{"id":5123,"date":"2017-01-06T22:09:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T03:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=5123"},"modified":"2017-01-06T22:09:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T03:09:13","slug":"nashville-predators-re-sign-matt-irwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/01\/06\/nashville-predators-re-sign-matt-irwin\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Predators Re-sign Matt Irwin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nashville Predators announced Friday night that they have re-signed defenseman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/i\/irwinma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Irwin<\/a><\/strong> to a one-year contract extension. \u00a0The deal is worth $650,000 and locks the 29 year old in for the 2017-18 National Hockey League season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Preds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Preds<\/a> ink d-man Matt Irwin to a one-year, $650,000 contract extension for 2017-18 season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KfejBSgsSG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/KfejBSgsSG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PredsNHL\/status\/817545487603695618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Nashville Predators Re-sign Defenceman Matt Irwin<\/h2>\n<p>Irwin has appeared in 32 games for the Predators this season, tallying three goals and adding five assists for eight points. \u00a0Irwin played two seasons of college hockey at the University of Massachusetts from 2007-08. He scored 42 points in 67 games with UMass. \u00a0Prior to college, he spent three seasons in the British Columbia Hockey League for the Nanaimo Clippers. There, he was named Coastal Conference Defenseman of the Year and the the BCHL&#8217;s all-star team in 2007-08.<\/p>\n<p>Irwin went undrafted but was signed by the San Jose Sharks. \u00a0After a couple of seasons with the AHL&#8217;s Worchester Sharks, he made his NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks in 2012. \u00a0He remained with San Jose until 2015. \u00a0He then signed with the Boston Bruins for the 2015-16 season, and signed again, this time with the Predators for this upcoming season. \u00a0Irwin has played in a career total of 187 games. \u00a0He has netted 19 goals and has added 58 assists. \u00a0He has been a valuable asset for the Preds, playing a solid top four defensive role and has filled in excellently since the absence of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/subbapk01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P.K. Subban<\/a><\/strong> (injury). \u00a0Irwin plays smart defense and is physical on the fore-check.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Irwin bats puck out of mid air to keep it out of Predators net\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8t1bSBC33p4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/630356194\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 82.491582% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/630356194?et=nhxvE7-aS799TEO2cItv8w&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=cUNrmAgmbz0nWyVTzkQC77UI-Ec2p6YXdC93tLJiHGY=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"490\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>NEWARK, NJ &#8211; DECEMBER 20: Matt Irwin #52 of the Nashville Predators skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on December 20, 2016 in Newark, New Jersey. The Predators defeated the Devils 5-1. 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