Chris Clegg
NPHL.com Writer

When debate begins about who the best player was to ever play in the NPHL, Terry Houlder’s name is always mentioned.
Combining his regular season and playoff scoring totals, the numbers are truly mind-boggling:
GP – 845
Goals – 692
Assists – 1453
Points – 2145
PIMs – 753
PPGs – 161
SHGs – 32
GWGs – 62

And statistics for PPGs, SHGs and GWGs were not kept until 1989-90!
Houlder is a six-time NPHL champion, all with the powerhouse Grimshaw Huskies teams from 1989-90 to 1998-99, including three in a row from 1994-95 to 1996-97.
Need more proof? He is a 4-Time NPHL MVP, 5-Time NPHL Most Gentlemanly Player, 8-Time NPHL Best Centre, 5-Time NPHL Leading Scorer, and an incredible 15-Time NPHL All-Star.
Oh, and Houlder led Grimshaw in scoring a record 13 times, and added one other team scoring title to his credit with the Grimshaw – Peace River Wild in 2001-02.
Born and raised in Grimshaw, the son of Huskies’ legend Bud and Ann Houlder, he returned home after a junior career to star with Huskies. He was exemplary on and off the ice, combing exceptional skill in a gentlemanly manner.
The Huskies will retire his #20 Saturday, Jan. 12 against the High Prairie Regals. Fitting perhaps, that Grimshaw’s most bitter rival for most of Houlder’s career comes to town, although the names have changed.
One could go on forever about Houlder’s career. Instead, let’s let the numbers do the talking:

Terry Houlder
Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	 GP	  G	   A	 Pts	 PM	PP	SH	GW

1987-88	GRIM	  2	  0	   5	   5	  2	 -	 -	 -

1988-89	Did not play

1989-90	GRIM	 28	 41	  62	 103	 60	 -	 -	 -

1990-91	GRIM	 30	 38	  55	  93	 53	 -	 -	 -

1991-92	GRIM	 30	 38	  68	 106	 39	 6	 7	 6

1992-93	GRIM	 28	 33	  46	  79	 36	 5	 2	 3

1993-94	GRIM	 27	 31	  52	  83	 14	 7	 0	 1

1994-95	GRIM	 32	 49	  82	 131	 54	12	 6	 7

x1995-96GRIM	 32	 64	  98	 162	 60	23	 2	 4

1996-97	GRIM	 31	 35	  63	  98	  4	 7	 2	 3

1997-98	GRIM	 31	 36	  54	  90	 26	11	 0	 3

1998-99	GRIM	 31	 27	  87	 114	 15	 6	 0	 6

1999-00	GRIM	 26	 28	  34	  62	  8	 5	 1	 3

2000-01	GRIM	 29	 13	  43	  56	 14	 5	 0	 0

2001-02	G-PR	 28	 12	  51	  63	 18	 4	 0	 3

2002-03	GRIM	 27	 19	  60	  79	 34	 5	 2	 0

2003-04	PR	 22	 15	  34	  49	 16	 7	 2	 1

2004-05	GRIM	 24	 11	  36	  47	 10	 5	 1	 2

2005-06	GRIM	 24	 11	  39	  50	  4	 2	 1	 2

2006-07	GRIM	 26	 20	  48	  68	 12	 7	 0	 2

2007-08	GRIM	 20	  7	  25	  32	  4	 3	 0	 1

2008-09	PR	 15	  8	  21	  29	  4	 4	 0	 0

2009-10	PR	 21	  4	  22	  26	 14	 1	 0	 1

2010-11	FAIR	 14	  2	  15	  17	  8	 0	 0	 0

2011-12	GRIM	 20	 12	  31	  43	  8	 4	 1	 1

2012-13	GRIM	 21	  3	  27	  30	  6	 0	 0	 2

2013-14	GRIM	 21	  5	  26	  31	 14	 1	 0	 0

2014-15	GRIM	 19	  4	   9	  13	 14	 2	 0	 0

2015-16	GRIM	 10	  0	   4	   4	  4	 0	 0	 0

TOTALS	---	669	566	1197	1763	555	132	27	51
x NPHL record for points in a season.

Awards and Honours:
* 4-Time NPHL MVP: 1989-90, 1991-92, 1994-95 and 1995-86.

* 5-Time NPHL Most Gentlemanly Player 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2003-04 and 2005-06.

* 8-Time NPHL Best Centre 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95, 2001-02, 2003-04 and 2006-07 (co-winner).

* 5-Time NPHL Leading Scorer 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1994-95 and 1995-96.

* 15-Time NPHL All-Star:

   - 1989-90 First Team Centre.

   - 1990-91 First Team Centre.

   - 1991-92 First Team Centre.

   - 1992-93 First Team Centre.

   - 1993-94 Second Team Centre.

   - 1994-95 First Team Centre.

   - 1995-96 First Team Forward.

   - 1996-97 Second Team Centre.

   - 1998-99 East Division Second Team Centre.

   - 1999-00 Second Team Centre.

   - 2000-01 Second Team Forward.

   - 2001-02 First Team Centre.

   - 2002-03 Second Team Centre.

   - 2003-04 First Team Centre.

   - 2006-07 East Division Centre.

* 13-Time GRIM Leading Scorer: 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1999-20, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07.

* GRIM-PR 2001-02 Leading Scorer.
Terry Houlder

Playoff Statistics
Year	Team	 GP	  G	  A	Pts	 PM	 PP	SH	GW

1987-88	No records available.

1988-89	Did not play.

1988-89	Did not play.

1989-90	GRIM – No statistics available.

1990-91	GRIM – Team did not qualify for playoffs.

1991-92	GRIM	 12	 14	 16	 30	 14	  -	 -	 -

1992-93	GRIM	  4	  3	  3	  6	  4	  -	 -	 -

1993-94	GRIM	  9	 12	 12	 24	  6	  -	 -	 -

1994-95	GRIM	 14	 21	 41	 62	 22	  5	 1	 2

1995-96	GRIM	 17	 23	 28	 51	 23	  6	 1	 3

1996-97	GRIM	 15	 11	 24	 35	  8	  3	 3	 1

1997-98	GRIM	 11	  6	 25	 31	 18	  1	 0	 1

1998-99	GRIM	 13	  8	 20	 28	 23	  4	 0	 0

1999-00	GRIM	  7	  8	  7	 15	 32	  3	 0	 1

2000-01	GRIM	  3	  1	  0	  1	  0	  0	 0	 0

2001-02	G-PR	 10	  3	 15	 18	  0	  0	 0	 0

2002-03	GRIM	  7	  1	 10	 11	 10	  0	 0	 0

2003-04	PR	  8	  2	 10	 12	  4	  1	 0	 0

2004-05	GRIM	  4	  4	  2	  6	  2	  2	 0	 0

2005-06	GRIM	  3	  0	  4	  4	  0	  0	 0	 0

2006-07	GRIM	  6	  2	 10	 12	 10	  1	 0	 1

2007-08	GRIM	  3	  1	  2	  3	  0	  1	 0	 0

2008-09	PR	  5	  2	  5	  7	  2	  1	 0	 0

2009-10	PR	  6	  1	  5	  6	  2	  0	 0	 1

2010-11	FAIR - Did not play in playoffs.

2011-12	GRIM	  8	  1	 12	 13	  6	  0	 0	 1

2012-13	GRIM	  4	  0	  0	  0	  0	  0	 0	 0

2013-14	GRIM	  7	  2	  5	  7	 12	  1	 0	 0

2014-15	GRIM - Team did not qualify for playoffs.

2015-16	GRIM - Did not play in playoffs.

TOTALS	----	176	126	256	382	198	 29	 5	11
6 Time Campbell Cup Champion
- 1989-90 - Grimshaw Huskies defeated High Prairie Regals 4-0.

- 1991-92 - Grimshaw Huskies defeated High Prairie Regals 4-2.

- 1994-95 - Grimshaw Huskies defeated Peace River Stampeders 4-0.

- 1995-96 - Grimshaw Huskies defeated Lakeland Eagles 4-3.

- 1996-97 - Grimshaw Huskies defeated Fairview Kings 4-1.

- 1998-99 - Grimshaw Huskies defeated Spirit River Rangers 4-3.
3-Time NPHL Playoffs Leading Scorer:
- 1991-92.

- 1994-95.

- 1996-97.
10-Time Grimshaw Leading Scorer in Playoffs:
- 1991-92.

- 1992-93.

- 1993-94.

- 1994-95.

- 1995-96.

- 1996-97.

- 2002-03.

- 2004-05.

- 2005-06.

- 2006-07.
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