Matt Irwin

Matt Irwin Biography

Matt 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

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

Irwin scored his first NHL goal on January 26, 2013 against Semyon Varlamov of the Colorado Avalanche. 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.

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

On July 10, 2015, Irwin signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins. 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.

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.

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
NHL totals			155	16	35	51	63	13	1	1	2	4

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