David Clarkson
Jersey Number: 18, 23
Player information for David Clarkson
Position
Right Wing
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
March 31, 1984
Number
18, 23
Shoots
Right
Weight
207 lbs (94kg)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Years in Columbus
2
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Player Career Notes
- Spent parts of three seasons in Columbus, totaling 2-2-4 with 37 penalty minutes in 26 games with the club from 2014-16 and missing the entire 2016-17 campaign due to a back injury.
- Finished his 10-year NHL career with 114-86-200 and 992 penalty minutes in 570 games with the Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils from 2006-16.
- Made his NHL debut with the Devils on Mar. 15, 2007 at Carolina and posted his first goal and assist two days later vs. Carolina (John Grahame).
- Posted 9-13-22 in 81 games during his first full NHL campaign in 2007-08 and selected to the NHL YoungStars roster at the 2008 NHL All-Star Game.
- Set career highs in goals and points with 30-16-47 with New Jersey in 2011-12 before adding 3-9-12 in 24 playoff games that spring to help lead the Devils to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final.
- Ranked sixth in the NHL in game-winning goals with five for New Jersey in 2012-13.
- Led the Devils in penalty minutes in five of his six full seasons with the franchise.
- Added 33-39-72 and 383 penalty minutes in 123 career American Hockey League contests with Albany and Lowell from 2005-07.
- Played his junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League from 2001-05, totaling 74-56-130 in 185 career games split between Belleville Bulls and Kitchener Rangers.
- Won the CHL Memorial Cup and an OHL Championship with the Rangers in 2003.
- Spent two seasons coaching hockey for Upper Arlington High School (Columbus-based) from 2016-18 and as a coach for the Colorado Thunderbirds 16U and 14U teams from 2019-21.
- Became the franchise owner of the North American Hockey League’s Colorado Grit in 2023.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 2 |
| 2015-2016 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 23 | 24 |
| Totals | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 37 | 26 |
Transaction History
- Undrafted
- Acquired from Toronto in exchange for RW Nathan Horton on Feb. 26, 2015.
- Traded with a 2017 first-round pick and a 2019 second-round pick to Vegas for selecting F William Karlsson in the expansion draft on June 21, 2017.