David Clarkson (ice hockey)

David Clarkson
Born	March 31, 1984 (1984-03-31) (age 27) Toronto, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
NHL team	New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft	undrafted
Playing career	2005–present

David Clarkson (born March 31, 1984) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. Clarkson won a Memorial Cup in 2003 with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League.

Playing career

Following a successful junior career, the undrafted winger was signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils in August 2005. He was assigned to the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League in September 2005. He would go on to play the majority of the 2006–2007 season with the Devils new farm team, the Lowell Devils, before being a late season call-up to New Jersey. David's younger brother, Doug, played for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League.

Clarkson played his first game on March 15, 2007 at Carolina. Two days later, Clarkson scored his first NHL goal with the New Jersey Devils and recorded his first assist in a 7–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, only his second NHL game. He would go to finish the season with New Jersey, including 3 playoff games, and start the next season in the NHL.

Clarkson played in the "Young stars game" in Atlanta during the 56th NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists. He was the lone Devils representative at the festivities, as Martin Brodeur (who was voted in) did not participate. He was the second consecutive Devil to make an impact at this event, as Zach Parise took part the previous year.

Clarkson ranked 7th in the NHL in penalty minutes (183) during the 2007–08 season. His knack for fighting and precise checking combined with his speed and aggression has made him popular with fans in New Jersey. After the Devils signed Brendan Shanahan midway through the 2008–09 NHL season, Devils broadcasters Doc Emrick and Glenn Resch were amused by a photograph of an extremely young Clarkson at Shanahan's hockey camp. In Shanahan's first game back with the Devils, the two played on the checking line together.

Personal Life

On March 4, 2011 David and his wife Brittany welcomed daughter McKinnley.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Port Hope Clippers	OPJHL		47	18	14	32	118		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Belleville Bulls	OHL		22	2	7	9	34		8	1	1	2	6
2001–02	Aurora Tigers	OPJHL		37	26	21	47	141		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Belleville Bulls	OHL		3	0	0	0	11		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		54	17	11	28	122		21	4	3	7	23
2003–04	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		55	22	17	39	173		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		31	33	21	54	145		15	6	2	8	40
2005–06	Albany River Rats	AHL		56	13	21	34	233		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Lowell Devils	AHL		67	20	18	38	150		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	New Jersey Devils	NHL		7	3	1	4	6		3	0	0	0	2
2007–08	New Jersey Devils	NHL		81	9	13	22	183		5	0	0	0	4
2008–09	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	17	15	32	164		7	2	0	2	19
2009–10	New Jersey Devils	NHL		46	11	13	24	85		5	0	0	0	2
2010–11	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	12	6	18	116		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				298	52	48	100	554		20	2	0	2	27

Transactions

• August 12, 2005 - Signed by the New Jersey Devils as a free agent.
• July 1, 2008 - Re-signed by the New Jersey Devils for two years at $800,000 per year.
• June 30, 2010 - Re-signed by the New Jersey Devils for three years for $2 million the first year and $3 million for the second and third year, with a total cap hit of $2.6 million.

External links

• David Clarkson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Name	Clarkson, David
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Date of birth	March 31, 1984
Place of birth	Toronto, ON, CAN
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