Skylar Irving

Skylar Irving
Irving with the Montreal Victoire in 2026
Born (2002-01-21) January 21, 2002 (age 24)
Kingston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team Montreal Victoire
Playing career 2025–present

Skylar Irving (born January 21, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Northeastern University from 2021 to 2025.

Early life

Irving grew up in Kingston, Massachusetts, and attended Tabor Academy. Before college she also skated for the Bay State Breakers program.

Playing career

College

Irving debuted for Northeastern in 2021–22 and recorded 15 points in 38 games, earning a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. As a junior in 2023–24 she led the Huskies with 35 points and was named Beanpot MVP. In 2024–25 she posted career highs with 17 goals and 33 points and was named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team and the Hockey East All-Tournament Team.

Professional

On June 24, 2025, Irving was drafted in the third round, 20th overall, by the Montreal Victoire in the 2025 PWHL Draft. On November 20, 2025, she signed a one-year contract with the Victoire. The team announced she had re-signed on a one-year standard player agreement on October 6, 2026.

International play

Irving was named to the United States Collegiate Women’s Select Team for the 2024 Collegiate Select Series against Canada.

Personal life

She is the daughter of Sheila and Jay Irving and has one sibling, Spencer.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2021–22 Northeastern Huskies Hockey East 38 6 9 15 10 — — — — —
2022–23 Northeastern Huskies Hockey East 38 6 10 16 12 — — — — —
2023–24 Northeastern Huskies Hockey East 39 13 22 35 8 — — — — —
2024–25 Northeastern Huskies Hockey East 37 17 16 33 16 — — — — —
2025–26 Montreal Victoire PWHL 27 3 6 9 5 2 0 0 0 0
NCAA totals 152 42 57 99 46 — — — — —
PWHL totals 27 3 6 9 5 2 0 0 0 0
Source: HockeyDB; PWHL Draft recap confirms 2024–25 totals.

Awards and honours

Honour Year
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2022
Beanpot Most Valuable Player 2024
Hockey East Third Team All-Star 2024
Hockey East Second Team All-Star 2025
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2025
PWHL
Walter Cup champion 2026

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Skylar Irving – Women's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Irving Claims Hockey East Player of the Week Honors". Northeastern University Athletics. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Hockey East Names 2024–25 Women's All-Star Teams". HockeyEastOnline.com. February 28, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Irving Selected in 2025 PWHL Draft". Northeastern University Athletics. June 24, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Montreal Victoire announce 2025-26 roster". thepwhl.com. November 20, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Victoire de Montréal (@PWHL_Montreal) on X". X (formerly Twitter). October 6, 2026. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "MONTRÉAL VICTOIRE RE-SIGN FORWARD SKYLAR IRVING". www.thepwhl.com. October 6, 2026. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ "2024 Collegiate Select Series – Skylar Irving". USA Hockey. August 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Skylar Irving – HockeyDB". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Montréal Victoire – 2025 PWHL Draft Recap". The PWHL. June 24, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ Wallace, Lisa (May 20, 2026). "Abby Roque scores twice as Victoire blank Charge to become 1st Canadian PWHL champion". CBC Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2026.