Irwin, 28 (11/29/87), spent the 2015-16 campaign with the Boston Bruins organization, appearing in two games for the parent club, while posting 30 points (5g-25a) in 64 AHL games for the Providence Bruins. Since playing his first professional games at the end of the 2009-10 season, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound native of Brentwood Bay, B.C., has amassed 50 points (16g-34a) in 155 NHL games with San Jose and Boston, and 118 points (27g-91a) in 245 AHL contests with Worcester and Providence. He was an AHL All-Star Classic participant in 2011-12 with the Worcester Sharks.
Never drafted, Irwin played two seasons at the University of Massachusetts from 2008-09, posting 42 points (14g-28a) in 67 NCAA games.