"Coming off a disappointing year, we are excited to see Brayden enjoy his best season in a Vermont jersey. He has the ability to be a top player in the league and we look forward to seeing him rise to that level this year." - Kevin Sneddon
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09): Irwin played in 33 of 39 games and recorded six goals and five assists for 11 points Had 63 shots on goal Recorded nine points (4g, 5a) in 26 Hockey East games Had three power-play goals and one game winner Won 51-percent of his face offs (78 for 153) Scored a power-play goal in the season opening 4-1 victory against RPI on Oct. 11 in Quebec City Notched a goal in a 4-3 win over No. 7 Miami at Gutterson Fieldhose on Oct. 17 Had a power-play goal and an assist in a 3-1 win at UMass-Lowell on Nov. 8 Recorded the game-winning goal on the power play in a 4-3 victory at No. 2 Boston U. on Nov. 21 Scored a goal in a 6-4 win over No. 9 New Hampshire on March 6 at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Irwin played in all 39 games and finished tied for the team lead in goals with 10 Finished with a total of 18 points His three game-winning goals tied for the team lead and ranked tied for second best in Hockey East His two shorthanded goals led the team and ranked tied for sixth all-time in a single-season at UVM Also had two power-play goals Was second on the team in penalties (24) and penalty minutes (48) His 79 shots were fifth most on the team Recorded six goals and six assists for 12 points in 27 Hockey East games Went 369 for 690 on face offs (.535) Was named to the Hockey East Weekly Honor Roll once Had a career best five-game scoring streak from Oct. 28 to Nov. 17 Recorded three goals and two assists in that stretch Scored the game winner in a 2-1 win at Merrimack on Nov. 10 Scored a goal in a 2-2 tie against No. 12 Harvard on Dec. 8 at Gutterson Fieldhouse Had a shorthanded goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over No. 8 Northeastern on Jan. 19 Notched a shorthanded goal at No. 14 Massachusetts on Jan. 25 Scored the game-winning goal on the power play and had an assist in a 3-2 win at No. 18 UMass-Lowell on Feb. 22 Notched the game-winning goal on the power play in a 2-0 victory over Maine on Feb. 29 Had an assist in a 4-3 victory at No. 3 New Hampshire on March 8 Scored 68 seconds into the game in a 4-1 win over Northeastern in Game 3 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals at Gutterson Fieldhouse on March 16 Had an assist in a 3-1 victory over Boston U. in the Hockey East Semifinals at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston on March 21.
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07): Irwin played in 33 games on his way to finishing third on the team in scoring with seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points In 24 Hockey East games he recorded six goals and 11 assists for 17 points and became the first-ever Catamount to be named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team His 17 points ranked third best among rookies in Hockey East He was named to the Hockey East Weekly Honor Roll on two occasions and twice was named runner-up for Hockey East Rookie of the Month He finished the year tied for the team lead in game-winning goals with four His plus-3 rating ranked third best on the team He recorded 49 shots He won 54-percent of his face offs (250-213) to rank second best on the team The Catamounts went 18-11-4 with Irwin in the lineup and 0-5 in the five games he missed with an injury He recorded the first point of his career by picking up an assist in UVMs 4-2 victory at Providence on Nov. 10 Recorded two assists in a 4-1 victory for the Catamounts against Merrimack on Nov. 18 at Gutterson Fieldhouse Had one assist in Vermonts 3-2 win at home against No. 2 Maine on Nov. 25 The victory was Vermonts first at home against Maine since Feb. 15, 1983 Scored the first goal of his career and added an assist at UMass-Lowell in a 2-1 win on Dec. 1 The victory over UML was the seventh straight for Vermont and Irwins goal proved to be the game-winner He was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Dec. 4 for his performance Picked up one assist in UVMs 4-0 victory at St. Lawrence on Dec. 16 On Jan. 13 at Northeastern he recorded one assist in a 3-0 shutout against the Huskies He had two goals and two assists in a weekend sweep at home against No. 7 Boston College on Jan. 19 and 20 in a pair of games televised on CSTV and CN8 In Fridays victory against the Eagles, Irwin had one assist in a 3-2 win The victory was Vermonts first over BC since Nov. 11, 1994 The following night he had two goals and one assist in a 4-2 victory over the Eagles Notched one goal in Vermonts 3-0 shutout at Gutterson Fieldhouse against No. 19 UMass on Feb. 17 He had one goal in Vermonts 3-2 victory at No. 8 Boston University in Game 1 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals at Agganis Arena on March 8.
BEFORE VERMONT: Played for the St. Michael's Buzzers of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League He scored eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points in 21 regular season games In the playoffs he exploded for 11 goals and 10 assists for 21 points in 20 postseason contests Finished with 40 goals and 42 assists for 82 points in 123 career games with St. Michael's Prior to joining the Buzzers he played for Upper Canada College Had 43 goals and 37 assists for 80 points in 73 career games at UCC.
PERSONAL: Brayden Irwin the son of Grant and Carol Irwin of Toronto, Ontario Has three younger siblings Keegan, Mackenzie and Madison His father played college hockey at Western Ontario His grandfather played college hockey at the University of Toronto Lists Vincent Lecavalier as his favorite athlete Enjoys playing golf Majoring in business administration.
Career Statistics
YEAR GP G-A-P PPG SHG GWG PIM 2006-07 33 7-12-19 3 0 4 7-14 2007-08 39 10-8-18 2 2 3 24-48 2008-09 33 6-5-11 3 0 1 19-60 TOTALS 105 23-25-48 8 2 8 50-122 HOCKEY EAST GAMES ONLY YEAR GP G-A-P PPG SHG GWG PIM 2006-07 24 6-11-17 3 0 3 6-12 2007-08 27 6-6-12 2 2 3 19-38 2008-09 26 4-5-9 2 0 1 9-29 TOTALS 77 16-22-38 7 2 7 34-79