Dale Clarke

Dale Clarke
Born	(1978-03-23) March 23, 1978 (age 47) Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
SM-liiga team Former teams	Tappara St. Louis Blues Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams Kassel Huskies Espoo Blues HIFK Brynäs IF
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2000–2013

Dale Clarke (born March 23, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Tappara in SM-liiga.

Clarke played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues. He previously played in Finland for Espoo Blues, HIFK and in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams and the Kassel Huskies.

Playing career

As a youth, Clarke played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Quinte minor ice hockey team from Belleville, Ontario. ^[1]

Clarke played junior hockey for the Wellington Dukes of the Metro Toronto Junior Hockey League (MTHL) from 1994 until 1996. He attended St. Lawrence University and played four seasons from 1996 until 2000. In 2000, he signed with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) and joined their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Worcester IceCats in time for the playoffs.^{[ citation needed ]}

He played two seasons for the IceCats and had a three-game call-up to the Blues. In 2002–03 he was traded by the Blues to the Colorado Avalanche organization, joining their AHL affiliate Hershey Bears. He then split time with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL to end the season. From 2003 to his retirement, he played in Europe for teams in Finland and Germany.^{[ citation needed ]}

On January 16, 2013, Clarke signed a contract midway through the 2012–13 season to return for a third stint with Tappara of the Finnish SM-liiga. ^[2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Wellington Dukes	MetJHL		48	2	13	15	18		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Wellington Dukes	MetJHL		51	6	24	30	78		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	St. Lawrence University	ECAC		34	1	6	7	20		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	St. Lawrence University	ECAC		33	1	6	7	66		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	St. Lawrence University	ECAC		39	3	13	16	44		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	St. Lawrence University	ECAC		36	6	17	23	24		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Worcester IceCats	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Worcester IceCats	AHL		67	7	25	32	26		1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	St. Louis Blues	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Worcester IceCats	AHL		72	2	10	12	32		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hershey Bears	AHL		33	1	5	6	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		13	1	6	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Tappara	SM-l		48	2	3	5	55		3	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams	DEL		49	3	10	13	54		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Kassel Huskies	DEL		52	5	12	17	44		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Tappara	SM-l		56	13	20	33	63		5	0	1	1	2
2007–08	Blues	SM-l		26	3	15	18	42		9	1	5	6	10
2008–09	Blues	SM-l		43	7	12	19	30		4	1	1	2	4
2009–10	HIFK	SM-l		55	8	17	25	34		6	0	3	3	4
2010–11	Brynäs IF	SEL		53	4	14	18	34		5	0	1	1	4
2011–12	Blues	SM-l		36	3	8	11	22		14	1	1	2	12
SM-liiga totals				264	36	75	111	246		41	3	11	14	32
NHL totals				3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

Transactions

• July 24, 1999 - Signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues
• December 5, 2002 - Traded to Colorado by St. Louis for future considerations.
• April 16, 2010 - Signed a contract with Brynäs IF
• November 18, 2011 - Signed a contract with Espoo Blues ^[3]
• January 16, 2013 - Signed a contract with Tappara

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
2. "Dale Clarke for the third time in Tappara" (in Finnish). Tappara. January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
3. "Blues signs familiar face" (in Finnish). Espoo Blues. 2011-11-18. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database