Cal Clutterbuck
| Cal Clutterbuck | |||
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Clutterbuck in March 2015. | |||
| Born |
November 18, 1987 Welland, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New York Islanders Minnesota Wild | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
72nd overall, 2006 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Cal Clutterbuck (born November 18, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and an alternate captain for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Clutterbuck was drafted 72nd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2006 NHL draft, cousins with Robert Clutterbuck Jr, a Partner at Clutterbuck Funds in Cleveland, and played with the team for six seasons before being traded to the Islanders on June 30, 2013.
Playing career
Clutterbuck grew up playing minor hockey for his hometown Welland Tigers in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association's (OMHA) South Central AAA League. After his Bantam season, he played one year with the Welland Cougars Jr.B. club of the OHA in 2002–03.
Clutterbuck played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and later the Oshawa Generals. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild 72nd overall in the third round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Wild on May 31, 2007.[1] He was assigned to the Wild's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Houston Aeros, to start the 2007–08 season. He was recalled to the Wild on October 23, 2007, after an injury to Pavol Demitra, and played his first NHL game on October 28, 2007 against the Colorado Avalanche.[2]
In the early months of the 2008–09 Aeros season, Clutterbuck was again called up to play with the Wild. He instantly became a fan favorite and did not return to the Aeros, playing in 78 games with the Wild. On November 24, 2008, he scored his first NHL goal against José Théodore of the Washington Capitals, scoring two goals in the game.[3] Clutterbuck broke the NHL record for hits in the 2008–09 season with 356, in a game against the New York Islanders. The previous record was 311, set by Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings.[4] The record was broken in 2012 by Matt Martin, a future teammate of his on the Islanders.
On June 30, 2013, during the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Clutterbuck, as a restricted free agent, was traded from the Wild to the Islanders along with a third-round draft pick in exchange for forward Nino Niederreiter.[5] During the 2014–15 season, Clutterbuck was named as an alternate captain for the team after Kyle Okposo was sidelined with an eye injury.[6]
On April 25, 2015, Clutterbuck scored what would turn out to be the final goal in the history of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum with 0:53 remaining in the third period as the Islanders won Game 6 of their first-round playoff series against the Capitals, 3-1, to extend the series to a seventh game. The Islanders would eventually lose Game 7 to the Capitals two nights later.
The following season, Clutterbuck's line, consisting of himself, Casey Cizikas, and Matt Martin was considered to be the best 4th line in the NHL by hockey analysts.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Spooner Rails | High School | 36 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Welland Tigers | OHA | 48 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 60 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 112 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 2004–05 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 38 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 27 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 66 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 65 | 35 | 54 | 89 | 153 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 2007–08 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 73 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 78 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 74 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 76 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 74 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | New York Islanders | NHL | 73 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | New York Islanders | NHL | 76 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Islanders | NHL | 77 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 572 | 96 | 72 | 168 | 469 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 42 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Wild signs Cal Clutterbuck". National Hockey League. May 31, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Combo of Smyth, Sakic vaults Avalanche over Wild". CBS Sports. October 28, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Wild 4, Capitals 3". CBS Sports. November 24, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
- ↑ "Clutterbuck makes most of opportunity". National Hockey League. September 2, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ↑ "New York Islanders send Niederreiter to Wild for Clutterbuck". National Hockey League. June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ↑ Staple, Arthur (January 28, 2015). "Islanders' Cal Clutterbuck designated as alternate captain". Newsday. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Maple Leafs sign NHL hits leader Matt Martin for four years". Sportsnet. July 1, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
External links
- Cal Clutterbuck's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Cal Clutterbuck's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Cal Clutterbuck's player profile at NHL.com