Bruce Irving enters his first season with the Crimson's women's
prorgram as a goaltending coach in 2009-10 after having worked with
the men's team for the last seven seasons as a volunteer
coach.
With Irving's coaching in 2007-08, Kyle Richter earned the Ken
Dryden Award as ECAC Hockey's top goalie. He was selected to the
All-ECAC and All-Ivy League first teams and was a New England
All-Star after posting ECAC Hockey's top goals-against average
(1.82) and save percentage (.935) in league play. Richter was the
ECAC Goaltender of the Week three times that year, and Irving's
pupils earned the honor twice last season.
Irving helped mentor Dov Grumet-Morris '05 to a standout career,
culminating in an brilliant 2004-05 campaign. Grumet-Morris was a
Hobey Baker Award finalist, an AHCA All-American and the Walter
Brown Award recipient as the top U.S.-born player in New England.
Grumet-Morris closed the season second in the nation with a 1.63
goals-against average. He played three of his four seasons under
Irving, finishing as Harvard's all-time leader in saves (3,081) and
second on the career goals-against average list at 2.25.
The graduation of Grumet-Morris left the Crimson without an
experienced goalie heading into 2005-06, but under the guidance of
Irving, John Daigneau '06 had a outstanding season. He led Harvard
to an ECAC Hockey League title, earning Most Outstanding Player
honors in the conference tournament.
In 2006-07, Justin Tobe '07 ranked second in the ECACHL with a
2.26 goals-against average under the guidance of Irving.
A native of Newbury, Mass., Irving was a goaltender at Cornell
while pursuing his degree in electrical engineering, which he
received in 1985. Irving also earned an M.B.A. from Northeastern in
1991.
Irving has worked various camps as a goaltender coach and coached
at Triton Regional High School from 1985-2001, first serving as an
assistant before being promoted to head coach in 1998. An alumnus
of the school, he coached the Vikings to a 42-32-10 record over
four seasons.
Irving is the co-owner, president and CEO of ENPRO services, a
family-owned environmental services contracting company in
Newburyport, Mass.
Irving and his wife, Janice, reside in Newburyport, Mass., with
their sons, Jackson and Carson.
