Glenn Clark

Infobox Lacrosse Player


image_size = 150px
position = Defender
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 200
former_nll_teams = Philadelphia Wings
Toronto Rock
nationality = Canada
birth_date = birth date and age|1969|12|1
birth_place = Pickering, Ontario
career_start = 1998
career_end = 2006
nickname = The Professor:"For the former Premier of British Columbia, see Glen Clark"

Glenn "The Professor" Clark (b. December 1, 1969, in Pickering, Ontario) is the head coach of the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. Glenn was a player in the NLL from 1998-2006, playing for both the Rock and the Philadelphia Wings. With the Rock, Clark won five NLL Championships. He also appeared in three National Lacrosse League All-Star Games, two with the Rock, and one with the Wings. In 2003, Clark played for Team Canada as they won the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.

Off the floor, Clark is a physical education teacher at Bayview Secondary School in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

Biography

Clark first played lacrosse for Ajax at the age of 9. He played five years of Junior lacrosse, three and one half years for Scarborough and one and one half years for Whitby.

Clark was called up in 1990 to help Brooklin win the Mann Cup, and was drafted by the Redmen in 1991, scoring 55 goals and 126 assists plus 467 PIM in 190 games, including a brief stint for Brantford in the "old" NLL in 1991. Glenn was the Defensive Player of the Year for Brooklin all five of the summers in which he played the full schedule.Fact|date=April 2007

NLL

Clark was drafted by the Ontario Raiders, and played in 1998, the Raiders' only season. The next year, the Raiders moved to Toronto, becoming the Toronto Rock. Clark played seven seasons with the Rock, helping lead them to five NLL championships (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005). Clark appeared in two All-Star Games as a member of the Rock, in 2004 and 2005. After the 2005 season, Clark signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Wings. He played the 2006 season as a member of the Wings and was selected to the All-Star team for a third time.

After the 2006 season, Clark was offered the position of head coach of the Toronto Rock, and immediately retired from playing to take the job. [cite web|url=http://www.torontorock.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=196&writer=0|title=The Professor Becomes The Coach|work=torontorock.com|date=May 11, 2006|accessdate=2008-01-16] His debut season with the Rock was not as successful as Clark was hoping for; the Rock opened the season with three straight losses before climbing to a final 6-10 record. This was good enough to make the playoffs, but the Rock were beaten 10-6 by the eventual Champion's Cup-winning Rochester Knighthawks.

On January 11, 2008, the Minnesota Swarm defeated the Toronto Rock 17-16 in overtime. After the game, Clark was involved in an altercation with Minnesota forward Sean Pollock outside the Rock dressing room.cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/293853|title=Rock coach charged after dustup with player|work=Toronto Star|date=January 14, 2008|accessdate=2008-01-16|author=Ryan, Allan] Clark was later charged with assault by Toronto Police. On January 17, the NLL announced that Clark was suspended indefinitely. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3243|title=League Suspends Clark Indefinitely|work=NLL.com|date=January 17, 2008|accessdate=2008-01-18] The charges against Clark were eventually dropped, [cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/300825|title=Charges against Rock coach dropped|work=Toronto Star|date=February 6, 2008|accessdate=2008-02-06] and the suspension was lifted on February 13, 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3294|work=NLL.com|title=League Lifts Clark Suspension|date=February 13, 2008|accessdate=2008-02-13]

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NLL

References

External links

* [http://www.wingslax.com/article/60785/ Wings announce signing of Glenn Clark]
* [http://www.plpa.com/spotlight/glenn_clark.html Glenn Clark Interview]
* [http://www.torontorock.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=196&writer=0 The Professor becomes The Coach]
* [http://www.adanaclacrosse.com/clark.htm Adanac Player Profile: Glenn Clark]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lacrosse coach
DATE OF BIRTH=December 1, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH=Pickering, Ontario
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