Cal Clutterbuck
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Clutterbuck in March 2015.
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November 18, 1987 Welland, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
New York Islanders Minnesota Wild |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 72nd overall, 2006 Minnesota Wild |
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| 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 and played with the team for six seasons before being traded to the Islanders on June 30, 2013.
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. 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.
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. 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. The record was broken in 2012 by Matt Martin, a future teammate of his on the Islanders.
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