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1967
arturs irbe was born on june 1967 -
draft 10th round
Irbe was drafted in the 10th round, 196th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. -
1989
Irbe was drafted in the 10th round, 196th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. -
1991
is a Latvian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender. Born during the Soviet era, Irbe played for various Soviet league teams and the Soviet Union national team before moving to North America in 1991. -
2000
He played for HK Riga 2000 in Latvia and EC Red Bulls Salzburg in Austria during the 2004–05 season. He signed with HK Dynamax Nitra playing in the Slovak Ice Hockey Extraliga, but he decided to leave after his unsatisfactory results. -
2004
In 2004 Irbe returned to Europe to play until he retired in 2007. -
2004
In June 2004, he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets, but never played with the club due to that year's NHL Lockout. After the lockout that canceled the 2004–2005 season, Irbe never played in the NHL again but chose to continue his career in Europe -
2011
Irbe left the team on June 11, 2011 to spend more time with his family. -
2013
In 2013, Irbe was named as Ted Nolan's assistant for Latvian national team,[9] but resigned a year after a dispute with president of Latvian Ice Hockey Federation Kirovs Lipmans over his coaching certification.[10] In August 2014, Nolan again hired Irbe as an assistant, this time with the Buffalo Sabres.[11] In August 2017, Irbe became consultant for Latvian hockey league club HK Kurbads.[12] -
2014
On November 18, 2014 at the age of 47, he suited up after the injury of Michal Neuvirth, to be the backup of Jhonas Enroth.[2]