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	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
2003–04	Winnipeg South Blues	MJHL		58	21	32	53	63		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Winnipeg South Blues	MJHL		60	30	34	64	153		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Winnipeg South Blues	MJHL		50	40	36	76	250		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	University of Alaska Anchorage	WCHA		35	8	9	17	102		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	University of Alaska Anchorage	WCHA		36	7	16	23	53		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	University of Alaska Anchorage	WCHA		34	13	18	31	81		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	University of Alaska Anchorage	WCHA		36	23	14	37	89		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Manitoba Moose	AHL		9	2	1	3	6		4	1	1	2	0
2010–11	Manitoba Moose	AHL		43	6	8	14	22		11	3	3	6	10
2011–12	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		72	12	19	31	54		4	0	0	0	8
2012–13	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		36	6	2	8	35		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		9	2	2	4	4		9	5	2	7	30
2013–14	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		51	30	38	68	118		3	3	2	5	0
2014–15	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		52	32	34	66	78		7	1	3	4	4
2015–16	SCL Tigers	NLA		42	18	19	37	53		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Brynäs IF	SHL		52	23	16	39	22		20	9	8	17	10
2017–18	Brynäs IF	SHL		49	17	16	33	46		7	3	1	4	2
2018–19	Dinamo Riga	KHL		38	9	4	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NL		19	6	11	17	20		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NL		48	23	21	44	34		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				160	26	30	56	117		19	4	4	8	18
SHL totals				101	40	32	72	68		27	12	9	21	12

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.

External links

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