Braden Holtby’s tortoises are back in the United States: It was a ‘much shorter holdup at the border this time’
After a difficult season in Vancouver, Braden Holtby is looking for a fresh start with the Dallas Stars after signing a one-year deal with the club over the offseason.
Holtby is coming off a strange year that saw the goaltender face criticism for an insensitive mask design and his play in front of a hole-y Canucks defense. But the biggest drama of all came weeks before puck drop when Holtby’s tortoises, Honey and Maple, got stuck at the US/Canada border.
While meeting with the Stars press on Thursday, the Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender revealed that he had no such problems this year.
It was a “much shorter holdup at the border this time,” he said.
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