Andrew Clark (ice hockey)

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Andrew Clark
Born (1988-04-08) April 8, 1988 (age 35)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
SL team
Former teams		 SC Langenthal
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Esbjerg Energy
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
HC TWK Innsbruck
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Andrew Clark (born April 8, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently under contract with SC Langenthal of the Swiss League (SL).

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Playing career

He played for Acadia University in the Atlantic conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). For his outstanding play during the 2011–12 season, Clark was selected as the 2011-12 Canadian Interuniversity Sport player of the year, and was awarded the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy. [1]

Andrew left the Acadia University Hockey program at the end of the 2012–13 AUS Hockey season and signed a professional contract with the Stockton Thunder, an ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers. [2] He appeared in a total of 66 ECHL contests for the Thunder until the end of the 2013-14 season with 26 goals and 43 assists. During the 2013-14 season, [3] he also spent time in the AHL after signing a professional tryout agreement with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in December 2013. [4] Clark saw the ice in 35 AHL games, producing seven goals as well as twelve assists. [5]

He moved abroad upon the conclusion of the 2013–14 campaign, joining Esbjerg Energy. [6] Clark would lead the Danish league in scoring (36 games: 25 goals, 50 assists plus 15 games with nine goals and 16 assists in post season play) and helped the Esbjerg squad reach the finals, where they lost. [7]

After making noise in the Danish league, he was picked up by the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of Switzerland's second-tier National League B (NLB) prior to the 2015–16 campaign. [8] He saw the ice in 39 regular season contests for the Lakers, scoring 19 goals while assisting on 28 more. On the way to the NLB finals, Clark played in 17 playoff games, tallying four goals and ten assists. The Lakers eventually fell short to HC Ajoie in the NLB finals.

He continued his way through the European leagues, signing with HC Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League on June 17, 2016. [9]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Neepawa Natives MJHL 58192746101—————
2005–06 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 619142337600011
2006–07 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL7228326066114266
2007–08 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL491639555161346
2008–09 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL724038783412951412
2009–10 Acadia University CIS 271117283441124
2010–11Acadia UniversityCIS281616321462244
2011–12Acadia UniversityCIS281524393430222
2012–13Acadia UniversityCIS281418324271452
2012–13 Stockton Thunder ECHL 43258—————
2013–14 Stockton ThunderECHL311421351592680
2013–14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 357121912—————
2014–15 Esbjerg Energy DEN 3625507554159162520
2015–16 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLB 3919284734174101445
2016–17 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 4923345747421314
2017–18 HC TWK InnsbruckEBEL542435593361238
2018–19 HC TWK InnsbruckEBEL5220496944—————
AHL totals357121912—————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
CIS First-Team All-Canadian2011–12 [10]
Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy - CIS Player of the Year2011–12 [11]
CIS Second-Team All-Canadian2012–13 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Acadia centre Andrew Clark named CIS men's hockey player of the year". The Globe and Mail . April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Thunder Signs LW Andrew Clark". Stockton Thunder. March 17, 2013. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Player". echl.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "ANDREW CLARK SIGNED TO PTO". Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ Wark, Robin. "Brandon's Andrew Clark will be taking his game overseas". Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Andrew Clark til Rapperswill -". www.hockeymagasinet.dk. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ Wolski, Darryl. "Canadian forward Andrew Clark set to join the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers" . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Clark signs with HC TWK Innsbruck for the upcoming season". HC TWK Innsbruck. June 17, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Clark cops CIS MVP". The Chronicle Herald. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Acadia's Clark named CIS men's hockey player of the year". Ottawa Citizen . April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ "Saint Mary's Bloodoff named (CIS) player of the year". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
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