Andrew Clark (ice hockey)

Andrew Clark
Born (1988-04-08) April 8, 1988
Brandon, MB, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
EBEL team
Former teams		 HC TWK Innsbruck
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Esbjerg Energy
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Andrew Clark (born April 8, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently with HC TWK Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

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]

Awards and honours

Award Year
CIS First-Team All-Canadian 2011–12 [10]
Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy - CIS Player of the Year 2011–12 [11]
CIS Second-Team All-Canadian 2012–13 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Acadia centre Andrew Clark named CIS men's hockey player of the year". The Globe and Mail. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  2. ↑ "Thunder Signs LW Andrew Clark". Stockton Thunder. 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  3. ↑ "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Player". echl.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. ↑ "ANDREW CLARK SIGNED TO PTO". Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  5. ↑ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  6. ↑ Wark, By Robin. "Brandon's Andrew Clark will be taking his game overseas". Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Andrew Clark til Rapperswill -". www.hockeymagasinet.dk. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  8. ↑ Wolski, Darryl. "Canadian forward Andrew Clark set to join the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers". Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Clark signs with HC TWK Innsbruck for the upcoming season". HC TWK Innsbruck. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  10. ↑ "Clark cops CIS MVP". The Chronicle Herald. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  11. ↑ "Acadia's Clark named CIS men's hockey player of the year". Ottawa Citizen. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  12. ↑ "Saint Mary's Bloodoff named (CIS) player of the year". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.

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