Andrew Clark (ice hockey)

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Andrew Clark
Born (1988-04-08) April 8, 1988 (age 36)
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).

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Neepawa Natives MJHL 58 19 27 46 101 — — — — —
2005–06 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 61 9 14 23 37 6 0 0 0 11
2006–07 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 72 28 32 60 66 11 4 2 6 6
2007–08 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 49 16 39 55 51 6 1 3 4 6
2008–09 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 72 40 38 78 34 12 9 5 14 12
2009–10 Acadia University CIS 27 11 17 28 34 4 1 1 2 4
2010–11 Acadia University CIS 28 16 16 32 14 6 2 2 4 4
2011–12 Acadia University CIS 28 15 24 39 34 3 0 2 2 2
2012–13 Acadia University CIS 28 14 18 32 42 7 1 4 5 2
2012–13 Stockton Thunder ECHL 4 3 2 5 8 — — — — —
2013–14 Stockton Thunder ECHL 31 14 21 35 15 9 2 6 8 0
2013–14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 35 7 12 19 12 — — — — —
2014–15 Esbjerg Energy DEN 36 25 50 75 54 15 9 16 25 20
2015–16 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLB 39 19 28 47 34 17 4 10 14 45
2016–17 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 49 23 34 57 47 4 2 1 3 14
2017–18 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 54 24 35 59 33 6 1 2 3 8
2018–19 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 52 20 49 69 44 — — — — —
AHL totals 35 7 12 19 12 — — — — —

Awards and honours[edit]

Award Year
CIS First-Team All-Canadian 2011–12 [10]
Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy - CIS Player of the Year 2011–12 [11]
CIS Second-Team All-Canadian 2012–13 [12]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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