You had to love him. It’s tough not to think of Arturs Irbe without smiling. He was just so easy to root for, a short, stocky goaltender who never changed his equipment and regularly repaired ...

Arturs Irbe is a Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender. Irbe played for various Soviet league teams and the Soviet Union national team before moving to North America ...

Four games in six nights against top-tier teams is probably a bridge too far for anyone but Arturs Irbe, and there are a couple different approaches the Hurricanes can take. They can muddle ...

As we close out our “30 Sharks” series, we speak with the man who has been with the San Jose Sharks since day one, Dan Rusanowsky.... Hockey History4 years ago 30 Sharks: Ignorance Was Bliss for San ...

Goalie: Ward is THE goaltender for the Hurricanes. He played in 668 regular-season games during the past quarter-century; Arturs Irbe, next on the list, is at 215. Ward won 318 regular-season games.

The number of legendary Latvian goaltender Arturs Irbe will be retired ahead of Thursday's exhibition match against Switzerland at Arena Riga, the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation informs LETA. The ...

PRAGUE – Usually beating Canada would be the highlight of World Championship for a county like Latvia. Not necessarily so, says goalie Arturs Irbe. Canada falls a distant second to Russia. Latvia is ...

Goaltender Arturs Irbe, small in stature but big in heart, was the San Jose Sharks’ first star. Standing at 5-foot-8, Arturs Irbe didn’t exactly promote fear ...