Background
Irwin grew up in Toronto, Ontario playing minor hockey for the Associate of Arts North Toronto program in the Yonge-Eglinton area of the city.
Irwin grew up in Toronto, Ontario playing minor hockey for the Associate of Arts North Toronto program in the Yonge-Eglinton area of the city.
Upper Canada College.
Irwin"s family were the founders of the Irwin Toy Corporation. Irwin was selected in the 2003 OHL Draft out of Associate of Arts hockey by the Brampton Battalion. He chose to pursue an National Collegiate Athletic Association scholarship and eventually signed with the Saint Michael"s Buzzers Junior.A. club of the OHA
He played hockey at the University of Vermont and in his senior year Irwin led Vermont in scoring during the 2009-2010 season.
Upon completion of his four-year collegiate career Irwin signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 29, 2010.
With the Leafs out of playoff contention, Irwin immediately made his National Hockey League debut at the end of the 2009-2010 season on April 1, 2010. In the final year of his entry level contract with the Leafs, due to injury and lack of form Irwin was reassigned to ECHL affiliate the Reading Royals by the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 11, 2011.
On September 5, 2012, he was re-signed to a one-year ECHL contract with the Everblades.
He went to high school at Upper Canada College in Toronto, a member of Bremner"s house.