Noah Clarke (born June 11, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils between 2003 and 2008. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2013, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Noah Clarke
Clarke with the Lowell Devils during the 2007-08 season
Born (1979-06-11) June 11, 1979 (age 45)
La Verne, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
New Jersey Devils
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Lukko
Slavia Praha
Augsburger Panther
EHC München
Belfast Giants
NHL draft 250th overall, 1999
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2003–2013

Biography

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Clarke was born in La Verne, California. As a youth, he played in the 1992 and 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Ontario, California.[1]

Clarke made his NHL debut on December 16, 2003 against the Edmonton Oilers and [2] scored his first career NHL goal on March 12, 2007 against the Edmonton Oilers, becoming the first native of Southern California to record a goal for the Kings. Clarke was signed by the New Jersey Devils in 2007. In May 2008, he signed a two-year contract with HC Ambri-Piotta in the Swiss National League. In Ambrì, Clarke played with former NHL player Erik Westrum and was coached by the 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist John Harrington, he left on 17 December Ambri and moved to Rauman Lukko. The following season Clarke returned to Ambri before splitting the year again with HC Slavia Prague of the Czech Extraliga.

On July 16, 2010, Clarke signed a one-year contract as a free agent to play in Germany with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. On June 29, 2012, Clarke signed with Belfast Giants in the British Elite Ice Hockey League.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 54 19 30 49 29 12 2 9 11 23
1998–99 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 52 31 32 63 47 13 8 2 10 16
1999–00 Colorado College WCHA 39 17 20 37 30
2000–01 Colorado College WCHA 41 12 20 32 22
2001–02 Colorado College WCHA 42 13 24 37 32
2002–03 Colorado College WCHA 42 21 49 70 15
2002–03 Manchester Monarchs AHL 3 1 1 2 0
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 1 1 0
2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 71 25 26 51 24 6 3 1 4 4
2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 61 21 24 45 24 6 1 0 1 4
2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 69 14 30 44 33 7 4 4 8 2
2006–07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 13 2 0 2 4
2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 63 24 33 57 27 16 1 3 4 4
2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 1 0 1 0
2007–08 Lowell Devils AHL 47 14 17 31 25
2008–09 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 28 8 13 21 16
2008–09 Lukko SM-l 25 2 7 9 10
2009–10 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 22 5 3 8 16
2009–10 HC Slavia Praha CZE 13 1 1 2 14 13 0 2 2 6
2010–11 Augsburger Panther DEL 52 17 30 47 44
2011–12 EHC München DEL 18 1 4 5 10
2012–13 Belfast Giants EIHL 52 21 37 58 26 4 2 2 4 2
AHL totals 314 99 131 230 133 35 9 8 17 14
NHL totals 21 3 1 4 4

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team 1999–00
All-WCHA Second Team 2002–03
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2002–03

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings Box Score — December 16, 2003".
  3. ^ "Panther capture NHL player Clarke". Augsburger Panther (in German). 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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