Haley Irwin
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Haley Irwin (born June 6, 1988 in Thunder Bay
, Ontario
) is a member of the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team
and also plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth
Bulldogs.
She won a bronze medal with Team Ontario 1 at the 2007 Esso Women’s Nationals in Salmon Arm, BC. Other accomplishments include winning a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2005 Esso Women’s Nationals in Sarnia, ON. At the January 2005 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Salmon Arm, BC, she won a gold medal with Team Ontario Red. She won a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2003 Canada Winter Games in Bathurst, NB. One of her teammates with Team Ontario was Meghan Agosta
.
women's hockey coach and former Canadian Olympic coach Shannon Miller
recruited Irwin for UMD. When Irwin arrived in the fall of 2007 for her first season with the Bulldogs, she came in with more of an offensive game. She was not killing penalties and there were issues with her off-ice training and her weight. Miller made her fill out training logs, journaling all her workouts and her meals.
For the 2007-08 season, Irwin led UMD and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association
(WCHA) in scoring, was the league's Rookie of the Year and had the most points per game of any female U.S. college hockey player. For her effort, she was named WCHA Rookie of the Year and to the WCHA First All-Star, WCHA All-Rookie and WCHA All-Tournament teams.
She scored the game-winning goal to help UMD win the 2008 NCAA Division I national championship. The goal was vs. University of Wisconsin goaltender and Patty Kazmaier Award
winner Jessie Vetter. At UMD, Irwin benefitted from two Olympic hockey players who were assistant coaches: Canada's Caroline Ouellette
and Team USA's Julie Chu
.
During a second season at UMD, Irwin scored 22 goals and 44 points in 39 games as the Bulldogs advanced to another NCAA Frozen Four tournament. She was named to the All-WCHA Team, ranked third in UMD scoring and second in goals scored. Irwin led all Bulldog sophomores in goals, points and power play goals.
On December 3 and 4, 2010, Haley Irwin had a hand in every one of her teams’ seven goals versus St. Cloud State. For her efforts, she was recognized as the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for Dec. 7, 2010. In both games against the Huskies, she had a total of three goals and four assists. She notched two assists, 12 shots on net, and was +2 in a 2-2 tie on December 3. The following day, Irwin posted an assist on the first goal (which was also the game-winning goal) before she scored three straight goals and had a natural hat-trick. The hat trick was Irwin’s third of the season. Said hat trick was followed up by an assist on the Bulldogs fifth goal. Irwin recorded 10 shots and was +2 in the game. At the conclusion of the series, Irwin became the WCHA leader in scoring and ranked No. 2 in the NCAA this season with a point per game average of 2.29 (32 points: 17 goals, 15 assists in 14 games).
On September 7, 2011, it was announced that Irwin was appointed one of two team captains for the 2011–12 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season.
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) is a member of the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team
2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team
The 2009–10 women's national hockey team will represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Prior to the games, the national team will participate in various tournaments during the 2009–10 season. The team will attempt to win the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics...
and also plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
Bulldogs.
Playing career
Irwin grew up playing boys hockey until she was 16 and was the first girl to make a AAA-level boys team in Thunder Bay, ON. After moving to women’s hockey, she made Canada's national under-22 team. Irwin was part of the gold medal winning Ontario Red squad at the January 2005 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Salmon Arm, B.C. Irwin won the PWHL championship and OWHA provincial championship in 2005 and 2006 with the Toronto Junior Aeros. She captained the undefeated 2005-06 team and was named the Aeros MVP in both 2004-05 and 2005-06. During the 2005-06 season, she finished third in league scoring with the Aeros.She won a bronze medal with Team Ontario 1 at the 2007 Esso Women’s Nationals in Salmon Arm, BC. Other accomplishments include winning a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2005 Esso Women’s Nationals in Sarnia, ON. At the January 2005 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Salmon Arm, BC, she won a gold medal with Team Ontario Red. She won a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2003 Canada Winter Games in Bathurst, NB. One of her teammates with Team Ontario was Meghan Agosta
Meghan Agosta
Meghan Agosta is a women's ice hockey forward, currently playing for Mercyhurst College. Agosta played for the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She has represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning gold medals at both...
.
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
University of Minnesota DuluthUniversity of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
women's hockey coach and former Canadian Olympic coach Shannon Miller
Shannon Miller (ice hockey)
Shannon Miller, is the former head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team which won the Silver medal in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She has also won five NCAA Division I championships with the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey. She is from Melfort,...
recruited Irwin for UMD. When Irwin arrived in the fall of 2007 for her first season with the Bulldogs, she came in with more of an offensive game. She was not killing penalties and there were issues with her off-ice training and her weight. Miller made her fill out training logs, journaling all her workouts and her meals.
For the 2007-08 season, Irwin led UMD and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Western Collegiate Hockey Association
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
(WCHA) in scoring, was the league's Rookie of the Year and had the most points per game of any female U.S. college hockey player. For her effort, she was named WCHA Rookie of the Year and to the WCHA First All-Star, WCHA All-Rookie and WCHA All-Tournament teams.
She scored the game-winning goal to help UMD win the 2008 NCAA Division I national championship. The goal was vs. University of Wisconsin goaltender and Patty Kazmaier Award
Patty Kazmaier Award
The Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four...
winner Jessie Vetter. At UMD, Irwin benefitted from two Olympic hockey players who were assistant coaches: Canada's Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...
and Team USA's Julie Chu
Julie Chu
Julie Chu is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the Montreal Stars. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her college years while playing hockey for...
.
During a second season at UMD, Irwin scored 22 goals and 44 points in 39 games as the Bulldogs advanced to another NCAA Frozen Four tournament. She was named to the All-WCHA Team, ranked third in UMD scoring and second in goals scored. Irwin led all Bulldog sophomores in goals, points and power play goals.
On December 3 and 4, 2010, Haley Irwin had a hand in every one of her teams’ seven goals versus St. Cloud State. For her efforts, she was recognized as the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for Dec. 7, 2010. In both games against the Huskies, she had a total of three goals and four assists. She notched two assists, 12 shots on net, and was +2 in a 2-2 tie on December 3. The following day, Irwin posted an assist on the first goal (which was also the game-winning goal) before she scored three straight goals and had a natural hat-trick. The hat trick was Irwin’s third of the season. Said hat trick was followed up by an assist on the Bulldogs fifth goal. Irwin recorded 10 shots and was +2 in the game. At the conclusion of the series, Irwin became the WCHA leader in scoring and ranked No. 2 in the NCAA this season with a point per game average of 2.29 (32 points: 17 goals, 15 assists in 14 games).
On September 7, 2011, it was announced that Irwin was appointed one of two team captains for the 2011–12 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season.
Hockey Canada
After her freshman season at UMD, Irwin played in two more international competitions with Canada's Under-22 team. At the 2009 IIHF Women’s World Ice Hockey Championships, she had two goals and three assists in five games for Canada in its silver-medal performance. In addition, Irwin won gold at the Four Nations Cup. After her appearance on Canada's 2009 silver medal winning World Championship team, she was invited to centralize for six months in Calgary along with 25 other players and try for one of the 21 spots on the 2010 Olympic team. During the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup in Vancouver, Irwin scored on a penalty shot during Canada's 10-2 victory over Finland on September 1, 2009. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Irwin played five games, scoring four goals and one assist. In the gold medal game, Canada defeated the United States 2-0 to win their third consecutive gold. In the first game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Irwin scored two goals in a 16-0 victory over Switzerland. In the third game of the tournament, she scored two goals in an 11-0 shotout over Slovakia.Awards and honors
- 2007-08 WCHA Rookie of the Year
- 2007-08 All-WCHA First Team
- 2007-08 All-WCHA Rookie Team.
- 2008-09 All-WCHA Third Team
- 2008-09 Finalist, WCHA Pre-season Most Valuable Player
- WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, Week of February 18, 2009
- WCHA Offensive Player of the Week Week of December 7, 2010
- WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2010)
- 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee
Minnesota Duluth
- Note: GP= Games played; G= Gaols; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PPG = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short handed Goals
Year GP G AST PTS PPG SHG 2007-08 37 23 37 60 3 3 2008-09 39 22 22 44 8 0
Team Canada
| Event | Games played | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| 2007 National Fall Festival | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 Women's World Championships | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 Olympics | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |