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Capitals hire Irbe as goaltending coach NHLcom 2009 NHL Offseason News Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Capitals hire Irbe as goaltending coachThursday 08132009 947 AM 2009 NHL Offseason News NHLcomThe Washington Capitals have hired Arturs Irbe as the organizations goaltending coach vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today Irbe replaces Dave Prior who recently resigned after 12 years with the club to spend more time with his family Irbe 42 is a native of Riga Latvia and served as the goaltending coach for his hometown Dinamo Riga last season in the Kontinental Hockey League He has also worked with the Latvian national team which he represented in the 2002 and 2006 Olympics Irbe is also a former teammate of Capitals assistant coach Dean Evason as both players were with the San Jose Sharks from 199193Irbe native is a 13year NHL veteran and played for San Jose Dallas Vancouver and Carolina He played in 568 games and compiled a career record of 21823679 while appearing in two NHL AllStar Games (1994 1999) His last NHL season was 200304 and he finished his NHL career with a 283 goalsagainst average and an 899 save percentage Irbe played professionally in Europe after he left the NHL and retired completely after appearing in six game...