Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Holík akatanga basa rake reNHL achitamba kuHartford Whalers muna 1990 mushure mekusarudzwa kwechigumi zvachose navo mu
1989 NHL Entry Draft. Mushure memwaka miviri neWhalers, akachinjirwa kuNew Jersey Devils kwaakatamba kwemwaka gumi, achiratidza senhengo ye "Crash Line" padivi paMike Peluso naRandy McKay, uye kuhwina makwikwi maviri eStanley Cup, muna 1995 na2000. Pamberi pemwaka wa2002-03, semunhu akasununguka, Holík akasaina chibvumirano chemakore mashanu, $ 45 miriyoni neNew York Rangers.