Adam Clendening
Adam Clendening | |||
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Clendening with the Penguins in October 2015 | |||
Born |
Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. | October 26, 1992||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Chicago Blackhawks Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Arizona Coyotes | ||
NHL Draft |
36th overall, 2011 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Playing career | 2012–present |
Adam Clendening (born October 26, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Clendening was raised in Wheatfield, New York. He was selected 36th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Playing career
Amateur
Prior to his professional career, he played for Boston University, and played hockey in Canada for the Toronto Marlboros' AAA junior team.[2]
Clendening was part of Team USA's gold-medal-winning team at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3] During the tournament he led all defensemen with 10 points, and tied for the lead among defensemen with 3 goals and 7 assists.[4] His 10 points ranked 6th among all players in the tournament, and his 7 assists ranked 4th.[5] He was named as one of the defensemen to the tournament all-star team and as one of Team USA's 3 top players.[6][7]
Professional
Chicago Blackhawks
Clendening made his NHL debut on November 20, 2014 and scored his first NHL goal on his first shot against Jonas Hiller of the Calgary Flames.[8] Clendening spent the majority of his time with the club with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rockford Icehogs.
Vancouver Canucks
On January 29, 2015, the Blackhawks traded Clendening to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Gustav Forsling.[9] Clendening finished out the season appearing in 17 games for the Canucks, as well as 11 games for the Utica Comets.
Pittsburgh Penguins
On July 28, 2015, Clendening, along with Nick Bonino and a 2nd-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft were traded from the Canucks to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Brandon Sutter and a 3rd-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[10] Clendening made the Penguins roster to open the 2015–16 season, and would appear in 9 games for the club, as well as 6 for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers
On January 16, 2016, Clendening was included in yet another trade, being sent to the Anaheim Ducks alongside David Perron in exchange for Carl Hagelin.[11] However, Clendening's time with the Ducks was short-lived, as he was claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers two weeks later on January 27.[12] This marked the fifth organization Clendening would join within the year, though he never actually played a game whilst with the Ducks. Clendening skated in 20 games for the Oilers, recording 1 goal and 6 points.
New York Rangers
On July 1, 2016, Clendening signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Rangers.[13] Clendening appeared in 31 games for the Rangers, scoring 11 points.
Arizona Coyotes and return to Chicago
On July 1, 2017, Clendening signed a one-year, one-way contract as a free agent with the Arizona Coyotes.[14] Having made the Coyotes opening night roster for the 2017–18 season, Clendening only appeared in 5 games for the team before he was placed on waivers and re-assigned to play 21 games for the Tucson Roadrunners of the AHL.
On January 10, 2018, Clendening, alongside Anthony Duclair was traded to the Blackhawks in exchange for Richard Pánik and Laurent Dauphin, returning to Chicago for a second stint.[15] He was immediately assigned to play out the remainder of the season with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.
Columbus Blue Jackets
As a free agent from the Blackhawks, Clendening left to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 1, 2018.[16]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | U.S. National Under-18 Team | USHL | 57 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | U.S. National Under-18 Team | USHL | 26 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Boston University | HE | 39 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 73 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 74 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 38 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Utica Comets | AHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | ||
2015–16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | New York Rangers | NHL | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 38 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 8 | ||
NHL totals | 86 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
Medal record | ||
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Representing | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
2009 United States | ||
2010 Belarus |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2009 | United States | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2010 | United States | WJC18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
2012 | United States | WJC | 7th | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 20 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2010–11 | [17] |
All-Hockey East First Team | 2011–12 | |
AHL | ||
Second All-Star Team | 2012–13 | |
First All-Star Team | 2013–14 | [18] |
International | ||
IIHF World U18 Championships All-Star Team | 2010 | [19] |
IIHF World U18 Championships Best Plus/Minus | 2010 | |
IIHF World U18 Championships Most Points by Defenseman | 2010 | |
IIHF World U18 Championships Top 3 Player on Team | 2010 |
References
- ↑ Connolly, John (June 26, 2011). "A parade of Terriers". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ Sowa, Jeff (April 14, 2008). "Clendening writing his own ticket". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Team USA Roster" (PDF). IIHF. April 12, 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Defensemen Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. April 23, 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. April 23, 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships
- ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Best Players of Each Team" (PDF). IIHF. April 23, 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ "Adam Clendening scores first NHL goal in Blackhawks debut". Comcast SportsNet Chicago. 2014-11-20. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Forsling for Clendening". Chicago Blackhawks. nhl.com. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ↑ "Canucks acquire Sutter & 3rd rounder from Pens". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Ducks acquire Perron and Clendening from Pittsburgh for Hagelin". Anaheim Ducks. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ↑ "Edmonton Oilers claim defenceman Adam Clendening off waivers from Anaheim". National Hockey League. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ "Rangers come to terms with Adam Clendening". New York Rangers. July 1, 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Coyotes sign Clendening to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Anthony Duclair from Coyotes in four player trade". The Globe and Mail. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets sign Adam Clendening". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ McLaughlin, Scott (March 16, 2011). "The Boston Hockey Blog: Charlie Coyle, Adam Clendening named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team". thebostonhockeyblog.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011.
- ↑ "First, Second AHL All-Stars named". American Hockey League. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ "Elite Prospects – Hockey Awards". eliteprospects.com.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database