Harry George "Hap" Holmes (February 21, 1888 – June 27, 1941) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.

In the 1924–25 season, Holmes joined the Victoria Cougars of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL/WHL).

Holmes died in 1941, near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was inducted posthumously into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

In his first season with the Parkdale Canoe Club, Holmes lost all three games in which he appeared,[10] giving up 22 goals over that stretch.

In the 1911–12 season, Holmes appeared in only one exhibition game, as the Toronto Blueshirts were unable to play due to the slow completion of their artificial ice.

[11] Holmes began his professional career playing for the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association (NHA) in 1912–13.

[11] The next season, the Blueshirts missed the playoffs, as Holmes had only eight victories over 20 games, ending up with a 4.18 goals-against average.

[11] In the 1915–16 season, Holmes signed with the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), although he was still under contract to the Blueshirts.

[11] After playing only two games with the Toronto Arenas the following season, surrendering nine goals in two losses, Holmes was recalled by the Metropolitans on December 27, 1918.

In the PCHA playoffs, Holmes played two games, winning and losing one apiece, and surrendering five goals in total.

Playing against the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), the series was abandoned tied at two wins apiece, because of the Spanish flu pandemic.

[13] Canadiens player Joe Hall died on April 5, 1919, five days after the end of the series, in a Seattle hospital.

[13][14] The only draw of the series was a scoreless affair; after playing 20 minutes of overtime, referee Mickey Ion called the game off.

In the PCHA playoffs, Holmes played two games, surrendering three goals, and ending up with a loss and a win.

The Metropolitans made the Stanley Cup Finals for the second straight season, playing against the Ottawa Senators of the NHL.

[11] In 1924–25, after the Metropolitans folded and the rest of the PCHA merged with the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), Holmes joined the Victoria Cougars.

In the Stanley Cup Finals, Holmes posted a 3–1 record with a 2.00 goals-against average against the Montreal Canadiens.

In the WHL playoffs, Holmes nearly duplicated his results from the previous season, posting a 2–0–2 record, with one shutout and a 1.45 goals-against average.

[11] As a player, Holmes wore a baseball cap in net to protect his head from spectators spitting tobacco or throwing other objects at it.

[18] During this period, his son Bill played with the Miami Clippers of the abortive Tropical Hockey League.

[19][20] The elder Holmes had the intention of eventually starting a hockey league in Australia, but the farm went under and nothing came of the idea.