Kirwan has signed with the Toronto Marlies on a professional tryout, where he will presumably join the team for the upcoming AHL playoffs.
Kirwan is already 23, a typical age for an NCAA free agent (in contrast to 21-year-old Luke Haymes), and he has played four years of college hockey for two programs. Kirwan began his career at Penn State, playing three years for the Nittany Lions after spending time in the USHL with Green Bay and Madison.
At Penn State, Kirwan was a solid complementary piece but rarely stood out in your author’s viewings of his team as a star producer.