Robert Richard Irons (born November 19, 1946) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender.
This occurred only because the Blues' starting goaltender, Glenn Hall, was ejected from a game before his replacement, Jacques Plante, was prepared to enter.
[1] Irons shared with Christian Soucy the NHL record for the fewest career minutes by a goaltender.
Irons played 11 seasons in the IHL with the Fort Wayne Komets, earning six selections to the All-Star team.
[1] After he retired as an active player, Irons went on to a long-time career as an analyst with the Komets' legendary play-by-play announcer, Bob Chase.