Andrew Clark (ice hockey) explained

Andrew Clark
Birth Date:8 April 1988
Birth Place:Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:190
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
League:SL
Team:SC Langenthal
Former Teams:Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Esbjerg Energy
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
HC TWK Innsbruck
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2013

Andrew Clark (born April 8, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently under contract with SC Langenthal of the Swiss League (SL).

Playing career

He played for Acadia University in the Atlantic conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). For his outstanding play during the 2011–12 season, Clark was selected as the 2011-12 Canadian Interuniversity Sport player of the year, and was awarded the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy.[1]

Andrew left the Acadia University Hockey program at the end of the 2012–13 AUS Hockey season and signed a professional contract with the Stockton Thunder, an ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers.[2] He appeared in a total of 66 ECHL contests for the Thunder until the end of the 2013-14 season with 26 goals and 43 assists. During the 2013-14 season,[3] he also spent time in the AHL after signing a professional tryout agreement with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in December 2013.[4] Clark saw the ice in 35 AHL games, producing seven goals as well as twelve assists.[5]

He moved abroad upon the conclusion of the 2013–14 campaign, joining Esbjerg Energy.[6] Clark would lead the Danish league in scoring (36 games: 25 goals, 50 assists plus 15 games with nine goals and 16 assists in post season play) and helped the Esbjerg squad reach the finals, where they lost.[7]

After making noise in the Danish league, he was picked up by the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of Switzerland's second-tier National League B (NLB) prior to the 2015–16 campaign.[8] He saw the ice in 39 regular season contests for the Lakers, scoring 19 goals while assisting on 28 more. On the way to the NLB finals, Clark played in 17 playoff games, tallying four goals and ten assists. The Lakers eventually fell short to HC Ajoie in the NLB finals.

He continued his way through the European leagues, signing with HC Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League on June 17, 2016.[9]

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2004–05Neepawa NativesMJHL58 19 27 46 101
2005–06Brandon Wheat KingsWHL61 9 14 23 376 0 0 0 11
2006–07Brandon Wheat KingsWHL72 28 32 60 6611 4 2 6 6
2007–08Brandon Wheat KingsWHL49 16 39 55 516 1 3 4 6
2008–09Brandon Wheat KingsWHL72 40 38 78 3412 9 5 14 12
2009–10Acadia UniversityCIS27 11 17 28 344 1 1 2 4
2010–11Acadia UniversityCIS28 16 16 32 146 2 2 4 4
2011–12Acadia UniversityCIS28 15 24 39 343 0 2 2 2
2012–13Acadia UniversityCIS28 14 18 32 427 1 4 5 2
2012–13Stockton ThunderECHL4 3 2 5 8
2013–14Stockton ThunderECHL31 14 21 35 159 2 6 8 0
2013–14Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL35 7 12 19 12
2014–15Esbjerg EnergyDEN36 25 50 75 5415 9 16 25 20
2015–16SC Rapperswil-Jona LakersNLB39 19 28 47 3417 4 10 14 45
2016–17HC TWK InnsbruckEBEL49 23 34 57 474 2 1 3 14
2017–18HC TWK InnsbruckEBEL54 24 35 59 336 1 2 3 8
2018–19HC TWK InnsbruckEBEL52 20 49 69 44
AHL totals357121912

Awards and honours

AwardYear
CIS First-Team All-Canadian2011–12[10]
Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy - CIS Player of the Year2011–12[11]
CIS Second-Team All-Canadian2012–13[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Acadia centre Andrew Clark named CIS men's hockey player of the year . . 2012-04-01 . 2012-04-02.
  2. Web site: Thunder Signs LW Andrew Clark . . 2013-03-17 . 2013-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150105193132/http://www.stocktonthunder.com/2013/03/17/thunder-brings-on-lw-andrew-clark/ . January 5, 2015 .
  3. Web site: The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League Player. echl.com. 2016-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401074536/http://echl.com/stats/player.php?id=4737. April 1, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: ANDREW CLARK SIGNED TO PTO. 2016-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929093034/http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209345245. September 29, 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: TheAHL.com The American Hockey League. theahl.com. 2016-07-09.
  6. Web site: Brandon's Andrew Clark will be taking his game overseas. Wark. Robin. 2016-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921220721/http://www.westmanjournal.com/sports/local-sports/brandon-s-andrew-clark-will-be-taking-his-game-overseas-1.1401413. September 21, 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Andrew Clark til Rapperswill -. www.hockeymagasinet.dk. 2016-07-09.
  8. Web site: Canadian forward Andrew Clark set to join the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. Wolski. Darryl. 2016-07-09.
  9. Web site: Andrew Clark signs with HC TWK Innsbruck for the upcoming season. . 2016-06-17 . 2016-07-09.
  10. Web site: Clark cops CIS MVP . . 2012-04-02 . 2012-04-02.
  11. News: Acadia's Clark named CIS men's hockey player of the year . . 2012-04-15 . 2012-04-15 .
  12. Web site: Saint Mary's Bloodoff named (CIS) player of the year. . 2013-04-01 . 2013-04-01.