# Ted Irvine

Edward Amos Irvine (born December 8, 1944) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1964 to 1977.

## Career

Irvine was a left winger. He amassed a total of 331 points in 774 games played over a 15-year professional career. In his NHL career, Irvine played for the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues between 1964 and 1977. His jersey number was 27.
Irvine appeared on an episode of the professional wrestling television show AEW Dynamite, on November 27, 2019. He was revealed as a surprise guest for his son, professional wrestler Chris Jericho, to celebrate Thanksgiving. During the appearance, Irvine learned that they were in Chicago, and went on to taunt the crowd by mentioning the number of times the New York Rangers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks.

## Personal life

Irvine is of Scottish ancestry. He is married to Bonnie Davis. He is the father of professional wrestler and musician Chris Irvine, better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, and a daughter, Vanessa.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1961–62 | St. Boniface Canadiens | MJHL | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1962–63 | St. Boniface Canadiens | MJHL | 32 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 1962–63 | St. Boniface Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1963–64 | St. Boniface Canadiens | MJHL | 19 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Minneapolis Bruins | CPHL | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964–65 | Minneapolis Bruins | CPHL | 68 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1965–66 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CPHL | 69 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 1966–67 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CPHL | 63 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1967–68 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1969–70 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 58 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | New York Rangers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1970–71 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 137 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| 1971–72 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 66 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 1972–73 | New York Rangers | NHL | 53 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 1973–74 | New York Rangers | NHL | 75 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 105 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 1974–75 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 1975–76 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976–77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977–78 | St. James Flyers | CSHL | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 724 | 154 | 177 | 331 | 657 | 83 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 115 |

## Awards and achievements

* MJHL Co-Goal Scoring Leader (1963)
* MJHL First All-Star Team (1964)
* CPHL Championships (1966 and 1967)
* Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
* In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Irvine at No. 74 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.