Dale Clarke
| Dale Clarke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 23, 1978 Sarnia, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| SM-liiga team Former teams |
Tappara St. Louis Blues Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams Kassel Huskies Espoo Blues HIFK Brynäs IF | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2013 | ||
Dale Clarke (born March 23, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Tappara in SM-liiga.
Clarke played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues. He previously played in Finland for Espoo Blues, HIFK and in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams and the Kassel Huskies.
Playing career
Clarke played junior hockey for the Wellington Dukes of the Metro Toronto Junior Hockey League (MTHL) from 1994 until 1996. He attended St. Lawrence University and played four seasons from 1996 until 2000. In 2000, he signed with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) and joined their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Worcester IceCats in time for the playoffs.
He played two seasons for the IceCats and had a three-game call-up to the Blues. In 2002–03 he was traded by the Blues to the Colorado Avalanche organization, joining their AHL affiliate Hershey Bears. He then split time with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL to end the season. Since 2003, he has played in Europe for teams in Finland and Germany.
On January 16, 2013, Clarke signed a contract midway through the 2012–13 season to return for a third stint with Tappara of the Finnish SM-liiga.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Wellington Dukes | MetJHL | 48 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Wellington Dukes | MetJHL | 51 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 39 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 36 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 67 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 72 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Tappara | SM-l | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams | DEL | 49 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Tappara | SM-l | 56 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Blues | SM-l | 26 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Blues | SM-l | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HIFK | SM-l | 55 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 53 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues | SM-l | 36 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 264 | 36 | 75 | 111 | 246 | 41 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Transactions
- July 24, 1999 - Signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues
- December 5, 2002 - Traded to Colorado by St. Louis for future considerations.
- April 16, 2010 - Signed a contract with Brynäs IF
- November 18, 2011 - Signed a contract with Espoo Blues[2]
- January 16, 2013 - Signed a contract with Tappara
References
- ↑ "Dale Clarke for the third time in Tappara" (in Finnish). Tappara. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ↑ "Blues signs familiar face" (in Finnish). Espoo Blues. 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
External links
- Dale Clarke's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Dale Clarke's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Dale Clarke profile at Eurohockey.com