Brayden Irwin
Brayden Irwin | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 24, 1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey centre (retired) |
| Years active | 2009–2012 |
| Known for | Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL |
Brayden Irwin (born March 24, 1987) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who appeared in 2 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Raised in Toronto, Ontario, Irwin participated in minor hockey through the AA North Toronto program. He attended Upper Canada College and is part of the family behind the founding of Irwin Toy Corporation. Although selected by the Brampton Battalion in the 2003 OHL Draft, he opted to pursue an NCAA scholarship and joined the St. Michael's Buzzers Jr.A. team competing in the Ontario Hockey Association.
Irwin played collegiate hockey at the University of Vermont, where he led his team in scoring during his senior season (2009–10). Upon completing his four-year tenure at Vermont, he signed a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 29, 2010. His NHL debut occurred on April 1, 2010, during a period when the Leafs were already eliminated from playoff contention.
During the final season of his entry-level deal, Irwin encountered injuries and struggled with performance, resulting in his reassignment to the Reading Royals, Toronto's ECHL affiliate, on November 11, 2011. Following just one game with Reading, he was loaned to their ECHL competitor, the Florida Everblades, for the remainder of that season. There, he played an instrumental role in securing the Kelly Cup championship.
On September 5, 2012, Irwin agreed to a one-year contract extension to remain with the Everblades in the ECHL.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Cowichan Valley Capitals | BCHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 49 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 21 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 22 | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Vermont | HE | 33 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Vermont | HE | 39 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Vermont | HE | 33 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Vermont | HE | 39 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Reading Royals|"ECHL"|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | ||||||
| Florida Everblades|"ECHL"|36 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 17 |6 |7 |13 |10 | ||||||||||
| Florida Everblades|"ECHL"|38 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 3 |0 |2 |2 |2 | ||||||||||
| Norfolk Admirals|"AHL"|20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | ||||||
| Stockton Thunder|"ECHL"|15 | 8 | 5 | 13 | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | ||||||
| Utica Comets|"AHL"|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | ||||||
| Greenville Road Warriors|"ECHL"|6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | "—" | ||||||
| Rochester Americans|"AHL"|45 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5 |3 |0 |3 |10 | ||||||||||
| Elmira Jackals|"ECHL"|10 |6 |8 |14 |10 |— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||
| Rochester Americans |AHL |49 |14 |11 |25 |22 |— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||
| Das Preds |DMHL |6 |3 |6 |9 |0 |1 |1 |2 |3 | ||||||||||||||
| NHL totals !2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 !— !— !— !— !— | ||||||||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| Selected for the Hockey East Rookie Team | 2007 | |
| ECHL | ||
| Kelly Cup champion (Florida Everblades) | 2012 | |