David Clarkson (ice hockey)
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| Born |
March 31, 1984 Etobicoke, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
David Clarkson (born March 31, 1984) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) and is currently an assistant coach for the Upper Arlington Golden Bears Ice Hockey team. Clarkson was a member of the 2003 Memorial Cup-winning Kitchener Rangers.
Following his junior career, Clarkson went undrafted and was signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils in August 2005. He was assigned to the Albany River Rats of the AHL in September of that year. He would go on to play the majority of the 2006–2007 season with the Devils' new farm team, the Lowell Devils (also of the AHL), before receiving a late-season call-up to New Jersey.
Clarkson made his NHL debut on March 15, 2007, at Carolina. He scored his first NHL goal one game later in a 7–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. He would go on to finish the season with New Jersey, including three playoff games, and start the next season in the NHL.
Clarkson played in the YoungStars Game during the 56th NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition, scoring one goal and two assists. He was the lone Devils' representative at the festivities, as Martin Brodeur (who had been voted in) was unable to participate.
Clarkson ranked seventh in the NHL in penalty minutes (183) during the 2007–08 season.
As the NHL lockout began, Clarkson signed with Austrian team EC Red Bull Salzburg to begin the 2012–13 season. Once the NHL lockout was settled, he returned to the Devils and did well offensively, scoring 15 points in 12 games before slumping and only recording another nine points in the remaining 36 games as New Jersey failed to the make the playoffs.
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