Jason Holland

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Position	Defenseman
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 219 lb (100 kg)
DEL Team F. Teams	ERC Ingolstadt New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings
Nationality	Canada
Born	April 30, 1976, Morinville, AB, CAN
NHL Draft	38th overall, 1994 New York Islanders
Pro Career	1996 – present

Jason Holland (born April 30, 1976, in Morinville, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the second round, 38th overall, by the New York Islanders in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Kamloops Blazers, and playing for the victorious Canadian team at the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Holland made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Kentucky Thoroughblades during the 1996-97 season. During the same season, he made his NHL debut with the Islanders, appearing in four games.

During the 1997-98 season, Holland was traded along with Paul Kruse to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Jason Dawe. After three-plus seasons with the Sabres organization, mostly spent in the AHL with the Rochester Americans, Holland joined the Los Angeles Kings. Once again, most of Holland's time with the organization was spent with their AHL affiliate, in this case the Manchester Monarchs. Holland did spend the entire 2003-04 season with the Kings, appearing in 52 games and tallying six points.

Holland spent the 2005-06 season with ERC Ingolstadt of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey-Liga, and remained with the team for the 2006-07 season.