Get to Know New Caps Goaltender Braden Holtby

January 4, 2014 6:00 pm

Photo credit: Matt Slocum

Fresh-faced Braden Holtby will be starting in net for the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. With Holtby relieving Caps #1 goalie Philipp Grubauer after two weeks of inactivity, this seems like the right time to get to know the new guy in the Capitals uniform, who — we have learned– goes by the nickname Holtby and is from the nation of Canada.

I had the opportunity to meet Braden during the lockout, when he was playing with the Hershey Bears. The conversation got pretty deep.

I asked for his favorite things.

Favorite food: Sushi

Favorite player growing up: Patrick Roy

Favorite genre of music: indie-rock / “Whatever Ovechkin doesn’t like.”

Favorite thing to do: “Right now just spend time with my family… and fantasy baseball.”

Favorite Ovi moment: I don’t know. His play in playoffs [in 2011-12].

Favorite Dale Hunter moment: “Ability to calm us down after every win or loss.”

Favorite movie: Anchorman.

Favorite piece of fan mail: “Anything you get from kids is pretty cute. The young four- or five-years-olds draw you pictures, you try to decipher what they are. It’s pretty cute.”

Best part of being Braden Holtby: “Getting to do what I love for a living.

With Benjamin here now, will there be three generations of Holtby goalies? “Oh, I hope not. It’s not as stressful for him. It’d be more stressful for the parents. But no, whatever he wants to do he can do.”