Arturs Irbe's NHL career
Goaltender Arturs Irbe was drafted 196th overall by Minnesota North Stars in 1989. He played 13 seasons for 4 clubs, 1991-2004. That came to 568 games and 218 wins, 33 shutouts.
Below: the whole of Arturs Irbe's career, season by season.
- Year 19891989 NHL Draft
Arturs Irbe is drafted 196 overall by Minnesota North Stars
First off the board- 1Mats SundinQUE
- 2Dave ChyzowskiNYI
- 3Scott ThorntonTOR
Swedes from the same draft
Nicklas Lidström1564 GP · 1142 P- Mats Sundin1346 GP · 1349 P
- Niklas Andersson164 GP · 82 P
- 2 years, 4 months and 22 days later · 3 seasonsYear 19911991-1992 seasonNHL debut
Arturs Irbe makes his NHL debut in 6–2 win against Edmonton Oilers
Arturs was 24 years old ·
Cow Palace, USAFirst NHL winYear 1992Season1991-1992
Arturs Irbe's first NHL season: 13 games
The whole season1991-1992Wins2Games13 of 8016%SV%.868NHL#57GAA4.46NHL#66Shutouts0NHL#33 - Year 1993Season
1992-1993
Arturs Irbe plays 36 of 84 games
The whole season1992-1993Wins7Games36 of 8443%SV%.886NHL#28GAA4.11NHL#55Shutouts1NHL#19 - Year 1994Season
1993-1994
Arturs Irbe plays 74 of 84 games
The whole season and the playoff run1993-1994Wins30Games74 of 8488%SV%.899NHL#25GAA2.84NHL#22Shutouts3NHL#8PlayoffsEliminated by Toronto Maple Leafs14 gamesFirst roundDETDetroit Red Wings4–3Second roundTORToronto Maple Leafs3–4 - Year 1995Season
1994-1995
Arturs Irbe plays 38 of 48 games
The whole season and the playoff run1994-1995Wins14Games38 of 4879%SV%.895NHL#41GAA3.26NHL#46Shutouts4NHL#3PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings6 of 11 gamesFirst roundCGYCalgary Flames4–3Second roundDETDetroit Red Wings0–4 - Year 1996Season
1995-1996
Arturs Irbe plays 22 of 82 games
The whole season1995-1996Wins4Games22 of 8227%SV%.860NHL#69GAA4.59NHL#73Shutouts0NHL#40 - Year 1997Season
1996-1997
Arturs Irbe plays 35 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run1996-1997Wins17Games35 of 8243%SV%.893NHL#51GAA2.69NHL#24Shutouts3NHL#15PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers1 of 7 gamesFirst roundEDMEdmonton Oilers3–4 - Year 1998Season
1997-1998
Arturs Irbe plays 41 of 82 games
The whole season1997-1998Wins14Games41 of 8250%SV%.907NHL#26GAA2.73NHL#43Shutouts2NHL#24 - Year 1999Season
1998-1999
Arturs Irbe plays 62 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run1998-1999Wins27Games62 of 8276%SV%.923NHL#7GAA2.22NHL#16Shutouts6NHL#4PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins6 gamesFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins2–4 - Year 2000Season
1999-2000
Arturs Irbe plays 75 of 82 games
The whole season1999-2000Wins34Games75 of 8291%SV%.906NHL#35GAA2.42NHL#23Shutouts5NHL#4 - Year 2001Season
2000-2001
Arturs Irbe plays 77 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2000-2001Wins37Games77 of 8294%SV%.908NHL#25GAA2.45NHL#29Shutouts6NHL#7PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils6 gamesFirst roundNJDNew Jersey Devils2–4 - Year 2002Season
2001-2002
Arturs Irbe plays 51 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2001-2002Wins20Games51 of 8262%SV%.902NHL#56GAA2.54NHL#44Shutouts3NHL#25PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings18 of 23 gamesFirst roundNJDNew Jersey Devils4–2Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–2Conference finalTORToronto Maple Leafs4–2Stanley Cup FinalDETDetroit Red Wings1–4 - Year 2003Season
2002-2003
Arturs Irbe plays 34 of 82 games
The whole season2002-2003Wins7Games34 of 8241%SV%.877NHL#80GAA3.18NHL#77Shutouts0NHL#58 - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Arturs Irbe's last season: 10 games
The whole season2003-2004Wins5Games10 of 8212%SV%.899NHL#67GAA2.45NHL#45Shutouts0NHL#61 - The career
Arturs Irbe played his last NHL game in 2004
The career ended after 13 seasons, the last of them with Carolina Hurricanes.