Kevin Clark (born December 29, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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| Born |
December 29, 1987 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Düsseldorfer EG Manitoba Moose St. John's IceCaps Krefeld Pinguine Hamburg Freezers SCL Tigers Brynäs IF Dinamo Riga SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Eisbären Berlin | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
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Prior to turning professional, Clark attended the University of Alaska Anchorage where he played four seasons with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the WCHA conference.
Clark turned pro in 2010 and joined the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. In 2011, he joined the AHL St. John’s Ice Caps before signing with Krefeld Pinguine of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in February 2013.[1] He finished the 2012-13 campaign with the team and had his contract renewed for the following season, which turned out to be a very successful one: He finished the 2013-14 DEL regular season as the league’s third-leading scorer with 30 goals and 38 assists.
In June 2014, Clark signed with the DEL side Hamburg Freezers,[2] where he continued his scoring prowess, tallying 32 goals and 34 assists in 52 games during the 2014-15 DEL season. He was named DEL Player of the Year and DEL Forward of the Year.[3]
Clark left Germany to sign a one-year contract with the SCL Tigers of the Swiss top-flight National League A on May 6, 2015.[4][5] Clark made 42 NLA appearances for the Tigers in the 2015-16 regular season, recording 18 goals and 19 assists. In the relegation round, he chipped in with three goals and dealt out eleven assists in twelve games.
On June 5, 2016, he signed with Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[6]
During the 2018–19 season, having appeared in 38 games with Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Clark left the club to sign a three-year contract in a return to Switzerland with SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers on January 3, 2019.[7]
Following two seasons with Eisbären Berlin, Clark left at the conclusion of his contract to continue his tenure in the DEL with Düsseldorfer EG for the 2023–24 season on April 22, 2023.[8]
International play
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Representing  Canada
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| Spengler Cup | ||
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2015 Davos | |
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2019 Davos | |
In December 2015, Clark helped Team Canada win the Spengler Cup.[9]
Career statistics
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Winnipeg South Blues | MJHL | 58 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Winnipeg South Blues | MJHL | 60 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Winnipeg South Blues | MJHL | 50 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Alaska Anchorage | WCHA | 35 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Alaska Anchorage | WCHA | 36 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Alaska Anchorage | WCHA | 34 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Alaska Anchorage | WCHA | 36 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 43 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 72 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 36 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | ||
| 2013–14 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 118 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 42 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 52 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 49 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 38 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NL | 19 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NL | 48 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NL | 50 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 49 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 56 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 49 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 160 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 117 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||||
| DEL totals | 266 | 110 | 119 | 229 | 322 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | ||||
| SHL totals | 101 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 68 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2008–09 | [10] |
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2009–10 | [11] |
| DEL | ||
| Player of the Year | 2015 | [12] |
| Forward of the Year | 2015 | [13] |
| Champions (Eisbären Berlin) | 2022 | [14] |
References
edit- ^ "Kevin Clark leaving IceCaps to play in Europe - Local - The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Hamburg Freezers verpflichten Topscorer Kevin Clark - 06 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "DEL-Spieler des Jahres: Kevin Clark als großer Sieger - 02 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Kevin Clark to play for SCL Tigers" (in German). SCL Tigers. 2015-05-06. Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ^ Tigers, SCL. "SCL Tigers confirm signing of Kevin Clark to a one-year contract". www.swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Poängkung klar för Brynäs IF". Brynäs IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ "Kevin Clark joins the Lakers" (in German). SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ "Kevin Clark comes from Berlin" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. April 22, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Team Canada downs HC Lugano to win Spengler Cup for 13th time | The Hockey News". www.thehockeynews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "NCAA (WCHA) All-Academic Team". eliteprospects.com. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ "Badgers knock off Seawolves: UAA". adn.com. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ "DEL-Spieler des Jahres: Kevin Clark als großer Sieger - 02 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "DEL-Spieler des Jahres: Kevin Clark als großer Sieger - 02 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Belin defend title in DEL" (in German). Deutsche Eishockey Liga. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database