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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 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.