| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Birth Date: | February 13, 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Draft: | 85th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1975 |
| Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Wha Draft: | 25th overall |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1975 |
| Wha Draft Team: | Minnesota Fighting Saints |
| Career Start: | 1975 |
| Career End: | 1981 |
| Ntl Team: | CAN |
Kimbel Gerald Clackson (born February 13, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 106 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 271 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Clackson played for the Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Indianapolis Racers. He currently holds the NHL record for most penalties in a single playoff game (8 - Apr 14, 1980 vs Boston).
Clackson's elder son, Matt, was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers and played 270 games in the American Hockey League (AHL). Another son, Chris, played in the AHL and the ECHL.[1]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 64 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 58 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 359 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 99 | ||
| 1975–76 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 77 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 71 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 168 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 1977–78 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 52 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 203 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 | ||
| 1978–79 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 71 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 210 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 166 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||
| 1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 61 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 204 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| NHL totals | 106 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 370 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | ||||
| WHA totals | 271 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 932 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 113 | ||||