Herb Clarke Explained

Herb Clark
Position:Center
Played For:Cobalt Silver Kings
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:22 September 1887
Birth Place:Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career Start:1902
Career End:1910

Herbert Secord Clarke (September 22, 1887 – June 25, 1938) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association (NHA).[1] Amongst the teams he played with were the Cobalt Silver Kings.

Career

Before turning professional in the TPHL and NHA with the Cobalt Silver Kings Clarke played with the University of Toronto team in the CIAU.[2]

During the 1908–09 season, while with Cobalt, he led the TPHL in scoring alongside Haileybury's Harry Smith with 27 goals. He would finish tied for fifth in scoring during the 1910 NHA season, but retired after the season at an age of 22 despite being pursued by both the Ottawa Senators and Renfrew Creamery Kings for the 1910–11 season.[3]

Family

Herb Clarke was the son of Kingston, Ontario psychiatrist Dr. Charles Kirk Clarke. He died in Boston on June 25, 1938 and was buried in Albany, New York.[4]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.justsportsstats.com/hockeystatsindex.php?player_id=clarkhe01 Herb Clarke
  2. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/53921942/ "Ruled out of hockey"
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gaouAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PdkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6871%2C7310225 "Stanley Cup holders have joined rebels; Situation more complicated than ever – Ottawa after Clarke"
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-daily-star-clarke-herbert-s/133553962/ "CLARKE, Herbert Secord"