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Ivan Irwin

American ice hockey player

PersonDied aged 91humanQ6096464

Also known as Ivan Duane Irwin

Born: March 13, 1927
Died: February 11, 2019
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Birthplace: Chicago
Place of death: Ajax
Citizenship: Canada
, United States
Occupation: ice hockey player
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Height: 185 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Overview

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Ivan Duane Irwin was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who played 155 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens between 1952 and 1957. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1947 to 1960, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Irwin died in 2019, aged 91.

Overview

NHL skater stats — season by season

5 seasons · from AIDb's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	GWG
1952–53	MTL	4	0	1	1	0	0
1953–54	NYR	56	2	12	14	109	1
1954–55	NYR	60	0	13	13	85	0
1955–56	NYR	34	0	1	1	20	0
1957–58	NYR	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career		155	2	27	29	214	1

Career stats

All data

37 statements · 27% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Member of sports team: New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Ivan
Sport: ice hockey
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1.Stated in Hockey ReferenceRetrieved 2022-05-09
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Position played on team / speciality: defenseman
Mass: 180 lb
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
Family name: Irwin
League: National Hockey League(1952–1958)
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/i/irwiniv01.html
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 155 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/i/irwiniv01.html
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Total goals in career: 2 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/i/irwiniv01.html
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Penalty minutes in career: 214 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/i/irwiniv01.html
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Total points in career: 29 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/i/irwiniv01.html
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Total assists in career: 27 league: National Hockey League
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Cause of death: pneumonia
Name in native language: Ivan Irwin
Manner of death: natural causes

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