Glen Irwin

Glen Irwin (born March 1, 1951 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in 233 WHA games with the Houston Aeros and Indianapolis Racers over parts of five seasons. 
He played junior hockey for the St. Catharines Black Hawks and the Estevan Bruins from 1969 to 1971. THe Philadelphia Flyers chose him 36th overall in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.
Irwin played in the Flyers' minor pro system until 1973. That year he was traded to the St. Louis Blues but spent the 1973-74 season with the Blues' farm team the Fort Worth Wings.
After spending three years in the minors without getting an NHL shot Irwin junped to the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1974. He was a regular there for two and a half seasons. After 1977 he was traded to the Indianapolis Racers but split his time between the WHA and the minor pros. He retired in 1980.
In the WHA Irwin played in 233 games and scored 7 goals and 24 assists.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1969–70 	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA-Jr. 		2 	0 	1 	1 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1969–70 	Estevan Bruins 	WCHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1970–71 	Estevan Bruins 	WCHL 		64 	8 	26 	34 	261 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Richmond Robins 	AHL 		18 	0 	2 	2 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Flint Generals 	IHL 		17 	1 	2 	3 	28 		4 	0 	1 	1 	7
1971–72 	Seattle Totems 	WHL-Sr. 		7 	0 	0 	0 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	San Diego Gulls 	WHL-Sr. 		9 	0 	1 	1 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Richmond Robins 	AHL 		15 	0 	0 	0 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1973–74 	Fort Worth Wings 	CHL 		68 	0 	13 	13 	135 		5 	0 	2 	2 	13
1974–75 	Houston Aeros 	WHA 		70 	2 	11 	13 	153 		13 	0 	2 	2 	8
1975–76 	Houston Aeros 	WHA 		72 	3 	8 	11 	116 		5 	0 	0 	0 	9
1976–77 	Houston Aeros 	WHA 		44 	2 	4 	6 	168 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Oklahoma City Blazers 	CHL 		24 	1 	2 	3 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Binghamton Dusters 	AHL 		51 	0 	12 	12 	191 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Indianapolis Racers 	WHA 		20 	0 	0 	0 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Houston Aeros 	WHA 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	San Diego Hawks 	PHL 		42 	4 	24 	28 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Indianapolis Racers 	WHA 		24 	0 	1 	1 	124 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Houston Apollos 	CHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
WHA totals	WHA totals 	WHA totals		233 	7 	24 	31 	633 		18 	0 	2 	2 	17
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1951
Category:Binghamton Dusters players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
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Category:Houston Apollos players
Category:Indianapolis Racers players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
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Category:Retired in 1980
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