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This Sher-Wood goalie stick was utilized by Arturs Irbe while with the San Jose Sharks in the early 1990s. It exhibits all of the Irbe stick trademarks, including his unique taping style on the blade and the knob, and is also autographed.
This Sher-Wood goalie stick was utilized by Arturs Irbe while with the San Jose Sharks in the early 1990s. It exhibits all of the Irbe stick trademarks, including his unique taping style on the blade and the knob, and is also autographed.
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SHORT BIO: Born on February 2, 1967, in Riga, Latvia, Irbe was drafted 196th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in 1989. Already a pro in the Soviet leagues since 1986-87, Irbe's pro career continued until 2006-07, seeing him play in Europe, the ECHL, IHL, AHL, and the NHL.
Irbe made his NHL debut for the San Jose Sharks on November 8, 1991 vs the Edmonton Oilers. Starting in goal, Irbe stopped 30 shots in a 6-2 win. His NHL career went from 1991-92 to 2003-04 and saw him play with the San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, and Carolina Hurricanes. After retiring, he took up coaching, pre-dominantly overseas, though he did goalie coach in the NHL with the Washington Capitals (2009-2011), and the Buffalo Sabres (2014-15), even dressing as an EBUG with the latter. In his NHL career, Arturs Irbe appeared in 568 regular season games, going 218-236-79 with 33 shutouts, 9 assists, a 2.83GAA, and a 0.899% save average. In 51 playoff games, he went 23-27 with 1 shutout, a 2.91GAA, and a 0.900% save average. Among his career accolades include being named the Soviet League Rookie of the Year (1988), winning an IIHF World Championship Gold Medal (1989, 1990), winning the IHL Turner Cup (1992), recording the first shutout in San Jose Sharks franchise history (1992), appearing in the NHL All-Star Game (1994, 1999), leading the Carolina Hurricanes into the Stanley Cup Final (2002), representing Latvia in the Olympic Winter Games (2002, 2006), and being inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame (2010). |
YEAR: Early 1990s
TEAM: San Jose Sharks GAME WORN? Yes MANUFACTURER/MODEL: Sher-Wood ACQUIRED FROM / LOA: Private collector DATES OF GAME USE: Unknown NOTABLE MOMENTS: N/A PHOTOMATCHED: No AUTOGRAPHED: Yes ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT VALUE (USD): $500.00 AVAILABILITY: THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE/TRADE/DONATION |
