Randy Ireland

Randy Ireland (born April 5, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1978–79 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1983, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career Born in Rosetown, Saskatchewan and raised in Biggar, Saskatchewan, Ireland played junior with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Canada Hockey League from 1973 to 1976, then one final season with the Portland Winterhawks. He was selected in the fourth round, 60th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. However he re-entered the draft in 1978 and was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round, 82nd overall. He turned professional in 1977, and played in different minor leagues until 1983. His lone National Hockey League experience coming in two games with the Sabres during the 1978–79 season; he played a total of 30 minutes between the two games.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1972–73 Estevan Bruins SJHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 35 16 14 2 1883 124 0 3.95 .873 1 0 1 20 3 0 9.00 — 1974–75 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 28 12 10 5 1654 114 1 4.14 .876 7 4 1 420 16 1 2.78 — 1975–76 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 40 15 13 8 2218 148 0 4.00 .883 15 — — 785 50 0 3.82 — 1976–77 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00 .841 — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Portland Winterhawks WCHL 46 22 16 6 2589 162 3 3.76 .887 10 — — 611 27 1 2.65 .920 1977–78 Flint Generals IHL 45 — — — 2617 205 0 4.70 — 3 — — 119 8 0 4.03 — 1978–79 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 30 3 0 6.02 .857 — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 29 9 16 1 1477 113 0 4.59 .862 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Rochester Americans AHL 29 9 10 5 1559 94 0 3.62 .889 1 0 1 60 6 0 6.00 — 1980–81 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 2 2 0 0 120 8 0 4.00 .822 — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Baltimore Clippers EHL 33 — — — 1776 105 2 3.55 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Richmond Rifles EHL 13 — — — 770 48 0 3.74 — 4 — — 240 23 0 5.75 — 1981–82 Mohawk Valley Stars ACHL 25 — — — 1234 89 0 4.33 — 8 — — 467 29 0 3.73 — 1982–83 Mohawk Valley Stars ACHL 38 15 21 0 2044 148 1 4.39 .862 9 — — 544 33 0 3.63 — NHL totals 2 0 0 0 30 3 0 6.02 .857 — — — — — — — —