Kevin Clark (ice hockey)

Kevin Clark (born December 29, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NL).

Kevin Clark
Born (1987-12-29) 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
NL team
Former teams		 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Manitoba Moose
St. John's IceCaps
Krefeld Pinguine
Hamburg Freezers
SCL Tigers
Brynäs IF
Dinamo Riga
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

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]

International play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Spengler Cup
2015 Davos
2019 Davos

In December 2015, Clark helped Team Canada win the Spengler Cup.[8]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Winnipeg South BluesMJHL5821325363—————
2004–05Winnipeg South BluesMJHL60303464153—————
2005–06Winnipeg South BluesMJHL50403676250—————
2006–07University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA358917102—————
2007–08University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA367162353—————
2008–09University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA3413183181—————
2009–10University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA3623143789—————
2009–10Manitoba MooseAHL9213641120
2010–11Manitoba MooseAHL436814221133610
2011–12St. John's IceCapsAHL721219315440008
2012–13St. John's IceCapsAHL3662835—————
2012–13Krefeld PinguineDEL92244952730
2013–14Krefeld PinguineDEL5130386811833250
2014–15Hamburg FreezersDEL523234667871344
2015–16SCL TigersNLA4218193753—————
2016–17Brynäs IFSHL522316392220981710
2017–18Brynäs IFSHL491716334673142
2018–19Dinamo RigaKHL38941326—————
2018–19SC Rapperswil-Jona LakersNL196111720—————
2019–20SC Rapperswil-Jona LakersNL4823214434—————
AHL totals1602630561171944818
SHL totals10140327268271292112

Awards and honours
Award Year
College
WCHA All-Academic Team 2008–09 [9]
WCHA All-Academic Team 2009–10 [10]
DEL
Player of the Year 2015 [11]
Forward of the Year 2015 [12]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Hamburg Freezers verpflichten Topscorer Kevin Clark - 06 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. "DEL-Spieler des Jahres: Kevin Clark als großer Sieger - 02 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. "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.
  5. Tigers, SCL. "SCL Tigers confirm signing of Kevin Clark to a one-year contract". www.swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  6. "Poängkung klar för Brynäs IF". Brynäs IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  7. "Kevin Clark joins the Lakers" (in German). SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  8. "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.
  9. "NCAA (WCHA) All-Academic Team". eliteprospects.com. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  10. "Badgers knock off Seawolves: UAA". adn.com. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  11. "DEL-Spieler des Jahres: Kevin Clark als großer Sieger - 02 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  12. "DEL-Spieler des Jahres: Kevin Clark als großer Sieger - 02 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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