Marc-André Cliche
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Cliche with the Colorado Avalanche in November 2014
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| Born |
March 23, 1987 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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AHL team Former teams |
Toronto Marlies Los Angeles Kings Colorado Avalanche |
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| NHL Draft | 56th overall, 2005 New York Rangers |
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| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2007 Mora | |
Marc-André Cliche (born March 23, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League (AHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Los Angeles Kings and the Colorado Avalanche.
Cliche was drafted in the second round, 56th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He was drafted from the QMJHL where he played with the Lewiston Maineiacs for four years. In his final junior season, Cliche was selected and played for Canada at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
On February 5, 2007, Cliche was traded by the Rangers to the Los Angeles Kings along with Jason Ward and Jan Marek for Sean Avery and John Seymour. He was then signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Kings on April 9, 2007. Cliche made his professional debut in the 2007–08 season with the Kings affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs. In a season interrupted with injury, Cliche played in 52 games scoring 21 points.
In the 2009–10 season, the last year of his entry-level contract, Cliche was again a mainstay of the Monarchs checking line. On March 2, 2010, he received his first NHL recall and made his debut with the Kings in a solitary game against the Dallas Stars. During the following 2010–11 season, unable to gain a position on the Kings roster, Cliche was selected and served as the Captain of the Manchester Monarchs from October 29, 2010. In the 2011–12 season, Cliche scored a professional high 17 goals and 41 points in 72 games. He was recalled as a black ace by the Kings during their playoff run and was with the team when they won the Stanley Cup, he was subsequently scratched from the lineup during the entire series did not qualify to have his name engraved on the cup.
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