Ted Irvine

File:Ted Irvine 1970.jpg Irvine in 1970
Born	(1944-12-08) December 8, 1944 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1963–1977

Edward Amos Irvine (born December 8, 1944) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1964 to 1977.

Career

Irvine was a left winger. He amassed a total of 331 points in 774 games played over a 15-year professional career. In his NHL career, Irvine played for the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues between 1964 and 1977. His jersey number was 27.

Irvine appeared on an episode of the professional wrestling television show AEW Dynamite, on November 27, 2019. He was revealed as a surprise guest for his son, professional wrestler Chris Jericho, to celebrate Thanksgiving. During the appearance, Irvine learned that they were in Chicago, and went on to taunt the crowd by mentioning the number of times the New York Rangers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks.

Personal life

Irvine is of Scottish ancestry. He is married to Bonnie Davis. He is the father of professional wrestler and musician Chris Irvine, better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, and a daughter, Vanessa.

Career statistics

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Irvine playing for the New York Rangers in 1970

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1961–62	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		36	6	7	13	4		4	5	0	5	0
1962–63	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		32	31	23	54	13		8	7	5	12	6
1962–63	St. Boniface Canadiens	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	2	4	4
1963–64	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		19	17	11	28	19		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Winnipeg Braves	MJHL		10	3	5	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Boston Bruins	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Minneapolis Bruins	CPHL		3	1	5	6	0		4	1	1	2	2
1964–65	Minneapolis Bruins	CPHL		68	15	16	31	40		5	0	1	1	6
1965–66	Oklahoma City Blazers	CPHL		69	26	20	46	27		9	6	3	9	4
1966–67	Oklahoma City Blazers	CPHL		63	15	17	32	54		11	6	1	7	0
1967–68	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		73	18	22	40	26		6	1	3	4	2
1968–69	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		76	15	24	39	47		11	5	1	6	7
1969–70	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		58	11	13	24	28		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	New York Rangers	NHL		17	0	3	3	10		6	1	2	3	8
1970–71	New York Rangers	NHL		76	20	18	38	137		12	1	2	3	28
1971–72	New York Rangers	NHL		78	15	21	36	66		16	4	5	9	19
1972–73	New York Rangers	NHL		53	8	12	20	54		10	1	3	4	20
1973–74	New York Rangers	NHL		75	26	20	46	105		13	3	5	8	16
1974–75	New York Rangers	NHL		79	17	17	34	66		3	0	1	1	11
1975–76	St. Louis Blues	NHL		69	10	13	23	80		3	0	2	2	2
1976–77	St. Louis Blues	NHL		69	14	14	28	38		3	0	0	0	2
1977–78	St. James Flyers	CSHL		12	6	6	12	30		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				724	154	177	331	657		83	16	24	40	115

Awards and achievements

• MJHL Co-Goal Scoring Leader (1963)
• MJHL First All-Star Team (1964)
• CPHL Championships (1966 and 1967)
• Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
• In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Irvine at No. 74 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
• Ted Irvine's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame