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	Player Stats
		Irbe was brought out of minor league exile by Carolina, and he was a 2-1 winner in his NHL return against Washington on Wednesday.
		Irbe faced just 19 shots against the lowly Caps, but it had to be a sweet return just the same.
		Irbe went to the minors last season after playing poorly, and his demand to be played or traded further harmed his standing with the team.
	snap.stats.com /premium/sfah/stats/playerstats.asp?id=0280 (220 words)

	AugustaSports.Com: The Augusta Chronicle's Hockey Coverage
		Irbe, who blanked the Senators on Sunday, was at his best early, stopping 12 shots in the opening period and 10 in the second.
		Irbe also denied Andreas Dackell with five minutes left in the second period, poke-checking the puck away after he had been deked out of the crease.
		Irbe kept it that way by stopping Bonk on a stuff attempt near the right post with just under three minutes remaining and covering the puck during a goalmouth scramble with 93 seconds to go.
	augustasports.com /hockey99/nhl/recap_97219.shtml (654 words)

	ESPNMAG.com - Poles Apart
		Irbe used the same ratty pads for his entire NHL career until they became heavy as logs from all the triage.
		Irbe sat in the frigid town square overnight as the tanks rolled in, signing a referendum for national independence and singing songs of freedom.
		Irbe picked up a chunk of the statue, clutched it in his trapper hand, then went home to crush his little piece of history with a hammer.
	espn.go.com /magazine/vol5no25hurricanes.html (2046 words)

	Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Arturs Irbe
		Irbe was among the first wave of players from Communist countries who were finally allowed to leave their homeland to play in the NHL.
		Irbe has gone on to play six seasons with Carolina and was instrumental in leading the team to their first Stanley Cup appearance in 2002, only fall to the Detroit Red Wings.
		In 2002-03 Irbe and the Canes' were unable to repeat their exploits from the previous year and he would play only 34 games during the season while also suiting up for the AHL's Lowell Lock Monsters after he cleared waivers midway through the season.
	www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18300 (742 words)

	Irbe trying to make best of time in Johnstown - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Irbe joined his new team in Toledo, Ohio, in time for their season-opener before playing the next night in front of 4,011 home fans, just the second Johnstown sellout in four years.
		Irbe was placed on waivers by the Hurricanes in February, and the team did attempt to trade him.
		Irbe did not fit into the AHL picture this season because the Hurricanes now share their affiliate with the Calgary Flames, and each team sent its top goalie prospect to the Lock Monsters.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/s_163091.html (1784 words)

	Carolina Hurricanes - News Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Goalie Arturs Irbe is back with the Hurricanes after a year in the minor leagues.
		Irbe, 37, was placed on Johnstown’s injured reserve list on Dec. 4 with an injured wrist, and was activated by the Chiefs last week before scoring a 4-3 overtime win at Toledo on Feb. 13.
		Irbe is the Carolina franchise’s all-time goaltending leader in games played (299), wins (125) and shutouts (20), and his 2.49 goals-against average with the Hurricanes ranks third among all franchise netminders.
	www.caneshockey.com /news/news.asp?articleid=1192 (288 words)

	Goalies
		Arturs Irbe was originally drafted 196th overall in the 1989 Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars.
		That season, Arturs made his NHL debut with a 6-2 win over the Oilers on November 8, 1991.
		Arturs led all league goalies with 74 games and 4,412 minutes played (league record, since broken).
	www.angelfire.com /pa5/pill/goalies/irbe.html (496 words)

	Home/News (Page 4 of 4)
		Irbe made 24 saves for Carolina to fall to 7-17-2 on the season, and in a bizarre twist, was passed on the Sharks all-time games played list for goalies by winning netminder Evgeni Nabokov, who stopped 27 of 29 Canes shots on the night in his 184th game for the franchise.
		Arturs Irbe, goaltender for the NHL Carolina Hurricanes and a board member of the Kids First Fund, is making a bold statement with a new internationally inspired goalie helmet.
		Carolina goalie Arturs Irbe may be a terminator on the ice, but outside the rink his fondness for his native Latvia is warming hearts.
	www.arturs-irbe.de /eng/index4.html (5823 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Hockey / Hurricanes trade Irbe to Blue Jackets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Arturs Irbe was traded by the Carolina Hurricanes to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, ending the goaltener's up-and-down six-year stint with the team.
		RALEIGH, N.C. Arturs Irbe was traded by the Carolina Hurricanes to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, ending the goaltener's up-and-down six-year stint with the team.
		Irbe, a native of Latvia and a former Olympian, was 10-8 in the 2002 playoffs when the Hurricanes lost to Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals.
	www.boston.com /sports/hockey/articles/2004/06/16/hurricanes_trade_irbe_to_blue_jackets?mode=PF (331 words)

	Tough year for Arturs Irbe - Russian Ice Hockey
		Irbe practised with the Lock Monsters on Thursday, having last appeared in the minors in 1995-96 with Kansas City of the IHL.
		Irbe, who turned 36 on Feb. 2, lost his starting job to Kevin Weekes, 27, coming out of training camp and was never able to regain it.
		Irbe, who was sensational last spring and especially in the Eastern Conference final when his team eliminated the Leafs, has gone 7-17-2 this season with a 3.06 goals-against average and an.884 save percentage.
	www.russianjerseys.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/004057.html (792 words)

	National Hockey League Players' Association
		Irbe is the spiritual leader of Latvian hockey and the tiny nation has a full agenda next season that Irbe wants to be part of.
		Irbe says the aches and pains of playing competitive hockey for a couple of decades will be numbed by the pride of playing for his homeland in these events.
		Irbe, a loyal Latvian who was on the frontline of the demonstrations in Riga that led to the collapse of the Communist government in 1991, has certainly earned his spot in the Latvian history tests.
	www.nhlpa.com /Content/Feature.asp?contentId=3457 (703 words)

	Kids First Fund
		Arturs Irbe of the NHL Carolina Hurricanes Unveils New Goalie Helmet that Celebrates Homeland of Latvia and the Kids First Fund
		Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, — Arturs Irbe, goaltender for the NHL Carolina Hurricanes and a board member of the Kids First Fund, is making a bold statement with a new internationally inspired goalie helmet.
		Irbe’s new helmets were recently discovered in the basement of a Minnesota-based sporting goods store where they had sat in their original boxes since 1982.
	www.kidsfirstfund.org /irbehelmet.html (465 words)

	Fantasy Baseball - RotoTimes.com
		Arturs Irbe (G) Car has returned to the Carolina Hurricanes after a 11-day stint in the AHL, according to the Charlotte Observer.
		Irbe was placed on waivers in early February but ending up in the minors when no team showed any interest.
		Goalie Arturs Irbe (G) Car, a hero of Carolina's run to last year's Stanley Cup finals, cleared waivers on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
	www.rototimes.com /index.php?sport=hockey&type=playernotes&name=player_179 (538 words)

	Irbe awaits trade in AHL - Russian Ice Hockey
		Arturs Irbe has been exiled by the Carolina Hurricanes, barred from showing up at training camp while general manager Jim Rutherford finds a way to trade the 36-year-old netminder.
		Irbe first donned the Lowell Lock Monsters uniform last season when the Hurricanes demoted him in February, defusing a goaltending controversy that started back in October when Irbe openly asked to be traded after losing his No. 1 job to Kevin Weekes.
		Irbe did end his season on a high note, backstopping Latvia to yet another emotional win over Russia at the world hockey championship in Finland, a game in which he looked like the Irbe of old.
	www.russianjerseys.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/004984.html (668 words)

	TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		6/16/2004 6:14:01 PM Arturs Irbe was traded by the Carolina Hurricanes to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, ending the goaltenders' up and down six-year stint with the team.
		Irbe, 37, split the season between Johnstown of the ECHL and the Hurricanes.
		``Arturs Irbe is a proven National Hockey League goaltender who has played in two all-star games and led Carolina to the Stanley Cup finals in 2002,'' MacLean said in a statement.
	www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=87878 (399 words)

	ESPN.com - NHL - Arturs Irbe - Columbus Blue Jackets Player Card (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Arturs Irbe has not been involved in any transactions this season.
		Arturs Irbe was traded by the Carolina Hurricanes to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, ending the goalie's up-and-down six-year stint with the team.
		Carolina is bringing back goalie Arturs Irbe, a hero in the team's run to the Stanley Cup finals in 2002 who got much of the blame when the Hurricanes recorded the fewest points in the NHL last season.
	sports.espn.go.com /nhl/players/profile?statsId=0280 (110 words)

	Fantasy Hockey - Rotoworld.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A two-time All-Star, the 37-year-old Irbe was selected in the 10th round of the 1989 draft by the Minnesota North Stars.
		"Arturs Irbe is a proven National Hockey League goaltender who has played in two All-Star games and led Carolina to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2002," Columbus general manager Doug MacLean said.
		Irbe, who is Carolina's all-time leader in wins (130), shutouts (20) and games by a goaltender (309), is expected to serve as Marc Denis' backup.
	www.rotoworld.com /content/story.asp?sport=NHL&storyid=3675 (315 words)

	IIHF - NEWS
		Irbe's performance was even more impressive at the 1990 IIHF World Championships, where he led the Soviet Union to the gold medal, the second-last time a Russian-dominated squad would accomplish that feat.
		From 1991 to 1995, Irbe focused on his NHL career with the San Jose Sharks, highlighted by the 1994 playoff run in which he helped to defeat the Detroit Red Wings in seven games and went the distance with Toronto.
		He may not face as many shots from the Germans as he gets in an NHL game, but he'll need to be as quick and flexible as ever when their dogged forwards attack.
	www.iihf.com /news/1newsog70027.htm (405 words)

	LCS Hockey : Team Reports : Carolina Hurricanes
		Irbe, who isn't really know as a stick-handling netminder, hit the post twice in an "offensive" contest for the goaltenders.
		Irbe cleared the small barrier before hitting the right post on both his attempts.
		Irbe passed the puck to Alexei Yashin before the Ottawa star gave it to Teemu Selanne who eventually scored.
	www.lcshockey.com /issues/112/car.asp (782 words)

	Irbe's Enjoying Rebirth in Carolina / Ex-Sharks goalie riding a hot streak with Hurricanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Irbe sports a 1.47 goals-against average and a.945 save percentage, both the best in the NHL among regulars; a 5-3-2 record, including two shutouts; a player-of-the-month award and a player-of-the-week award.
		Irbe joins the list of thousands who resented Keenan after having played for him; he found out soon how the coach got the nickname Captain Hook, and soured on him for good when Keenan traded with, ironically, Carolina for Sean Burke late last season.
		Irbe's brilliant run has kept Kidd on the bench, unable for now to repeat his own sparkling numbers from last season (2.17 GAA and.922 save percentage, both career bests, mostly compiled after Burke was traded in January).
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/11/12/SP60230.DTL (987 words)

	IRBE
		Irbe was drafted in the fourth round by the Sharks and was expected to be Curtis Joseph's backup.
		Joseph had an off year and Irbe seized the opportunity but Joseph is still the number one guy in San Jose.
		Irbe may even have to fend off two-time Durnan Trophy winner Sean Burke, who has led the MHL in average the last two seasons, for the backup job.
	webhome.idirect.com /~garbutt2/irbe.htm (281 words)

	Ron Francis, Arturs Irbe, NHL Eastern Conference Finals, Hockey, Interviews, Quotes, ASAPSports FastScripts, Transcript (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		ARTURS IRBE: That was probably the first time in this series, maybe the second, where there's such a long rebound and we cannot clear it and the player has it on his stick.
		ARTURS IRBE: Well, they definitely played their best game, and it showed, I guess, in the flow of the game.
		ARTURS IRBE: Well, this is the greatest chance, obviously, in the playoff the for me personally.
	www.asapsports.com /hockey/2002efinals/052302RF.html (1071 words)

	USATODAY.com - Fantasy Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		GM Don Waddell is said to be high on Irbe, who would back-up the young Lehtonen and could see action in 25-30 games.
		Irbe was the busier of the two goalies in the contest as the Finns outshot the Latvians 29-15.
		Arturs Irbe stopped 21 of 22 shots to lead Latvia to a 3-1 over Solvenia in World Championship hockey action yesterday.
	fantasyhockey.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NHL&id=138 (204 words)

	Arturs Irbe (1991-present)
		The 5-8 Irbe is remarkably durable for a goalie of his stature.
		Irbe and the Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-1, for Irbe's 115th win for the Carolina franchise.
		Arturs repaired his own equipment, often bringing his gear, needle, and thread with him on the airplane.
	hockeygoalies.org /bio/irbe.html (7669 words)

	Irbe has a passion for politics, as well as pucks (Carolina Hurricanes goalie bigtime Republican) [Free Republic]
		Carolina Hurricanes goalie Arturs Irbe, raised under Communist rule in what was then the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, was stunned in his first visits to the West.
		As Irbe took the ice for what ended up being a 1-1 tie against the Minnesota Wild, Al Gore was making a concession speech that Irbe, a native Latvian but diehard American political junkie, had awaited for a month.
		Irbe left shortly after to play in the NHL, and the same experiences that kindled his interest in the political process also colored his political beliefs.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3a3e154d7014.htm (975 words)

	Carolina Hurricanes - News Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Irbe (5’ 8’’, 190 lbs.) is 7-20-2 with a goals-against average of 3.17 and a save percentage of.880 in 30 games with Carolina this season.
		The franchise’s all-time leader in games played, wins and shutouts, Irbe is 125-116-43 with a goals-against average of 2.49 and 20 shutouts in 295 career games with Carolina.
		Irbe was recalled from Lowell on Feb. 24 after recording a 2-2-1 record and 3.32 goals-against average in five games following his first reassignment on Feb. 11.
	www.caneshockey.com /news/news.asp?articleid=1028 (393 words)

	National Hockey League - Hurricanes vs. Bruins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Irbe recorded his 20th shutout for the franchise and an assist and Jeff O'Neill scored a power-play goal as Carolina held on for a 2-0 victory over the Boston Bruins.
		Irbe has made a habit this season of coming up with big performances in milestone contests.
		Irbe is 3-1-1 with a 1.39 goals-against average in his last five games.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/scores102/102089/102089308.htm (1216 words)

	Arturs Irbe, Stanley Cup, Hockey, Interviews, Quotes, ASAPSports FastScripts, Transcript (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		ARTURS IRBE: Well, we saw the trend that they were, I guess, trying to go stick side on the first game.
		ARTURS IRBE: The key obviously is to score first for either one of those teams.
		ARTURS IRBE: It is special, definitely, to have two European goalies battling, but I don't know if I can really cherish that because Dominik is one of the best, if not the best in the League and you just wish that there will be somebody not as tough on the other end in the Finals.
	www.asapsports.com /hockey/2002stanley/060702AI.html (705 words)

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