- Chris Clark (ice hockey)
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Chris Clark 
Born March 8, 1976
South Windsor, CT, USAHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Right wing Shoots Right NHL team
Former teamsProvidence Bruins (AHL)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Washington Capitals
Calgary FlamesNational team 
United StatesNHL Draft 77th overall, 1994
Calgary FlamesPlaying career 1998–present Chris Clark (born March 8, 1976) is a professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Providence Bruins of the AHL.
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College career
Clark played four years for the Clarkson Golden Knights in the ECAC (NCAA Division I), posting 128 points (63 goals, 65 assists) and 392 penalty minutes in 142 games. He was named to the ECAC Second All-Star team in 1998.[1]
NHL career
Clark was drafted in the third round, 77th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Clark played five seasons with the Flames. In his final season with the team, he played in every game and helped the team to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, which they lost to Tampa Bay.
Clark was traded to the Washington Capitals as a restricted free agent on August 4, 2005, in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2006 Entry Draft. In January 2006, he joined the Capitals' top line, which also included left wing Alexander Ovechkin and center Dainius Zubrus. Clark finished his first season in Washington with career highs in goals, assists, and points. The Capitals named Clark their new team captain on September 13, 2006.[2] Playing on the top line, Clark had a career year in goals (30), assists (24) and points (54) during the 2006–07 season.
Clark was injured in the third period of a 2-1 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers on November 28, 2007, and missed the next eighteen games with a strained groin muscle. Clark returned to the lineup on February 13, 2008, but played only one shift against the Philadelphia Flyers. Clark kicked out his skate in an attempt to stop a pass when he aggravated the groin injury. Clark missed the rest of the regular season and playoffs.
After suffering a wrist injury in February 2009, Clark required surgery which ended his 2008-2009 season.[3] Clark skated with the team during the pre game skate before game five of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoff game against the New York Rangers, but did not return until Game 7, taking the place of then-teammate Donald Brashear, who was suspended for six games after his late hit on Blair Betts.
On December 28, 2009, Clark, along with defenseman Milan Jurcina, was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for winger Jason Chimera.[4]
Clark was the third longest tenured captain in the history of the Washington Capitals, behind only Hockey Hall of Famer Rod Langway and Dale Hunter.[5]
During the 2011 off season Clark accepted a try-out invitation from the Boston Bruins.[6] Despite having an impressive pre-season, he was released from the Bruins training camp on October 5th, 2011 without a contract.[7]
International play
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Clark continued his career in Europe. First Clark played through a short stint with Swiss team SC Bern, then with Norwegian outfit Storhamar Dragons.
In 2007 Clark was chosen as the captain of the USA hockey team for the World Championships, where he scored two goals and added an assist in six games.
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Clarkson University ECAC 32 12 11 23 92 — — — — — 1995–96 Clarkson University ECAC 38 10 8 18 106 — — — — — 1996–97 Clarkson University ECAC 37 23 25 48 86 — — — — — 1997–98 Clarkson University ECAC 35 18 21 39 106 — — — — — 1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 73 13 27 40 123 7 2 4 6 15 1999–00 Saint John Flames AHL 48 16 17 33 134 — — — — — 1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 22 0 1 1 14 — — — — — 2000–01 Saint John Flames AHL 48 18 17 35 131 18 4 10 14 39 2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 29 5 1 6 38 — — — — — 2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 64 10 7 17 79 — — — — — 2002–03 Calgary Flames NHL 81 10 12 22 126 — — — — — 2003–04 Calgary Flames NHL 82 10 15 25 106 26 3 3 6 30 2004–05 SC Bern NLA 3 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2004–05 Storhamar Dragons UPC Norway 15 10 4 14 86 7 4 4 8 14 2005–06 Washington Capitals NHL 78 20 19 39 110 — — — — — 2006–07 Washington Capitals NHL 74 30 24 54 66 — — — — — 2007–08 Washington Capitals NHL 18 5 4 9 43 — — — — — 2008–09 Washington Capitals NHL 32 1 5 6 32 8 1 0 1 8 2009–10 Washington Capitals NHL 38 4 11 15 27 — — — — — 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 36 3 2 5 21 — — — — — 2010–11 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 53 5 10 15 38 — — — — — NCAA totals 142 63 65 128 392 — — — — — AHL totals 169 47 61 108 388 25 6 14 20 64 NHL totals 607 103 111 214 700 34 4 3 7 38 References
- ^ http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8460567&service=page&tab=bio
- ^ White, Joseph (2006). "Caps Name Chris Clark Captain". WTOPnews.com. http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=295&sid=912235. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ Clark to Have Wrist Surgery Yahoo Sports, February 2, 2009
- ^ "Capitals Trade Clark, Jurcina to Blue Jackets for Chimera". TSN. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=303820.
- ^ "Clark preparing for first game with Blue Jackets". NHL. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=511504.
- ^ "Chris Clark accepts tryout invitation from Bruins". Boston Globe. http://articles.boston.com/2011-09-05/sports/30116550_1_tryout-invitation-bruins-columbus.
- ^ "Chris Clark Released from Tryout, Jordan Caron Makes Squad As Bruins Finalize Opening Night Roster". NESN. http://www.nesn.com/2011/10/chris-clark-released-from-tryout-jordan-caron-makes-squad-as-bruins-finalize-opening-night-roster.html.
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Preceded by
Jeff HalpernWashington Capitals captain
2006–09Succeeded by
Alexander OvechkinCategories:- 1976 births
- American ice hockey right wingers
- Calgary Flames players
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Living people
- People from South Windsor, Connecticut
- SC Bern players
- Storhamar Dragons players
- Washington Capitals captains
- Washington Capitals players
- American expatriates in Norway
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