Clayton Stoner | |||
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Born |
Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada |
February 19, 1985 ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks Minnesota Wild |
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NHL Draft | 79th overall, 2004 Minnesota Wild |
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Playing career | 2005–present |
Clayton Stoner (born February 19, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the third round, 79th overall, by the Minnesota Wild at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Stoner played junior B for the Campbell River Storm of the VIJHL and junior A for the Powell River Kings of the BCHL He then played in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Tri-City Americans from 2003–04 to 2004–05. Prior to the beginning of the latter playing season, on June 26, 2004, Stoner was drafted by the Minnesota Wild with the 79th pick of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Stoner began his professional playing career with the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Wild, the Houston Aeros, where he played for four-and-a-half seasons.
He eventually made his NHL debut in the 2009–10 season, playing in eight games and registering two assists and 12 penalty minutes. Stoner became an NHL regular beginning in the 2010–11 season, where he participated in 57 games for Minnesota. That season, he scored his first career NHL goal on January 4, 2011, against Johan Hedberg of the New Jersey Devils.