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Arturs Irbe

a.k.a. "Artūrs Irbe"

#35 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 14/15

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Date of Birth

Feb 02, 1967

Position

Age

Height

5'9" / 175 cm

Place of Birth

Riga, LAT

Weight

190 lbs / 86 kg

Nation

Latvia

Catches

Youth Team

Dinamo Riga

Status

Retired

Drafted

1989 round 10 #196 overall by Minnesota North Stars

Highlights

Team Staff profile of Arturs Irbe also available

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Player Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI		POST	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI
1983-84	Latvijas Berzs	Soviet3	1		-	-						\|
1984-85	Soviet Union U18	EJC-18	5		1.00	-						\|
1985-86	RASMS Riga	Soviet3	9		-	-						\|
1986-87	Dinamo Riga	Soviet	2		2.22	-	1				27	\|
	RASMS Riga	Soviet3	47		3.04	-						\|
1987-88	Dinamo Riga	Soviet	34		2.69	-	84				1870	\|
	RASMS Riga	Soviet3	5		2.32	-						\|
1988-89	Dinamo Riga	Soviet	40		2.85	-						\|
	Soviet Union	WC	3		1.72	-	5				175	\|
1989-90	Dinamo Riga	Soviet	48		2.85	-						\|
	Soviet Union	WC	6		0.95	.950						\|
1990-91	Dinamo Riga	Soviet	46		2.94	-						\|
1991-92	San Jose Sharks	NHL	13		4.46	.868	48	317	0	2-6-3	645	\|
	Kansas City Blades	IHL	32		2.46	.911						\|	Playoffs	15		2.89	-
1992-93	San Jose Sharks	NHL	36		4.11	.886	142	1108	1	7-26-0	2074	\|
	Kansas City Blades	IHL	6		3.30	.876	20	142	0		364	\|
1993-94	San Jose Sharks	NHL	74		2.84	.899	209	1855	3	30-28-16	4412	\|	Playoffs	14		3.72	.875	50	349	0	7-7-0	806
1994-95	San Jose Sharks	NHL	38		3.26	.895	111	945	4	14-19-3	2043	\|	Playoffs	6		5.13	.853	27	157	0	2-4-0	316
1995-96	San Jose Sharks	NHL	22		4.59	.860	85	522	0	4-12-4	1112	\|
	Kansas City Blades	IHL	4		4.24	.843						\|
	Latvia	WC B	4		1.75	.933						\|
1996-97	Dallas Stars	NHL	35		2.69	.893	88	737	3	17-12-3	1965	\|	Playoffs	1		0.00	1.000	0	4	0	0-0-0	13
	Latvia	WC	5		2.00	.930						\|
1997-98	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	41		2.73	.907	91	891	2	14-11-6	1999	\|
	Latvia	WC	6		2.85	.893						\|
1998-99	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	62		2.22	.923	135	1618	6	27-20-12	3643	\|	Playoffs	6		2.20	.917	15	166	0	2-4-0	408
	Latvia	WC	4		3.02	.861						\|
1999-00	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	75		2.42	.906	175	1683	5	34-28-9	4345	\|
	Latvia	WC	7		2.43	.906						\|
2000-01	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	77		2.45	.908	180	1767	6	37-29-9	4406	\|	Playoffs	6		3.34	.900	20	181	0	2-4-0	360
	Latvia	WC	6		2.17	.924						\|
	Latvia (all)	International	6		2.17	.924						\|
2001-02	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	51		2.54	.902	126	1156	3	20-19-11	2974	\|	Playoffs	18		1.67	.938	30	450	1	10-8-0	1078
	Latvia	OG	1	1	4.00	.862	4	25	0	0-1-0	60	\|
	Latvia (all)	International	1		4.00	.862						\|
2002-03	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	34		3.18	.877	100	716	0	7-24-2	1884	\|
	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL	7		2.95	.908						\|
	Latvia	WC	3		3.00	.901						\|
	Latvia (all)	International	4		2.50	-						\|
2003-04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	10		2.45	.899	23	205	0	5-2-1	564	\|
	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL	14		2.13	.927	30	381	1	10-3-1	848	\|
	Latvia	WC	5	7	1.80	.925	9	111	0	2-1-2	300	\|
	Latvia (all)	International	6		2.16	-						\|
2004-05	Did not play											\|
	Latvia	WC	6	6	1.48	.944	7	117	2	2-2-1	284	\|
	Latvia (all)	International	9		1.99	-						\|
2005-06	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	18		1.95	-						\|
	EC Salzburg	EBEL	17		2.02	.917	34	374	2	11-5-0	1009	\|	Playoffs	10	10	2.53	.907	26	253	1	6-4-0	617
	HK Riga 2000	Belarus	18		-	-						\|
	Latvia	OG	3	5	5.68	.833	14	70	0	0-2-1	148	\|
	Latvia (all)	International	4		5.24	-						\|
2006-07	SK Riga 20	Latvia	4		-	-						\|
	HK Nitra	Slovakia	6		5.31	.814						\|
2014-15	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	0		-	-						\|

Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	GA	SO	WLT	TOI
1988-89	Dinamo Riga	Super Series	7	3.25	-					\|
	Soviet Union	Japan Cup	-	-	-					\|
1989-90	Dinamo Riga	Fr-Tour	1	1.90	-					\|
	CSKA Moskva	Super Series	4	2.50	-					\|
	Soviet Union	Izvestia Trophy	5	-	-					\|
	Soviet Union	Japan Cup	4	-	-					\|
1990-91	Dinamo Riga	USA Cup	-	-	-					\|
	Dinamo Riga	Fr-Tour	1	4.00	-					\|
	Soviet Union	Goodwill Games	5	1.35	-	7	1	5-0-0	310	\|

Team Staff History

S	Team	League	Role on Team
2008-09	Dinamo Riga	KHL	Goaltending Coach
	HK Riga 2000	Belarus	Goaltending Coach
2009-10	Washington Capitals	NHL	Goaltending Coach
2010-11	Washington Capitals	NHL	Goaltending Coach
2012-13	Latvia	WC	Team Consultant
2014-15	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	Goaltending Coach
2017-18	HK Kurbads	Latvia	Asst. Coach
2018-19	HK Kurbads	Latvia	Goaltending Coach
	HK Kurbads	Continental Cup	Goaltending Coach
2019-20	HK Kurbads	Latvia	Goaltending Coach

Player Career Totals

League	Years	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI	\|	Years	GP	GD	GAA	SV%	GA	SV	SO	WLT	TOI
AHL	1	7		2.95	.908						\|	0
Belarus	1	18									\|	0
ECHL	1	14		2.13	.927	30	381	1	10-3-1	848	\|	0
EJC-18	1	5		1.00							\|	0
Fr-Tour	2	2									\|	0
Goodwill Games	1	5		1.35		7		1	5-0-0	310	\|	0
EBEL (ICEHL)	1	17		2.02	.917	34	374	2	11-5-0	1009	\|	1	10	10	2.53	.907	26	253	1	6-4-0	617
IHL	3	42		3.30	.877	20	142	0		364	\|	1	15		2.89
International	6	30									\|	0
Izvestia Trophy	1	5									\|	0
Japan Cup	2	4									\|	0
Latvia	2	22									\|	0
NHL	14	568		2.83	.899	1513	13520	33	218-236-79	32066	\|	6	51		2.86	.902	142	1307	1	23-27-0	2981
OG	2	4	6	5.19	.841	18	95	0	0-3-1	208	\|	0
Slovakia	1	6		5.31	.814						\|	0
Soviet	5	170		2.69	.000	85				1897	\|	0
Soviet3	4	62									\|	0
Super Series	2	11									\|	0
USA Cup	1	-									\|	0
WC	10	51	13	1.66	.916	21	228	2	4-3-3	759	\|	0
WC B	1	4		1.75	.933						\|	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

1984-1985
- U18 EJC Best Goaltender
- U18 EJC Silver Medal
1987-1988
- RSL Rookie of the Year
1988-1989
- World Championship Gold Medal
1989-1990
- World Championship Best Goaltender
- World Championship Gold Medal
1991-1992
1993-1994
- NHL All-Star Game
1995-1996
- World Championship (B) Best GAA (1.75)
- World Championship (B) Best SVS% (.933)
1998-1999
- NHL All-Star Game
2003-2004
- World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2005-2006
- EBEL Best GAA (2.02)
2009-2010
- IIHF Hall of Fame

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO	SOURCE
11/21/2014
11/21/2014	Confirmed	No team	Buffalo Sabres

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Number 1 retired by Latvia

Cult/Star player for Carolina Hurricanes

Cult/Star player for Dinamo Riga

Cult/Star player for EC Salzburg

Cult/Star player for Latvia

Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks

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