Kevin Clark

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the actor see Kevin Alexander Clark , for the (music) publicist see Kevin Clarke .

Kevin Clark
Date of birth	December 29, 1987
place of birth	Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
size	175 cm
Weight	78 kg
position	Right wing
number	# 11
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2003-2006	Winnipeg South Blues
2006-2010	University of Alaska Anchorage
2010-2011	Manitoba mosses
2011-2013	St. John's IceCaps
2013-2014	Krefeld penguins
2014-2015	Hamburg Freezers
2015-2016	SCL Tigers
2016-2018	Brynäs IF
2018	Dinamo Riga
since 2019	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

Kevin Clark (born December 29, 1987 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has been under contract with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in the National League since January 2019 .

Career

Kevin Clark started his career with the Winnipeg South Blues in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League , the highest youth league in his home province . Here he played with the future NHL professional Ryan Garbutt in a team. Despite many goals and assists, Clark was best known for his aggressive style of play, which is 250 penalty minutes in his final season for the South Blues . After three years, the Canadian left his hometown and played for the University of Alaska Anchorage in the WCHA , a division of the NCAA . In his second and third seasons for the Seawolves - the college's ice hockey team - he was the second best scorer on his team. Clark went into his senior year as one of the top performers . As assistant captain, the right-handed shooter was by far the best goalscorer and scorer of his team.

Through these achievements, the Manitoba Moose became aware of him. After the end of the WCHA season, the Canadians from the American Hockey League signed the Manitoban for the last nine games of the season and the subsequent play-offs. With these he was able to convince and was accordingly equipped with a contract for the following season, it was the first professional playing time for the then 22-year-old. Due to the change of location of the Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL to Winnipeg , the home of the Moose , the AHL team was dissolved. The successor team, the St. John's IceCaps, were convinced of Clark's achievements and consequently signed him. In the games for the team from Newfoundland , the striker shone especially as a good superior player.

During another season at the IceCaps , the Canadian decided to leave North America to sign a contract with the Krefeld Penguins from the German Ice Hockey League . He played his first game for the Penguins on February 15, 2013 in a 4-3 home win against Adler Mannheim . Clark scored the first goal on the penultimate matchday in a 3-2 away win after penalty shoot-out at the Hamburg Freezers . He marked the decisive hit in the shootout . After further convincing appearances in the play-offs, his contract was extended for another year. In the 2013/14 season , the winger, along with Adam Courchaine and Daniel Pietta, formed one of the most successful attacking formations in the league. He finished the season with a total of 68 scorer points and had the best value in the league with plus / minus statistics of +25.

For the 2014/15 season , the attacker switched to league rivals Hamburg Freezers and signed a two-year contract there. At the Hanseatic League, he was able to build on the offensive performance of the previous year, in the 8-1 win against the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers in October 2014, Clark scored four goals within 22 minutes, something that no Freezers player had achieved in the history of the club . Furthermore, the Canadian also set a new club record with 32 goals this season, landed in second place within the league with a total of 66 scorer points and had the best plus / minus statistics for the second time in a row. His achievements, some of which were outstanding, were honored after the main round with the award for striker and player of the year in the DEL.

In May 2015, his contract in Hamburg, which was still valid for one year, was terminated after Clark expressed a request to switch. He joined the SCL Tigers from the Swiss National League A , where former Freezers coach Benoit Laporte had taken over the position of head coach . Clark scored 18 goals and 19 assists in 42 games of the NLA main round. There were also three hits and eleven assists in twelve relegation games. He was the top scorer in his team in the 2015/16 season.

In June 2016, Clark was signed by the Swedish first division club Brynäs IF and was one of the top performers there for the following two game years. With 23 goals he was Svenska Hockeyligan's top scorer in the 2016/17 season and reached the runner-up with Brynäs.

In June 2018, Clark was signed by Dinamo Riga from the Continental Hockey League . With the Latvians, however, the Canadian only played until January 2019, before he moved to Switzerland to the SCRJ Lakers and received a contract there until 2021.

Style of play

Clark is described as a player who can make the difference without scoring offensively. Despite his small size, he is not physically inferior and does not shy away from duels. Furthermore, the attacker repeatedly provokes penalty times for his opponents through his behavior. Also to be emphasized are his speed and stick technique. Rick Adduono , the trainer of the Krefeld Pinguine, said: “I spoke to many of Kevin's former companions and everyone was full of praise for his work ethic and skills. It's great that we have the opportunity to strengthen our team again in this way. ”
The bustling winger is often compared to the former player of the Krefeld Penguins, Greg Evtushevski .

Achievements and Awards

2009 WCHA All-Academic Team 2010 WCHA All-Academic Team 2015 top scorer in the DEL main round 2015 DEL player of the year 2015 DEL striker of the year

2015 Spengler Cup win with Team Canada 2017 Håkan Loob Trophy 2019 Spengler Cup All-Star-Team 2019 Spengler Cup win with Team Canada

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
2003-04	Winnipeg South Blues	MJHL		58	21st	32	53	63		-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Winnipeg South Blues	MJHL		60	30th	34	64	153		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Winnipeg South Blues	MJHL		50	40	36	76	250		-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves	WCHA		35	8th	9	17th	102		-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves	WCHA		36	7th	16	23	53		-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves	WCHA		34	13	18th	31	81		-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves	WCHA		36	23	14th	37	89		-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Manitoba mosses	AHL		9	2	1	3	6th		4th	1	1	2	0
2010-11	Manitoba mosses	AHL		43	6th	8th	14th	22nd		11	3	3	6th	10
2011-12	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		72	12	19th	31	54		4th	0	0	0	8th
2012–13	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		36	6th	2	8th	35		-	-	-	-	-
2012–13	Krefeld penguins	DEL		9	2	2	4th	4th		9	5	2	7th	30th
2013-14	Krefeld penguins	DEL		51	30th	38	68	118		3	3	2	5	0
2014–15	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		52	32	34	66	78		7th	1	3	4th	4th
WCHA overall				141	51	57	108	325		-	-	-	-	-
AHL total				124	20th	28	48	82		19th	4th	4th	8th	18th
DEL total				112	64	74	138	200		19th	9	7th	16	34

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ goseawolves.com player profile of Kevin Clark
2. ↑ thetelegram.com Kevin Clark leaving IceCaps to play in Europe ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ jets.nhl.com Jets agree to terms with seven on AHL contracts
4. ↑ Official match report
5. ↑ Official match report
6. ↑ eishockeynews.de Krefeld Pinguine extend contract with striker Kevin Clark ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ wz-newsline.de top striker from Krefeld
8. ↑ hamburg-freezers.de goalscorer Kevin Clark switches to the Hamburg Freezers ( memento of the original from March 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ eishockey-magazin.de Kevin Clark shoots the Tigers ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ mopo.de Player of the Year: Kevin Clark's Coronation!
11. ↑ Contract terminated: Freezers lose goal missile Kevin Clark | MOPO.de. In: MOPO.de. Retrieved March 10, 2016 . 
12. ↑ A jet for the SCL Tigers. In: Weekly newspaper for the Emmental and Entlebuch. Retrieved March 10, 2016 . 
13. ↑ Philipp Rindlisbacher: Rob Schremp for the middle. Langenthaler Tagblatt, May 24, 2016, accessed on May 28, 2016 . 
14. ↑ Placement clear for Brynäs IF. In: Brynäs IF. Retrieved June 5, 2016 . 
15. ↑ Return to Switzerland - Lakers bring striker Kevin Clark. Retrieved September 9, 2019 . 
16. ↑ krefeld-pinguine.de Penguins play the last card - Kevin Clark is coming ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Kevin Clark at hockeydb.com (English)
• Kevin Clark at eliteprospects.com (English)