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 ...

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.

Matthews can leave Sittler behind on the scoring list, and he’s already passed every Leaf but Mats Sundin, but he has no Sittler signature moments on his resume to date — not the Canada Cup-winning ...

The Hurricanes’ second team includes forwards Ron Francis, Jordan Staal, and Justin Williams, defensemen Justin Faulk and Bret Hedican, and goaltender Arturs Irbe. Captaining the Hurricanes from ...

His 318 wins are easily the most among goalies who played for the Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers, as are his 668 games – more than double that of second-place Arturs Irbe. And Ward will always have ...

Arguably the best Latvian hockey player of all-time (is it really an argument?), Arturs Irbe was still a stud towards the end of his NHL career. That was highlighted by the 77 games he played for ...

The 10 shots were the fewest the Canadiens ever allowed in a game. Goaltender Arturs Irbe was the star by making 44 saves in stealing a win. Irbe came up huge on Jan. 30, 1999. (Photo courtesy ...

TORONTO (Jan. 30) — He would sleep on a bed of nails before quitting on the Maple Leafs. But, it’s still time.