Matt Irwin

Matt Irwin
Irwin during the AHL All-Star Game in 2012
Born November 29, 1987
Brentwood Bay, BC, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team San Jose Sharks
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Matt Irwin (born November 29, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Amateur

He was named best defenceman in the British Columbia Hockey League Coastal Conference two years in a row, 2007 and 2008, while playing for the Nanaimo Clippers.[1]

Professional career

With the Worcester Sharks, Irwin scored 73 points in his first two seasons, and was signed by San Jose after injuries to Jason Demers and Brent Burns.[2]

Irwin scored his first NHL goal on January 26, 2013 against Semyon Varlamov of the Colorado Avalanche.[3] In 38 games with the Sharks in 2013, Irwin scored six goals and six assists, while averaging 2.1 shots on goal per game, the most by a rookie defenseman.[2]

On April 3, 2013 Irwin signed a two-year contract extension with the Sharks.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2005–06 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 56 3 6 9 41 5 0 1 1 4
2006–07 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 60 22 27 49 67 24 10 4 14 18
2007–08 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 59 16 37 53 40 14 6 7 13 22
2008–09 UMass-Amherst HE 31 7 11 18 8 — — — — —
2009–10 UMass-Amherst HE 36 7 17 24 16 — — — — —
2009–10 Worcester Sharks AHL 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Worcester Sharks AHL 72 10 21 31 43 — — — — —
2011–12 Worcester Sharks AHL 71 11 31 42 48 — — — — —
2012–13 Worcester Sharks AHL 35 1 14 15 26 — — — — —
2012–13 San Jose Sharks NHL 38 6 6 12 10 11 0 1 1 10
2013–14 San Jose Sharks NHL 62 2 17 19 35 2 1 0 1 0
2014–15 San Jose Sharks NHL 51 8 11 19 18 — — — — —
NHL totals 151 16 34 50 63 13 1 1 2 4

References

  1. ↑ "Matt Irwin". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dubow, Josh (2013-05-11). "Sharks rely on rookie D Matt Irwin". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Marleau makes history as Sharks blank Avs". National Hockey League. 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  4. ↑ "Sharks extend Irwin two-years". San Jose Sharks. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-03.

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