Mat Clark

Mat Clark
Born (1990-10-17) October 17, 1990
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
EBEL team
Former teams		 HC Bolzano
Anaheim Ducks
NHL Draft 37th overall, 2009
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2010–present

Mathew Clark (born October 17, 1990) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for HCB South Tyrol of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

The son of a Canadian father, Mat Clark was born in Lakewood, Colorado, before he moved to Ontario with his family when he was four.[1] Prior to turning professional, Clark played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Brampton Battalion. After two seasons with the Battalion, and showing potential as a physical defensive defenseman by being selected as the best body checker and defensive defenseman in the Eastern Conference poll he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on March 31, 2010.[2] He immediately made his professional debut at the end of the 2009–10 season with affiliate, the Manitoba Moose against the Peoria Rivermen on April 10, 2010.

In his rookie professional season with the Ducks in 2010–11, Clark was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. As only one of two, he played in every game with the Crunch to collect 2 goals and 18 points in 80 games. In the following 2011–12 season, on March 31, 2012, Clark received his first NHL recall by Anaheim.[3] He made his NHL debut the following day in the Ducks final home game of the season, a 2-1 defeat against the Edmonton Oilers.[4]

On July 15, 2013, the Anaheim Ducks re-signed Clark to a one-year contract extension.[5]

In his fifth season with the Ducks organization in 2014–15, Clark was recalled from AHL affiliate in the Norfolk Admirals to play at the NHL level for the first time in three seasons on November 9, 2014. Clark endured his longest stretch with the Ducks appearing in 7 games and registering his first NHL point, an assist on a goal to Matt Beleskey, against the Calgary Flames on November 25, 2014.[6] After he was re-assigned back to the Admirals, on March 2, 2015, Clark was traded by the Ducks to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Michael Sgarbossa.[7] He was immediately assigned to remain in the AHL with the Lake Erie Monsters.

Following the 2014–15 NHL season Clark became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Colorado Avalanche made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Clark filed for salary arbitration.[8] He later settled prior to arbitration to a two-way, two-year contract with the Avalanche on July 16, 2015.[9]

At the completion of his contract with the Avalanche, in which he spent exclusively with AHL affiliate the San Antonio Rampage, Clark left as a free agent. Unable to earn another NHL contract, Clark agreed to his first contract abroad in signing a one-year deal with Italian based club, HCB South Tyrol of the EBEL, on August 4, 2017.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Brampton Capitals OPJHL 47 2 7 9 50 8 1 1 2 19
2007–08 Brampton Capitals OPJHL 46 6 11 17 82 8 1 4 5 45
2008–09 Brampton Battalion OHL 63 3 20 23 91 21 0 5 5 37
2009–10 Brampton Battalion OHL 66 7 16 23 88 7 2 4 6 9
2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 80 2 14 16 128 — — — — —
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 62 1 11 12 72 4 1 1 2 11
2011–12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Norfolk Admirals AHL 71 1 9 10 79 — — — — —
2013–14 Norfolk Admirals AHL 23 0 2 2 37 — — — — —
2014–15 Norfolk Admirals AHL 44 1 5 6 60 — — — — —
2014–15 Anaheim Ducks NHL 7 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2014–15 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 21 0 1 1 11 — — — — —
2015–16 San Antonio Rampage AHL 60 1 7 8 36 — — — — —
2016–17 San Antonio Rampage AHL 38 1 7 8 29 — — — — —
NHL totals 9 0 1 1 6 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Mat Clark OHL profile". Ontario Hockey League. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Ducks sign defenseman Mat Clark". Anaheim Ducks. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Ducks recall defenseman Mat Clark". Syracuse Crunch. 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Oilers beat Ducks in home finale". National Hockey League. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Ducks sign defenseman Clark to One-Year Contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Ducks spoil Hiller's return in win against Flames". National Hockey League. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  7. ↑ "Ducks get Sgarbossa from Avs for Clark". American Hockey League. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  8. ↑ "Salary Arbitration cases announced". National Hockey League. 2015-07-05. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  9. ↑ "Avalanche signs Mikhail Grigorenko, two others". Colorado Avalanche. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  10. ↑ "Mat Clark replaces William Wrenn" (in Italian). HCB South Tyrol. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.