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Arturs Irbe

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-8    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 2, 1967 in Riga, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the 10th round (196th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 8:57AM
All-Time NHL Goalie Rank: #63. Kirk McLean… #64. Gilles Meloche… #65. ARTURS IRBE… #66. Chuck Rayner… #67. Gilles Gilbert… 

NHL Standard

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
1991-92 24 SJS NHL 13 2 6 3 48 365 317 .868 4.47 0 0 645 1.4 0 1 1
1992-93 25 SJS NHL 36 7 26 0 142 1250 1108 .886 4.11 1 10 2074 6.8 0 0 0
1993-94 26 SJS NHL 74 30 28 16 209 2064 1855 .899 2.84 3 16 4412 11.8 0 2 2
1994-95 27 SJS NHL 38 14 19 3 111 1056 945 .895 3.26 4 4 2043 5.3 0 0 0
1995-96 28 SJS NHL 22 4 12 4 85 607 522 .860 4.59 0 4 1112 1.1 0 0 0
1996-97 29 DAL NHL 35 17 12 3 88 825 737 .893 2.69 3 8 1965 3.6 0 2 2
1997-98 30 VAN NHL 41 14 11 6 91 982 891 .907 2.73 2 2 1999 5.9 0 0 0
1998-99 31 CAR NHL 62 27 20 12 135 1753 1618 .923 2.22 6 10 3643 13.1 0 0 0
1999-00 32 CAR NHL 75 34 28 9 175 1858 1683 .906 2.42 5 14 4345 11.6 0 1 1
2000-01 33 CAR NHL 77 37 29 9 180 1947 1767 .908 2.45 6 6 4406 12.9 0 2 2
2001-02 34 CAR NHL 51 20 19 11 126 1282 1156 .902 2.54 3 10 2974 7.0 0 1 1
2002-03 35 CAR NHL 34 7 24 2 100 816 716 .877 3.18 0 4 1884 2.0 0 0 0
2003-04 36 CAR NHL 10 5 2 1 23 228 205 .899 2.45 0 2 564 1.1 0 0 0
Career NHL 568 218 236 79 1513 15033 13520 .899 2.83 33 90 32066 83.6 0 9 9

NHL Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1993-94 26 SJS NHL 14 7 7 50 399 349 .875 3.72 0 6 806 0 0 0
1994-95 27 SJS NHL 6 2 4 27 184 157 .853 5.13 0 10 316 0 0 0
1996-97 29 DAL NHL 1 0 0 0 4 4 1.000 0.00 0 0 13 0 0 0
1998-99 31 CAR NHL 6 2 4 15 181 166 .917 2.21 0 0 408 0 0 0
2000-01 33 CAR NHL 6 2 4 20 201 181 .900 3.33 0 4 360 0 0 0
2001-02 34 CAR NHL 18 10 8 30 480 450 .938 1.67 1 0 1078 0 0 0
Career NHL 51 23 27 142 1449 1307 .902 2.86 1 20 2981 0 0 0

Other Standard

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1984-85 17 Soviet Union EJC-A 5 5 1.00 300
1985-86 18 ShVSM Riga USSR-3 9 20
1986-87 19 ShVSM Riga USSR-3 47 134 3.04 2643
1986-87 19 Dynamo Riga USSR 4 1 2.22 0 27
1987-88 20 Dynamo Riga USSR 34 84 2.70 4 1870
1987-88 20 ShVSM Riga USSR-3 5 11 2.32 285
1988-89 21 Dynamo Riga USSR 41 118 2.97 4 2381
1988-89 21 Dynamo Riga Super-S 7 2 4 1 23 3.25 0 425
1988-89 21 Soviet Union WEC-A 3 5 1.71 0 175
1989-90 22 Dynamo Riga Fr-Tour 1 0 1 0 2 1.90 0 63
1989-90 22 Dynamo Riga USSR 48 115 2.41 2 2868
1989-90 22 CSKA Moscow Super-S 4 3 1 0 10 2.50 1 240
1989-90 22 Soviet Union WEC-A 6 4 0 1 5 0.95 1 315
1990-91 23 Dynamo Riga Fr-Tour 1 1 0 0 4 4.00 0 60
1990-91 23 Dynamo Riga USSR 46 133 2.94 5 2713
1991-92 24 Kansas City Blades IHL 32 24 7 1 80 2.46 0 1955
1992-93 25 Kansas City Blades IHL 6 3 3 0 20 3.30 0 364
1995-96 28 Kansas City Blades IHL 4 1 2 1 16 102 86 .843 4.25 0 226
1995-96 28 Latvia WC-B 4 3 0 1 7 1.75 0 240
1996-97 29 Latvia WC-A 5 4 0 1 10 2.00 1 300
1997-98 30 Latvia WC-A 6 3 2 1 17 2.85 1 358
1998-99 31 Latvia WC-A 4 12 3.03 0 238
1999-00 32 Latvia WC-A 7 3 3 1 17 2.43 0 420
2000-01 33 Latvia WC-A 6 3 2 1 13 2.17 2 360
2001-02 34 Latvia Olympics 1 0 1 0 4 4.00 0 60
2002-03 35 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 7 3 3 1 21 229 208 .908 2.95 0 2 427 0 0 0
2002-03 35 Latvia WC-A 3 9 3.00 0 180
2003-04 36 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 14 10 3 1 30 411 381 .927 2.13 1 2 847 0 2 2
2003-04 36 Latvia WC-A 5 2 1 2 9 1.80 0 300
2004-05 37 Latvia WC-A 6 2 3 1 7 124 117 .944 1.48 2 283
2005-06 38 Latvia Olympics 3 14 5.68 0 2 148 0 0 0
2006-07 39 HK Nitra Slovakia 6 22 5.30 0 0 249 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 7 3 3 1 21 229 208 .908 2.95 0 2 427 0 0 0
Career 1 Season ECHL 14 10 3 1 30 411 381 .927 2.13 1 2 847 0 2 2
Career 1 Season EJC-A 5 5 1.00 300
Career 2 Seasons Fr-Tour 2 1 1 0 6 2.93 0 123
Career 3 Seasons IHL 42 28 12 2 116 102 86 .843 2.73 0 2545
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 4 0 1 0 18 5.19 0 2 208 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Slovakia 6 22 5.30 0 0 249 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Super-S 11 5 5 1 33 2.98 1 665
Career 5 Seasons USSR 173 451 2.74 15 9859
Career 3 Seasons USSR-3 61 165 3.38 2928
Career 8 Seasons WC-A 42 17 11 7 94 124 117 .944 2.31 6 2439
Career 1 Season WC-B 4 3 0 1 7 1.75 0 240
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 9 4 0 1 10 1.22 1 490

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1991-92 24 Kansas City Blades IHL 15 12 3 44 2.89 0 914
Career 1 Season IHL 15 12 3 44 2.89 0 914

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Arturs Irbe 13.1 12.9 11.8 11.6 7.0 6.8 5.9 5.3 3.6 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.1
Martin Biron 92.2 13.4 12.5 11.5 9.2 8.8 6.5 6.3 6.1 3.7 3.0 2.9 0.8 0.0
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 89.0 13.5 12.0 11.7 11.2 10.5 10.4 6.8 6.4 5.7 3.4 2.1 1.3 0.6
Dwayne Roloson 88.6 13.1 12.8 11.5 10.8 9.6 8.6 8.5 6.3 6.1 4.1 3.6 2.7 1.1
Chuck Rayner 86.3 12.3 10.2 10.0 8.6 6.5 5.2 4.5 2.1 1.1 0.9
Tommy Salo 85.9 13.3 11.6 11.5 9.5 8.8 8.5 8.5 5.3 1.1 0.5
Don Edwards 85.8 15.3 11.4 11.4 10.5 10.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 4.8 4.1
Bill Ranford 85.6 13.2 10.7 10.4 9.9 8.6 8.5 7.2 5.6 4.4 3.7 3.0 1.1 0.8
Jose Theodore 84.9 17.4 13.2 10.8 10.4 8.6 8.0 7.9 5.5 4.6 3.9 2.3 1.0 -0.1
Ron Hextall 83.7 13.8 11.7 10.6 10.2 8.7 8.4 7.0 6.4 6.1 5.9 3.6 1.7 0.9
Guy Hebert 82.7 15.6 14.7 12.3 11.7 9.7 8.3 7.4 6.6 3.2 2.8
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Arturs Irbe 13.1 12.9 11.8 11.6 7.0 6.8 5.9 5.3 3.6 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.1
Martin Biron 92.2 13.4 12.5 11.5 9.2 8.8 6.5 6.3 6.1 3.7 3.0 2.9 0.8 0.0
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 88.9 13.5 12.0 11.7 11.2 10.5 10.4 6.8 6.4 5.7 3.4 2.1 1.3 0.6
Dwayne Roloson 88.5 13.1 12.8 11.5 10.8 9.6 8.6 8.5 6.3 6.1 4.1 3.6 2.7 1.1
Chuck Rayner 86.3 12.3 10.2 10.0 8.6 6.5 5.2 4.5 2.1 1.1 0.9
Tommy Salo 85.9 13.3 11.6 11.5 9.5 8.8 8.5 8.5 5.3 1.1 0.5
Don Edwards 85.8 15.3 11.4 11.4 10.5 10.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 4.8 4.1
Ron Hextall 83.7 13.8 11.7 10.6 10.2 8.7 8.4 7.0 6.4 6.1 5.9 3.6 1.7 0.9
Bill Ranford 83.5 13.2 10.7 10.4 9.9 8.6 8.5 7.2 5.6 4.4 3.7 3.2 3.0 1.6 1.1 0.8
Jose Theodore 82.9 17.4 13.2 10.8 10.4 8.6 8.0 7.9 6.1 5.5 4.6 3.9 2.3 1.0 -0.1
Guy Hebert 82.7 15.6 14.7 12.3 11.7 9.7 8.3 7.4 6.6 3.2 2.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

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Games Played

1993-94 NHL 74 (1)
 1994-95 NHL 38 (10)
1999-00 NHL 75 (1)
 2000-01 NHL 77 (1)
 Career NHL 568 (47)

Wins

1993-94 NHL 30 (6)
1998-99 NHL 27 (10)
1999-00 NHL 34 (5)
2000-01 NHL 37 (3)
Career NHL 218 (60)

Losses

1992-93 NHL 26 (6)
1993-94 NHL 28 (6)
1994-95 NHL 19 (5)
1999-00 NHL 28 (5)
2000-01 NHL 29 (4)
Career NHL 236 (39)

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

1993-94 NHL 16 (1)
 1998-99 NHL 12 (4)
1999-00 NHL 9 (5)
2000-01 NHL 9 (6)
2001-02 NHL 11 (1)
 Career NHL 79 (40)

Goals Against

1993-94 NHL 209 (6)
1994-95 NHL 111 (5)
1999-00 NHL 175 (1)
 2000-01 NHL 180 (1)
 Career NHL 1513 (48)

Shots Against

1993-94 NHL 2064 (4)
1998-99 NHL 1753 (6)
1999-00 NHL 1858 (3)
2000-01 NHL 1947 (1)
 Career NHL 15033 (31)

Saves

1993-94 NHL 1855 (4)
1998-99 NHL 1618 (6)
1999-00 NHL 1683 (4)
2000-01 NHL 1767 (1)
 Career NHL 13520 (31)

Save Percentage

1998-99 NHL .923 (4)
Career NHL .899 (56)

Goals Against Average

1998-99 NHL 2.22 (9)
Career NHL 2.83 (72)

Shutouts

1993-94 NHL 3 (8)
1994-95 NHL 4 (3)
1998-99 NHL 6 (4)
1999-00 NHL 5 (4)
2000-01 NHL 6 (7)
Career NHL 33 (45)

Minutes

1993-94 NHL 4412 (1)
 1999-00 NHL 4345 (2)
2000-01 NHL 4406 (1)
 Career NHL 32066 (48)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

1998-99 NHL 2.62 (9)
Career NHL 3.04 (89)

Goalie Point Shares

1993-94 NHL 11.8 (9)
1998-99 NHL 13.1 (4)
1999-00 NHL 11.6 (9)
2000-01 NHL 12.9 (5)
Career NHL 83.6 (61)

Point Shares

1998-99 NHL 13.1 (7)
2000-01 NHL 12.9 (7)
  

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

May 30, 1991: Claimed by San Jose from Minnesota in Dispersal Draft, May 30, 1991.

August 19, 1996: Signed as a free agent by Dallas, August 19, 1996.

August 25, 1997: Signed as a free agent by Vancouver, August 25, 1997.

September 14, 1998: Signed as a free agent by Carolina, September 14, 1998.

June 16, 2004: Traded to Columbus by Carolina for future considerations, June 16, 2004.

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