Mat Clark
| Mat Clark | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 17, 1990 Lakewood, CO, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche San Antonio Rampage (AHL) 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 the San Antonio Rampage while under contract to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Clark was born in Lakewood, Colorado, but grew up in Milton, Ontario.
Playing career
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
On July 15, 2013, the Anaheim Ducks re-signed Clark to a one-year contract extension.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] He later settled prior to Arbitration to a two-way, two-year contract with the Avalanche on July 16, 2015.[8]
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Ducks sign defenseman Mat Clark". Anaheim Ducks. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ↑ "Ducks recall defenseman Mat Clark". Syracuse Crunch. 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ↑ "Oilers beat Ducks in home finale". National Hockey League. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ↑ "Ducks sign defenseman Clark to One-Year Contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ "Ducks spoil Hiller's return in win against Flames". National Hockey League. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
- ↑ "Ducks get Sgarbossa from Avs for Clark". American Hockey League. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "Salary Arbitration cases announced". National Hockey League. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ "Avalanche signs Mikhail Grigorenko, two others". Colorado Avalanche. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
External links
- Mat Clark's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Mat Clark's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database