Matt Irwin

Matt Irwin
Born (1987-11-29) November 29, 1987
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Nashville Predators
San Jose Sharks
Boston Bruins
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Matthew Irwin (born November 29, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player under contract with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Irwin has previously played in the NHL for the San Jose Sharks and Boston Bruins.

Playing career

Irwin during the AHL All-Star Game in 2012

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] He continued his career playing at the college level for the UMass Minutemen of Hockey East.

As an undrafted free agent, Irwin agreed to a contract with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL. Irwin scored 73 points in his first two seasons, and was signed by parent affiliate, the San Jose Sharks 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 defenceman.[2]

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

On July 10, 2015, Irwin signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins.[5] Irwin made the opening-night roster with Boston for the 2015–16 season. On October 11, 2015, Irwin was waived by Boston after a -5 plus/minus in his first two games. He was re-assigned to Boston's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, the following day.[6]

On July 1, 2016, having concluded his contract with the Bruins, Irwin left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way deal with the Nashville Predators.[7]

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 — — — — —
2015–16 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Providence Bruins AHL 64 5 25 30 27 2 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Nashville Predators NHL 74 3 11 14 26 22 0 2 2 4
NHL totals 229 19 46 65 89 35 1 3 4 8

References

  1. ↑ "Matt Irwin". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  2. 1 2 Dubow, Josh (2013-05-11). "Sharks rely on rookie D Matt Irwin (scroll down for article text)". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  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. April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bruins sign defenseman Matt Irwin to a one-year contract". Boston Bruins. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bruins Assign Matt Irwin to the Providence Bruins". Boston Bruins. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Predators add Irwin via one-year contract". Nashville Predators. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
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