# Ted Irvine
**Ted Irvine** (Edward Amos Irvine, born 1944 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 11 seasons in the [National Hockey League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-hockey-league) with the [Boston Bruins](https://www.edgepedia.org/boston-bruins), Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and [St. Louis Blues](https://www.edgepedia.org/st-louis-blues) between 1963 and 1977.[1](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/i/irvinte01.html) • [2](https://mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/people/ted-irvine/) Over 724 regular-season games he scored 154 goals and 177 assists for 331 points.[2](https://mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/people/ted-irvine/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada[1](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/i/irvinte01.html) |
| Position | Left wing, shoots left; 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 195 lb (88 kg)[1](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/i/irvinte01.html) |
| NHL career | 11 seasons, 724 games, 154 goals, 177 assists, 331 points, 657 penalty minutes[2](https://mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/people/ted-irvine/) • [3](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110/splits) |
| Teams | Boston (1 game), Los Angeles (207), New York Rangers (378), St. Louis (138)[3](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110/splits) |
| Draft | Selected by the Los Angeles Kings, 10th round, #55 overall, in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft[4](https://www.quanthockey.com/hockey-stats-nhl/en/profile.php?player=2680) |
| Playoffs | 83 games, 16 goals, 24 assists, 40 points[5](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110) |
| Honors | Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award (1975); Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame honored member; co-founded Special Olympics Manitoba[6](https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/news/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-ted-irvine) • [2](https://mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/people/ted-irvine/) |
| Retirement | Last played in 1977; never won a Stanley Cup as a player and has not been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame[1](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/i/irvinte01.html) |
## Early career
Irvine played all of his minor hockey in Winnipeg and came up through junior with the St. Boniface Canadiens and the Winnipeg Braves.[2](https://mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/people/ted-irvine/) In 1963, while the 18-year-old was watching the film *The Great Escape* at Winnipeg's Metropolitan Theatre, his father Herb told him he was going to Boston, and Irvine made his NHL debut that season: a single game for the Bruins in 1963-64, in which he recorded no points and a minus-2 rating.[6](https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/news/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-ted-irvine) • [1](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/i/irvinte01.html) According to a Sport Manitoba profile, coach Lynn Patrick handed the rookie a $100 bill before the debut against the [Toronto Maple Leafs](https://www.edgepedia.org/toronto-maple-leafs); Irvine instead ate an egg salad sandwich and chocolate milk from the hotel vending machine, and his first shift brought a knee to the chest from Eddie Shack that earned Irvine a penalty.[6](https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/news/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-ted-irvine)
After four years in the Bruins' farm system, during which he was on the Central Hockey League champion Oklahoma City Blazers in 1966 and 1967, he was selected by the [Los Angeles Kings](https://www.edgepedia.org/los-angeles-kings) in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft.[2](https://mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/people/ted-irvine/) • [4](https://www.quanthockey.com/hockey-stats-nhl/en/profile.php?player=2680)
## NHL career
**Los Angeles.** Irvine's first full NHL season, 1967-68, was his most productive with the Kings: 73 games, 18 goals, 22 assists, and 40 points, with 136 shots on goal and a 13.2 percent shooting percentage.[1](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/i/irvinte01.html) He spent three years with the Kings before being traded to the [New York Rangers](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-york-rangers).[6](https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/news/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-ted-irvine)
**New York Rangers.** His career took off in New York, where he played 378 games and scored 86 goals and 91 assists for 177 points, the only team for which his career plus-minus was positive at +12.[3](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110/splits) Worried that weak early production might send him to the minors, Irvine took a run at Jean Ratelle during training camp; Ratelle knocked him flat, then advised him, "Keep hitting people. We need you to do that."[6](https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/news/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-ted-irvine) Irvine scored 89 goals for the Rangers over the next five seasons.[6](https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/news/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-ted-irvine)
**St. Louis and retirement.** He finished his career with the St. Louis Blues, adding 24 goals and 27 assists in 138 games, and last played in 1977.[3](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110/splits) • [1](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/i/irvinte01.html) His career playoff totals were 16 goals and 24 assists for 40 points in 83 games.[5](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110)
## Playing style and record
Irvine's career line reflects a physical, checking-style left wing rather than a pure scorer. His career shooting percentage was 10.7 on 1,441 shots, he recorded 26 game-winning goals, and his 657 penalty minutes include a team-high 438 with the Rangers.[3](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110/splits) His career plus-minus of -64 is weighted by his years with expansion-era Los Angeles (-46) and St. Louis (-28), against the +12 he accumulated with the Rangers.[3](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110/splits) His most frequent teammates by games played were Dale Rolfe (412), Rod Gilbert (365), Bill Fairbairn (356), and Jean Ratelle (353).[4](https://www.quanthockey.com/hockey-stats-nhl/en/profile.php?player=2680)
## Life beyond hockey
Irvine's contributions extended beyond his 14-year hockey career. He became heavily involved in work with people with disabilities, which earned him the Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award in 1975, and he co-founded Special Olympics Manitoba.[6](https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/news/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-ted-irvine) He is an honored member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, celebrated at a 2024 induction ceremony.[2](https://mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/people/ted-irvine/) • [6](https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/news/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-ted-irvine)
## References
1. [Ted Irvine Stats, Height, Weight, Position | Hockey-Reference.com](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/i/irvinte01.html)
2. [Irvine, Ted | Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame](https://mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/people/ted-irvine/)
3. [Ted Irvine Splits | StatMuse](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110/splits)
4. [Ted Irvine - NHL Profile | QuantHockey](https://www.quanthockey.com/hockey-stats-nhl/en/profile.php?player=2680)
5. [Ted Irvine - New York Rangers LW | StatMuse](https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/player/ted-irvine-3110)
6. [Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight: Ted Irvine | Sport Manitoba](https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/news/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-ted-irvine)
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