On May 7, 2014, Holmgren was promoted to President of the Flyers and Ron Hextall was named to replace him as the club’s seventh General Manager. On September 16, 2014, the NHL announced that Holmgren was named one of two 2014 recipients (along with NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly) of the Lester Patrick Award for his contributions to hockey in the United States. He received the award as part of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner on Thursday, December 4, in Minneapolis.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Paul Holmgren celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Paul Holmgren

1. Played 10 seasons in NHL, mostly for Flyers.
2. Scored 20+ goals in 5 different seasons.
3. Served as Flyers’ head coach from 1988-1992.
4. Became Flyers’ GM in 2006, served until 2014.
5. Helped build team that reached Stanley Cup Finals in 2010.
6. Drafted Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier during tenure as GM.
7. Recorded over 1,600 penalty minutes during playing career.
8. Named to US Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.
9. Won gold medal with Team USA at World Championships (1970).
10. Born December 2, 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota

Where is Paul Holmgren now?

Longtime Philadelphia Flyers senior executive Paul Holmgren will take on a new role as Senior Advisor to Dave Scott, Comcast Spectacor Chairman and CEO and Governor of the Philadelphia Flyers, and Flyers General Manager Chuck Fletcher.

Where does Paul Holmgren live?

Holmgren is a resident of the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey and of the Jersey Shore community of Avalon.

Is Paul Holmgren still with the Flyers?

Paul, Minnesota, native, is the only person ever to serve as a player, assistant coach, head coach, general manager and president of the Flyers and today serves as senior advisor for the club.

How old is Paul Holmgren?

66 years (December 2, 1955)

What Flyers numbers are retired?

For the Philadelphia Flyers, only six franchise legends have had their jersey numbers retired. That list, including Bernie Parent (1), Mark Howe (2), Barry Ashbee (4), Bill Barber (7), Bobby Clarke (16), and Eric Lindros (88), makes perfects sense considering how much each player contributed to the franchise.